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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 96952" data-attributes="member: 14004">It's hard to list a definitive guide because disabling services and applications is specific to your individual needs. For example: - I've disable the DHCP service on my HTPC, because my HTPC is assigned a static IP address. - I've turned off the Computer browser service and the Server service because any file transfers I have to do are done through a VNC connection. someone who wants/needs folder shares setup on their machine wont be able to connect to those shares hosted on the the HTPC.The best advice I can give for streamlining an XP system better, is to start with a fresh install, remove any unnecessary application right after startup (outlook express, MSN explorer, etc...) then install only WHQL drivers from you hardware manuafacturers. From here you should have a great base to start tweaking with services and settings on the machine.use this cached copy of Black Vipers Services list to determine what services you need running, and what ones are considered expendable.<a href="http://www.codecavalier.com/blackviper/WinXP/servicecfg.htm" target="_blank">http://www.codecavalier.com/blackviper/WinXP/servicecfg.htm</a>(oh, and running AV software on a HTPC? While I can understand the logic in doing so my box is a dedicated HTPC, so the only thing running on it is MP and the odd emulator every once and a while. While I can definitely understand running AV software on your desktop, AV software on a dedicated HTPC box IS going to slow it down, expecially with file I/O operations.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 96952, member: 14004"] It's hard to list a definitive guide because disabling services and applications is specific to your individual needs. For example: - I've disable the DHCP service on my HTPC, because my HTPC is assigned a static IP address. - I've turned off the Computer browser service and the Server service because any file transfers I have to do are done through a VNC connection. someone who wants/needs folder shares setup on their machine wont be able to connect to those shares hosted on the the HTPC. The best advice I can give for streamlining an XP system better, is to start with a fresh install, remove any unnecessary application right after startup (outlook express, MSN explorer, etc...) then install only WHQL drivers from you hardware manuafacturers. From here you should have a great base to start tweaking with services and settings on the machine. use this cached copy of Black Vipers Services list to determine what services you need running, and what ones are considered expendable. [url]http://www.codecavalier.com/blackviper/WinXP/servicecfg.htm[/url] (oh, and running AV software on a HTPC? While I can understand the logic in doing so my box is a dedicated HTPC, so the only thing running on it is MP and the odd emulator every once and a while. While I can definitely understand running AV software on your desktop, AV software on a dedicated HTPC box IS going to slow it down, expecially with file I/O operations.) [/QUOTE]

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