techtree.com — here is a look at the default set of services that come with a fresh installation of Windows XP. "We'll tell you the ones that you don't need and try to tell you why, so you can disable them without any problems."
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dogredJul 19, 2006
@reevolutionYes and No. Having a service stopped, but the service is in "Automatic" mode....if you stop it...it is stopped for now. but the next time you reboot...it will be started again. If you stop the service and set it to "Manual", then the next time you reboot, it will not be started until it is needed.
sgtbeavisJul 19, 2006
Why disable Performance Logs and Alerts? That service is set to Manual by default and only runs when you run Perfmon or a 3rd party perfmormance monitoring utility relies on Perfmon's providers.As for System Restore. Well, I've personally never needed to use it. However, since the majority don't know how to read a memory dump, I'd leave it on or at least get a Ghost or Acronis image. BTW, I recommend Acronis. Symantec totally screwed up PowerQuest P2I when they bought it and turned it into Ghost and LSR.
waterdragonJul 20, 2006
last time there was a list of WinXP tweaks on Digg, a couple of months ago, I tried some of them, and one of them totally screwed up my windows installation.It was only by using system restore,with a restore point from the previous day, that I was able to undo what had been done.
spectre_25gtJul 20, 2006
System Restore is a haven for viruses and spyware. I keep it disabled at all costs.
asurrocaJul 20, 2006
This is great becaues of the discussion and useful links provided, but the original link itself is terrible. It provides very few options, and some of those options are, in fact, important to some users. BlackViper/Majorgeeks, that's a great list I've always referred to though, glad it was posted in one of the first comments ;)
shostermanJul 21, 2006
@creeptickWhat would you recommend as a good uninstaller/monitor? Is Cleansweep still around?
mobilehavocJul 21, 2006
Amazing, this story has so many diggs people will actually blindly follow that totally crappy guide which lists several Windows services you NEVER want to disable.And as somebody else mentioned, the only time disabling them will give you any performance/memory boost is if you're extremely limited on memory 256MB or less - in which case you shouldn't be running XP SP2 in the first place.No digg - reported as innacurate. Use other lists but this linked one is terrible - after following their guide you'll free up memory and your system won't start.
mshomamOct 25, 2006
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