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2/3 of Services NOT Needed !
All services sap system resources. Also, starting all services, slows
down boot rime considerably. Typically, there are about 150 offered, and all are enabled by default. Black viper and others, provide info which helps to determine which servides can be disabled ( unchecked in msconfig ... ), BUT it still comes down to a very tedious process of trial-'n-error, requiring many boots. Anyone is welcome to my list and I'd be interested in others. |
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No, most non-essential services can be killed and set to disabled without rebooting. Yes, but to determine the effect of each particular service, requires a boot to be sure to have the service running or not Anyone is welcome to my list and I'd be interested in others. A lot of services have serious security issues. Some should be killed off before you even connect to the Internet for the first time. Black Viper is probably the best guide. Has been for more than a decade, IMHO. Yes, Black Viper's good. |
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| Anyone is welcome to my list and I'd be interested in others. Maybe you could post the list with info? Personally I'm curious about newer services that I'm not familiar with, but a lot of it depends on what you use. For instance, I don't deal with any kind of networking, so all of that is disabled. I use fixed IP, so no need for DHCP. On the other hand, someone on a network using DHCP would break everything they ever cared about if they used my list. |
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Thanks for good info.
My "list" is 13 JPG captures of msconfig screens. Anyone should post or Email if they want a peek. |
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PS - Currently only 49 of 151 enabled .
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| PS - Currently only 49 of 151 enabled . Another option, if you or others are interested, is that services can be listed via WMI. (They can also be started/stopped that way, but that gets into other issues.) The following simple script will provide a report of currently running services. The list can be made more or less informative by adding or removing the report of various properties of the Win32_Service object. Just copy the following to Notepad and save as something like services.vbs. '------------ start script ----------------------- ' --- watch out for usenet wordwrap on long lines, especially '-- 5th line, which should end with ) Dim WMI, AAll(), i6, AllServs, oServ, sServ, FSO, TS Set WMI = GetObject("WinMgmts:") ReDim AAll(200) i6 = 0 Set AllServs = WMI.ExecQuery("select * from Win32_Service where Started = True") For Each oServ in AllServs sServ = oServ.Name & vbCrLf & oServ.DisplayName & vbCrLf sServ = sServ & oServ.Description & vbCrLf & oServ.StartMode sServ = sServ & vbCrLf & oServ.PathName sServ = sServ & vbCrLf & "____________________" & vbCrLf AAll(i6) = sServ i6 = i6 + 1 Next ReDim Preserve AAll(i6) sServ = Join(AAll, vbCrLf) Set AllServs = Nothing Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set TS = FSO.CreateTextFile("C:\Services Running.txt", True) TS.Write sServ TS.Close Set TS = Nothing Set FSO = Nothing MsgBox "Done. List of running services saved as C:\Services Running.txt" '------ end script --------------------------- |
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"Mayayana" wrote.....
Here's what that script returns for me on my main XP box. (But, as noted, this wouldn't work for everyone.) Even some of these are questionable. I only need Logial Disk Manager because occasionally I look at disk layout in the admin tools. DCOM Process Launcher would be better disabled, but I need to enable it for WMI. It may be needed for other things as well. But for me that's a good example of problems with Windows services. DCOM is for running software between computers. A crazy risk to enable if you're not on a network. But WMI needs it because WMI is meant to be used across corporate intranets. So it won't work without DPL! Even WMI is not necessary for most people. It's mainly used by network admins and some system utility software. '--------------- begin report of running services ------- AcrylicServiceController Acrylic DNS Proxy Service A local DNS proxy for Windows which improves the performance of your computer by caching the responses coming from your DNS servers. Auto C:\Program Files\Acrylic DNS Proxy\AcrylicService.exe ____________________ AudioSrv Windows Audio Manages audio devices for Windows-based programs. If this service is stopped, audio devices and effects will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Auto C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ DcomLaunch DCOM Server Process Launcher Provides launch functionality for DCOM services. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch ____________________ dmserver Logical Disk Manager Detects and monitors new hard disk drives and sends disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service for configuration. If this service is stopped, dynamic disk status and configuration information may become out of date. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Auto C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ Eventlog Event Log Enables event log messages issued by Windows-based programs and components to be viewed in Event Viewer. This service cannot be stopped. Manual C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe ____________________ Netman Network Connections Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections. Manual C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ OAcat Online Armor Helper Service Auto "C:\Program Files\Tall Emu\Online Armor\OAcat.exe" ____________________ PlugPlay Plug and Play Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe ____________________ ProtectedStorage Protected Storage Provides protected storage for sensitive data, such as private keys, to prevent access by unauthorized services, processes, or users. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe ____________________ RpcSs Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Provides the endpoint mapper and other miscellaneous RPC services. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss ____________________ SamSs Security Accounts Manager Stores security information for local user accounts. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe ____________________ ShellHWDetection Shell Hardware Detection Auto C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ Spooler Print Spooler Loads files to memory for later printing. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe ____________________ stisvc Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras. Auto C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc ____________________ SvcOnlineArmor Online Armor Auto C:\Program Files\Tall Emu\Online Armor\oasrv.exe ____________________ Themes Themes Provides user experience theme management. Auto C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ winmgmt Windows Management Instrumentation Provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Auto C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ wscsvc Security Center Monitors system security settings and configurations. Auto C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs ____________________ |
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"Mayayana" news
Sun, 27 May 2018 14:21:05 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:
wrote | Anyone is welcome to my list and I'd be interested in others. Maybe you could post the list with info? Personally I'm curious about newer services that I'm not familiar with, but a lot of it depends on what you use. For instance, I don't deal with any kind of networking, so all of that is disabled. I use fixed IP, so no need for DHCP. On the other hand, someone on a network using DHCP would break everything they ever cared about if they used my list. Hmm.. I'm curious as to what you mean by break. I have a LAN here with more than five computers which act as various types of media content servers. I'm guessing? your configuration would cause the computers to no longer talk to each other? -- To prevent yourself from being a victim of cyber stalking, it's highly recommended you visit he https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php ================================================== = Weather's here, wish you were beautiful. |
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| Hmm.. I'm curious as to what you mean by break. | | I have a LAN here with more than five computers which act as various | types of media content servers. I'm guessing? your configuration would | cause the computers to no longer talk to each other? | I'm not experienced with networking, so I'm not sure which things are required. People who don't use a fixed IP will need DHCP to go online. So there's that. As for the network, I disable COM+ services, Computer Browser, Server and Workstation, Network DDE, Network Location Awareness, Remote Access Connection Manager, Remote Registry, SSDP/UPnP... and pretty much anything else involved with functionality between computers. I do that for security and because I have no need to have machines networked. I try to disable anything that relates to communication with another computer or incoming communication that's not requested. So I also have DCOM ports blocked, etc. I've never tested which of these services is critical for what things, since I try to block all of it, but I'm assuming that if you run a home network you'll have problems if you disable all network services. (I listed the services I have enabled on XP in a later post in this thread.) |
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These are 13 jpg captures of msconfig screens.
Send Email if wanted. |
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