Windows XP Services

lescar...@pobox.com

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Feb 28, 2002, 9:51:40 PM2/28/02

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I am running XP Professional and I am trying to figure out Services.
Maybe someone out there can answer a couple of questions.

Some services are "Started" and some are not. Are those not started
causeing my machine to loss resources? And if they are can I safely
disable them. And finally, can any that have started be disabled
safely.

I know that without seeing the services on my machine that the last
question will be difficult (maybe impossible) to answer.

zero

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Feb 28, 2002, 10:46:39 PM2/28/02

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<lescar...@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> I am running XP Professional and I am trying to figure out Services.
> Maybe someone out there can answer a couple of questions.
>
> Some services are "Started" and some are not. Are those not started
> causeing my machine to loss resources? And if they are can I safely
> disable them. And finally, can any that have started be disabled
> safely.

If they're not started then they're not using resources, but they may delay
boot time. You can disable most of them, if you're sure you don't need
them. For the ones that are started, you'll have to check each one
individually but there are a few that can be safely disabled (e.g.
indexing).

JohnR

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Mar 1, 2002, 1:03:24 AM3/1/02

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Chances are that if services are running, they are being used. It is safe
to disable Automatic Updates, SSDP Discovery Service (unless you are using
Universal Plug and Play), Universal Plug and Play, Indexing Service (almost
a must to disable---it uses a lot of resources and is junk).
I originally followed advice on the net about disabling services and then
found I couldn't connect to the net, and many other problems arose.
In general, these services use minimal resources, and unless you are
running a very slow machine, you needn't worry about CPU overhead.
The best advice I have seen is the set the services you are unsure about
to Manual. Then use your computer and check back to see which are running.
Set the ones that are running to Automatic so they will start at startup.
Leave the unknowns on Manual so they will be available if needed. Most of
these will self-terminate when not used, anyway.

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Lessthan0

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Mar 1, 2002, 7:07:26 AM3/1/02

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On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 01:03:24 -0500, JohnR cried into the void:

> Chances are that if services are running, they are being used. It is
> safe
> to disable Automatic Updates, SSDP Discovery Service (unless you are
> using Universal Plug and Play), Universal Plug and Play, Indexing
> Service (almost a must to disable---it uses a lot of resources and is
> junk).

This is untrue. Microsoft doesn't make junk. If it's in there, it's
there for a damn good reason and I wouldn't go messing with stuff.

> I originally followed advice on the net about disabling services and
> then
> found I couldn't connect to the net, and many other problems arose.

That's because you were messing with the system. Microsoft know more
than you do.

[snip]

It's must safer to leave services alone unless you really know what you
are doing. You may want to use a feature later that you disable now.

Regards,
<0
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LPIC-2, MCSE, N+
wielder of vi(m), an ancient, dangerous and powerful magic
Free your mind, and your OS will follow

Rayxen

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Mar 1, 2002, 7:30:47 AM3/1/02

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"Lessthan0" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 01:03:24 -0500, JohnR cried into the void:
>
> > Chances are that if services are running, they are being used. It is
> > safe
> > to disable Automatic Updates, SSDP Discovery Service (unless you are
> > using Universal Plug and Play), Universal Plug and Play, Indexing
> > Service (almost a must to disable---it uses a lot of resources and is
> > junk).
>
> This is untrue. Microsoft doesn't make junk. If it's in there, it's
> there for a damn good reason and I wouldn't go messing with stuff.
>
> > I originally followed advice on the net about disabling services and
> > then
> > found I couldn't connect to the net, and many other problems arose.
>
> That's because you were messing with the system. Microsoft know more
> than you do.
>
> [snip]
>
> It's must safer to leave services alone unless you really know what you
> are doing. You may want to use a feature later that you disable now.
>
> Regards,
> <0

Tell me that this is a TROLL??? Pls??
Rayxen

JohnR

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Mar 1, 2002, 8:13:10 AM3/1/02

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He's one of those lonely Linux guys. Sour grapes, you know?

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Steve Bradshaw

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Mar 2, 2002, 1:02:25 AM3/2/02

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There's a mine of information on which services can be disabled or switched
to manual at
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

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JohnR

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Mar 2, 2002, 5:06:15 AM3/2/02

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"Steve Bradshaw" <st...@sbrads.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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| There's a mine of information on which services can be disabled or
switched
| to manual at
| http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Take this advice with a grain of salt. After following this guy's advice,
I couldn't access my ISP.