Which Windows XP SP2 Services do you enable

[CurlySue]

After months of reading, testing, testing and more testing, I have finally resolved several issues that were negatively effecting my ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI and it ability to consistently record ATSC free-to-air HDTV programs at 720p using Media Portal.

My PC is not a dedicated stand alone media center for MP, and as a 56K dial-up user, here are my final Windows XP SP2 (with all available updates - SP3 sucks)...

AUTOMATIC
- Cryptographic Services
- DCOM Server Process Launcher
- Event Log
- Plug and Play
- Print Spooler
- Protected Storage
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- Security Accounts Manager
- Security Center
- Server
- Shell Hardware Detection
- System Event Notification
- Task Scheduler
- User Profile Hive Cleanup
- Windows Audio
- Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
- Windows Management Instrumentation

MANUAL
- .NET Runtime Optimization Service V2.0.5.0727_X86
- Application Layer Gateway Service [ - - starts automatically - - ]
- ASP.NET State Service
- COM+ Event System [ - - starts automatically - - ]
- COM+ System Application
- Distributed Link Tracking Client
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator
- Help and Support
- HTTP SSL
- Logical Disk Manager
- Logical Disk Manager Administration Service
- MS Software Shadow Copy Provider [ - - required for MS Backup - - ]
- Network Connections [ - - starts automatically - - ]
- Network Location Awareness (NLA) [ - - starts automatically - - ]
- NT LM Security Support Provider
- Remote Access Connection Manager [ - - starts automatically - - ]
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
- Removable Storage
- Telephony [ - - starts automatically - - ]
- Volume Shadow Copy [ - - required for MS Backup - - ]
- Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
- Windows Installer
- Windows User Mode Driver Framework
- WMI Performance Adapter
- Workstation

DISABLED
- Alerter
- Automatic Updates [ - - for manual update, set to 'Automatic' and start it - - ]
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service [ - - for manual update, set to 'Automatic' and start it - - ]
- Clipbook
- Computer Browser
- DHCP Client
- DNS Client
- Error Reporting Service
- Fast User Switching Compatibility
- Human Interface Device Access
- IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
- Indexing Service
- IPSEC Services
- Messenger
- Net Logon
- NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
- Network DDE
- Network DDE DSDM
- Network Provisioning Service
- Performance Logs and Alerts [ - - disabled Performance Counters via Extensible Counter Tool - - ]
- Portable Media Serial Number Service
- QoS RSVP
- Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
- Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
- Routing and Remote Access
- Secondary Logon
- Smart Card
- SSDP Discovery Service
- System Restore Service
- TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
- Terminal Services
- Themes
- Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Universal Plug and Play Device Host
- WebClient
- Windows Time
- Wireless Zero Configuration

...which Windows XP SP2 Services do you enable (i.e. Automatic, Manual)?

Regards,

CurlySue

MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal 1.0 RC2 and 0.2.3.0 Stable
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two
Windows Version: XP Home SP2
CPU Type: Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ 2 GHz
HDD: Samsung 250 GB EIDE SATA II
Memory: 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
Motherboard: DELL Dimension E521
Video Card: 256MB PCI Express NVIDIA GeForce 7300LE TurboCache
Video Card Driver: 82.68
Sound Card: SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio (integrated)
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5143
TV Card: ATI TV WONDER 650 PCI
TV Card Type: Hybrid NTSC and ATSC
TV Card Driver: Catalyst WDM 7.9 v6.14.10.250
MPEG2 Video Codec: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) 8.2.0.530
MPEG2 Audio Codec: AC3Filter 1.3.1.0

[CurlySue]

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[rsbrux]

Mine is a dedicated HTPC, and after seeing SP3 in several system spec signatures here, I went ahead and installed it.
The only immediately apparent problem it caused was that it replaced my SP2 RC2 version of termserv.dll with a newer version.
Unlike the released version, the SP2 RC2 version allows an RDP logon without kicking off the user logged on directly.
This was pretty easy to fix; what else must I fear from SP3?

[Da_JoJo]

nothing wrong with sp3... i really dont see why people fearing to install it .. it got enhancements for DVB television and the new quartz dll and tuning with Mhz instead of channelnumbers on hauppauge ... so if there is something of a update u need for xp tv-server with digital tv its this sp3... there are too many people around shouting things that it dont work and such while they haven't got the slightest idea of what there talking about.

about the RDP .. one needs to use an admin account to run services like tv-server on the pc so one can logon as a user and when necessary elevate to admin level with secondary logon and run as.. commands.... its in the manual .... most is btw...