Services

Win2k, NT and XP only

Services are programs that run when the computer starts up and continue to run as they aid the operating system in functionality. There are many services that load and are not needed which take up memory space and CPU time. Disabling these services will free up system resources which will speed up your overall computer experience. I recommend that you sort through the list and read the descriptions to decide if you need that service depending on what you want to do with your computer. Remember, you can always turn the service back on if you find that you need it in the future. Below is the procedure to turn off a service.

Click the start button.
Select run from the bottom of the right column.
Then type services.msc in the box and click ok.
Once the services window has loaded we are ready to turn off unneeded services.

[ Note, if Windows says that it cant find services.msc, then right click your My Computer icon, and select manage. then in the management window, on the left pane, down the bottom is "services and applications", expand that and click on services ]

Find the service in the list and double click it.
Once the properties windows has loaded locate the Start up type drop down box and select disable.
Then just click ok and the next time the computer starts the service will not be loaded.


Never turn off the Task Scheduler in WinXP. It is what controls the OSes built-in Auto-Tuning features related to layout.ini and defragmentation for app and boot time.

The following services can be set to disabled

Alerter
automatic updates
background intelligent transfer service
clipbook
COM+Event system
COM+ System Application
Distributed link tracking Client
Distributed Transaction coordinator
DNS Client
Error Reporting service
Fast User Switching
Help and Support
Human Interface device access
indexing service
Internet Connection firewall
Ipsec Services
Logical Disk Manager
Logical Disk Manager Administrative service
messenger (It's not the instant messenger prog)
MS Software shadow copy provider
Net Logon
NetMeeting Remote desktop sharing
Network DDE
Network DDE DSDM
NT LM Security Support Provider
Performance Logs and alerts
Portable Media Serial Number
QoS RSVP
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Procedure call (RPC) Locator
Removable Storage
Routing and remote access
Secondary Logon
Shell Hardware detection
Smart card
Smart card helper
SSDP Discovery service
System event notification
System Restore service
Uninteruptible power supply
Universal plug and Play Device Host
Upload manager
volume shadow copy
WebClient
Windows Time
Wireless Zero configuration
WMI Performance Adaptor

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