Services You Can Disable

In Category: Windows XP

There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically. This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources. They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services and that you turn them off one at a time. Some possibilities are: * Alerter - Sends alert messages to specified users that are connected to the server computer. * Application Management - Allows software to tap directly into the Add/Remove Programs feature via the Windows Installer technology. * Background Intelligent Transfer Service - The Background Intelligent Transfer service is used by programs (such as Windows AutoUpdate) to download files by using spare bandwidth. * Clipbook - ClipBook permits you to cut and paste text and graphics over the network. * Error Reporting Service - Allows applications to send error reports to Microsoft in the event of an application fault. * Fast User Switching - Windows XP allows users to switch quickly between accounts, without requiring them to log off. * Help and Support - Allows the XP Built-in Help and Support Center to run. * IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service - You don\'t need this if you have other software to create CDs. * Indexing Service - Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language. * IP SEC - Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver. If you are not on a domain, you likely don\'t need this running. * Messenger - Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This is how a lot of pop-up windows start appearing on your desktop. * Net Logon - Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. If you are not on a domain, you don\'t need this running * Network DDE - Provides network transport and security for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers. * NT LM Security Support Provider - Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes. * Performance Logs and Alerts - Collects performance data from local or remote computers based on preconfigured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert. If you don\'t need to monitor your performance logs, then you don\'t need this service. * Portable Media Serial Number - Retrieves the serial number of any portable music player connected to your computer * QOS RSVP - Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets. * Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If you are not using Remote Desktop you don\'t need this service. * Remote Registry - Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer. * Routing & Remote Access - Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments. Allows dial-in access. * Secondary Login - Enables starting processes under alternate credentials. This is what allows you to run an application as another user. * Smart Card - Manages access to smart cards read by this computer. * Smart Card Helper - Enables support for legacy non-plug and play smart-card readers used by this computer. * SSDP Discovery Service - Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network. * TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution. This should not be needed in today\'s network environment. * Telnet - Enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients. * Uninterruptible Power Supply Service - Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer. * Universal Plug and Play Device Host - Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices * Upload Manager - Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network. * Volume Shadow Copy Service - Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes. * Web Client - Enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify non-local files across the Internet. * Wireless Zero Configuration - Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapters * WMI Performance Adapter - Provides performance library information from WMI HiPerf providers.