Required Windows Services (1 Viewer)

[cheetah05]

Hi there,

Does anyone have a list of the required windows services that are needed for MP to have full functionality, so that I can stop all the other services so windows starts faster.

Thanks.

 

[idioteque]

yes,

only MP plus network

Dcom server
DHCP
DNS
Eventlog
HID input (MCE remote)
Network connections
RPC
Plug and Play
Server
Task Schedular (only for task scheduled, like tv guide)
Windows Audio
Workstation

I have no tv card but do use tvguide and for me everything works with these services

 

[kenwonders]

This is not entirely going to work out as you think. The days of thinking that Windows has a load of useless bloatware are gone. Black Viper (guy who setup a site detailing windows 'tweaks') was a fool who conned a load of people into thinking they were improving their setup, whereas actually they were retarding it.

Take a read here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html

Then here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html

It will help you make the right choices about how you customise your XP install.

 

[cheetah05]

I always thought, the less services, the quicker windows will load and run?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

I always thought, the less services, the quicker windows will load and run?

That is on the second link, and is the only advantage, XP will boot slightly quicker.