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Old December 27th 03, 11:16 AM
ultrum
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Hi:

I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1. I noticed that on Task Manager
there are many processes running at the background. When I
run msconfig, there are bunch of services selected. I use the
PC mostly to surf the internet, email, some word processing,
and image and video editing, very basic things. So, I probably
do not need most of these services.

My question is what the minimum services are required to run Windows XP,
just the shell, internet explorer, outlook express, Microsoft
Office, media player and dial-up? I do not need burnt-in CD writer
and compressed folder support.

Thanks.
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Old December 27th 03, 11:16 AM
R. McCarty
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Services have inter-dependencies, so it's not an easy thing to
configure. Also, adding hardware can "trigger" services that
won't appear in a normal session. The following web-page is
a good reference on what they do and recommended settings.
Before you change anything - Be sure to have a system backup.
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

Also, after changing a Service state - check Event Viewer
(System) to ensure no Errors have occurred from the change.

On my XP-Pro setup, I have around 21 "Automatic" services.
But, this depends on your hardware, applications and setup.

"ultrum" wrote in message
om...
Hi:

I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1. I noticed that on Task

Manager
there are many processes running at the background. When I
run msconfig, there are bunch of services selected. I use the
PC mostly to surf the internet, email, some word processing,
and image and video editing, very basic things. So, I probably
do not need most of these services.

My question is what the minimum services are required to run Windows XP,
just the shell, internet explorer, outlook express, Microsoft
Office, media player and dial-up? I do not need burnt-in CD writer
and compressed folder support.

Thanks.



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Old December 27th 03, 11:16 AM
Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Image and video editing are "far" from basic. Writing a letter is basic!

I have never turned off any of the services. I have had little trouble with
my O/S, that which isn't "self induced"!

"ultrum" wrote in message
om...
Hi:

I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1. I noticed that on Task

Manager
there are many processes running at the background. When I
run msconfig, there are bunch of services selected. I use the
PC mostly to surf the internet, email, some word processing,
and image and video editing, very basic things. So, I probably
do not need most of these services.

My question is what the minimum services are required to run Windows XP,
just the shell, internet explorer, outlook express, Microsoft
Office, media player and dial-up? I do not need burnt-in CD writer
and compressed folder support.

Thanks.



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Old December 27th 03, 11:18 AM
David Gorick
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Try www.blackviper.com for a list of services that can be safely turned off.


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Old December 27th 03, 11:19 AM
Anando [MS-MVP]
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Hi,

It is best recommended to leave the services alone. Most users complain of
unexpected problems after messing around with the services.

--
Anando
Microsoft-MVP for Windows XP
Know more about the MVP program- http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Indian MVPs- http://www.microsoft.com/india/mvp/indiamvp.aspx


"ultrum" wrote in message
om...
Hi:

I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1. I noticed that on Task

Manager
there are many processes running at the background. When I
run msconfig, there are bunch of services selected. I use the
PC mostly to surf the internet, email, some word processing,
and image and video editing, very basic things. So, I probably
do not need most of these services.

My question is what the minimum services are required to run Windows XP,
just the shell, internet explorer, outlook express, Microsoft
Office, media player and dial-up? I do not need burnt-in CD writer
and compressed folder support.

Thanks.



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Old December 27th 03, 11:19 AM
ultrum
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

This is exactly what I was looking for. My computer starts
and boots faster now.

"R. McCarty" wrote in message ...
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

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Old December 27th 03, 11:20 AM
John B
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-), after spending 3 minutes figuring out which end of
the pen to use, wrote:

Image and video editing are "far" from basic. Writing a letter is basic!

I have never turned off any of the services. I have had little trouble with
my O/S, that which isn't "self induced"!


Every post from you is a 'brain-fart' that *is* self-induced.

John
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grandkids in the house. I have no evidence that the dog will attack the
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That's not paranoia. That's protecting what's important to you.
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Old December 27th 03, 11:20 AM
John B
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Anando [MS-MVP], after spending 3 minutes figuring out which end of the pen to
use, wrote:

Hi,

It is best recommended to leave the services alone. Most users complain of
unexpected problems after messing around with the services.

--
Anando


They do? What's your evidence of "most users"? Seems to me, that the posts in
here about 'services' are wanting to know how to get rid of the damn things,
and *especially* the windows messenging. If you're basing your knowledge of
"most users" on cll-ins for tech help, then it seems too that if these
'services' *are* left alone, you shouldn't get many calls at all about it/them,
correct?

John
--
When the next door neighbor allows his pit bull to roam freely I bring the
grandkids in the house. I have no evidence that the dog will attack the
children. But, based on a pit bull's reputation, I don't trust the dog.
That's not paranoia. That's protecting what's important to you.
(Cooter, in an GRC NG, covering a thread about trusting M$)
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Old December 27th 03, 11:20 AM
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Anando [MS-MVP] wrote:
Hi,

It is best recommended to leave the services alone. Most users
complain of unexpected problems after messing around with the
services.

This is hard to believe. Every XP machine I ever saw ran better with
unnecessary services disabled. And there are a lot of unnecessary services.
A good place to figure out what is unnecessary for any particular machine is
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm


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Old December 27th 03, 11:20 AM
Roly
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snip
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

specifically for DV editing try -

http://www.videoguys.com/WinXP.html
http://www.videoguys.com/TweaksWINXPVE.html
http://www.videoguys.com/WinXP2.html

These tips seem to have been tested in 'real world' scenarios.

RoLY
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Old December 27th 03, 11:22 AM
ultrum
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

I have P4 2Ghz CPU, 512MB memory. WinXP runs in horrid performance
as installed. I have done quite a lot of tweaking, but still it is slower than
Win2K which is not tweaked at all, and way slower than Win98 on
the same machine.
  #12  
Old December 27th 03, 11:23 AM
ultrum
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Phew, there is load of info. It will take me some time to
sort things out. But, as they mention, too many tweaks can
make things actually worse.

Roly wrote in message . ..
snip
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

specifically for DV editing try -

http://www.videoguys.com/WinXP.html
http://www.videoguys.com/TweaksWINXPVE.html
http://www.videoguys.com/WinXP2.html

These tips seem to have been tested in 'real world' scenarios.

RoLY

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Old December 27th 03, 11:23 AM
Anando [MS-MVP]
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

One needs to have a thorough knowledge of the particular services before
messing around with them. By thorough knowledge, i mean that just reading
the particular description of the service is not enough, one also needs to
know the dependencies etc. of the services.

I am sure, an average user would not have that kind of knowledge unless
he/she goes through some good and trustworthy literature about services.

--
Anando
Microsoft-MVP for Windows XP
Know more about the MVP program- http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Indian MVPs- http://www.microsoft.com/india/mvp/indiamvp.aspx


"sli" wrote in message
...
Anando [MS-MVP] wrote:
Hi,

It is best recommended to leave the services alone. Most users
complain of unexpected problems after messing around with the
services.

This is hard to believe. Every XP machine I ever saw ran better with
unnecessary services disabled. And there are a lot of unnecessary

services.
A good place to figure out what is unnecessary for any particular machine

is
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm




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Old December 27th 03, 11:24 AM
Plato
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

Anando [MS-MVP] wrote:

One needs to have a thorough knowledge of the particular services before
messing around with them. By thorough knowledge, i mean that just reading
the particular description of the service is not enough, one also needs to
know the dependencies etc. of the services.


Agreed. If you are going to disable services to "speed up boot time"
then disable only one or two services at a time and see how things work.
Folks get into trouble when they read a page like this:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

And disable too large of a set at once.


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Old December 27th 03, 11:24 AM
ultrum
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Default Minimum services required to run Windows XP

WinXP is not meant for average users. And, there is average joe.
I can imagine the headache OEMs are getting. Of course, VPs are
not handling the customer calls.

I was testing some of the tweaks suggested and shutdown got really
bad. Fortunately, I ghosted a reasonable version. I think this is
as much as I will tweak this thing.

I have not tested Longhorn. I would not dare to touch it.

"Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote in message ...
One needs to have a thorough knowledge of the particular services before
messing around with them. By thorough knowledge, i mean that just reading
the particular description of the service is not enough, one also needs to
know the dependencies etc. of the services.

I am sure, an average user would not have that kind of knowledge unless
he/she goes through some good and trustworthy literature about services.

--
Anando
Microsoft-MVP for Windows XP
Know more about the MVP program- http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Indian MVPs- http://www.microsoft.com/india/mvp/indiamvp.aspx

 




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