Required Services

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ISSUE
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My brand-new Hewlett Packard XP computer is sluggish. I've seen, and am
trying to find again, the list of services that are required by Windows
XP. I want to stop all other services to see what's causing the slow
down. Anyone know where this is?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Services Guide for Windows XP
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx

System Mechanic
http://www.iolo.com/sm/5/index.cfm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?*id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp*yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=RRJXPKXYSHMSPCSIZME

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

Here's what you can do to enhance the security on your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxpsp2/Default.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"jhunter" wrote:

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| ISSUE
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| My brand-new Hewlett Packard XP computer is sluggish. I've seen, and am
| trying to find again, the list of services that are required by Windows
| XP. I want to stop all other services to see what's causing the slow
| down. Anyone know where this is?

[R. McCarty]

Nice isn't it - Brand new and sluggish. Sloppy imaging and the
loading of all manner of unwanted apps and services. As long
as you have a recovery process (CD, Hidden Partitions), go
to Control Panel (Classic View), open Add/Remove Programs
and start uninstalling. Be especially careful to get rid of the 30
or 90 day trial versions. Many OEMs now provide only a time
limited security solution (McAfee or Symantec). Unfortunately,
many of those aren't shown as trials in the Add/Remove listing.
Also, the current trend is for OEMs to install all kinds of tools
for updating and reporting errors. These "Might" be beneficial
but generally, they just take up system resources. You can get
a good idea of the amount of clutter/junk by the number of icons
shown on the System Tray (by the Clock).

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> ISSUE
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> My brand-new Hewlett Packard XP computer is sluggish. I've seen, and am
> trying to find again, the list of services that are required by Windows
> XP. I want to stop all other services to see what's causing the slow
> down. Anyone know where this is?
>

[Gerry Cornell]

What is the processor speed? How much RAM memory?

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Hope this helps.

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> wrote in message
oups.com...
> =====
> ISSUE
> =====
> My brand-new Hewlett Packard XP computer is sluggish. I've seen, and
> am
> trying to find again, the list of services that are required by
> Windows
> XP. I want to stop all other services to see what's causing the slow
> down. Anyone know where this is?
>