Which "Services" are required . . . (link) (1 Viewer)

[armyofme]

Sounds like a great set up. Thanks for the services list too. I'm going to use your disabled list as a starting point, cheers.

Don't forget to let me know how you get on with disabling those services. I'm no expert but I found Dcom, Plug and Play and RPC are pretty crucial but may be not to your system ( - my pc is my server and client). I disabled Windows Management Instrumentation for quite a while and discovered after a while I needed it for somethings (can't remember what now though!)

 

[clintebb]

yesterday i set up the server to accept incoming vpn connections.. needed to enable a few services for that to work


Firstly routing and remote access is required for vpn networks to work. this service has 2 dependancies, rpc and netbios, rpc is enabled already and i dont know what netbios is, i didnt see it as a service in my list, probably a networking protocol or something. turns out even tho its not listed, routing and remote access cant work without remoet access connection manager, the service simply wont start until that service is running. remote access connection manager requires telephony to be enabled. so to get vpn working ive had to enable the following 3 services:

routing and remote access - required
remote access connection manager
Telephony

but in saying that i now have this server also set up as a vpn server now, so from anywhere in the world i can connect to it and its as if im plugged into the home network. i unticked it, but i may check it again.. theres the option to allow computers coming in thru vpn to access others computers and devices on the network the server is connected to.

so for now this is one part of my file sharing over the net, next part will be a http and ftp file server.

ive also set up dynamic ip yesterday. i have a website www.....com cost me $5 a year to have and it allows me direct access to the mediaportal web interface from anywhere in the world. ive also configured the router to allow a number of other things to come in. vpn, ftp, vnc, streaming tv, i can do all of those simply by connecting to www.....com, its great.. at work i can open ultravnc in the connection box just type www.....com and im in, have full control over the pc, great for those times im downloading heaps of stuff at the end of the internet month, i can set it to download before work, go on at lunch at work and set it to download more..


ill let you know later as i will have an updated list of services. if your interested i could get a list of those services i have running in my car? hahaha.. ive done the same thing in the car.. seriously stripped down copy of xp, most services disabled, running roadrunner. does all my music/gps etc

 

[Peter2]

Re: Getting the most performance (and removing the nuisances) from your Media Center

...2. AutoPatcher
AutoPatcher.com

AutoPatcher is a collection of Windows Updates, optional components and tweaks. Sadly, Microsoft have put a stop to it, but I hear that you can still get it from mirrors and torrents. I use this as the second step in a new windows install....

Even though being an old post, I thought it might be useful to comment. There is an alternative to autopatcher: WSUS Offline Update - Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection

 

[mysteryboard]

My suggestion: Deactivate your services related to Windows Media Player and Center!!

When you deactivate the following services

1. Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
2. Windows Media Center Extender Service
3. Windows Media Center Receiver Service
4. Windows Media Center Scheduler Service
5. Windows Media Center Service Launcher

the performance of your computer increases a lot by using mediaportal. My computer needs 10 - 15 % less CPU-performance after deactivating the listed services.