msconfig question

Celticsfan · 05-12-2008, 03:57 PM

Under services, which services absolutely need to be started and which ones can I uncheck that are not necessary at startup?

thanks

PS--OS is XP Pro.

Mak213 · 05-12-2008, 04:19 PM

Well that depends. What do you want starting at boot? The Microsoft services i would leave as those are very touchy to turn off. Other than that google for what each service is and if you do not want it starting at boot. Turn it off.

Celticsfan · 05-12-2008, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makaveli213

Well that depends. What do you want starting at boot? The Microsoft services i would leave as those are very touchy to turn off. Other than that google for what each service is and if you do not want it starting at boot. Turn it off.

Yes, the many I had questions about were the MS ones, so I guess I should leave as is then, huh?

Thanks Mak.

jcortes · 05-12-2008, 04:56 PM

Startup programs i usually click disable all none of the services there are important but if you have an anti virus make sure you keep that checked. Services are another story those can be touchy if you disable the wrong ones but startup programs ive never had a problem.

Mak213 · 05-12-2008, 05:01 PM

The services are very touchy. As disabling just one service can cause the OS not to even boot.

Celticsfan · 05-12-2008, 05:24 PM

I left the MS ones alone but I disabled all non MS ones. I, also, left AV's alone.

check this out. It is pretty cool. Windows XP Home and Professional Service Pack 3 Service Configurations by Black Viper

Mak213 · 05-12-2008, 07:36 PM

Thanks for the link. Will make sure to add it to my reference bookmarks...

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Mak213 Commander Super Mod Joker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space Posts: 14,083	Re: msconfig question Well that depends. What do you want starting at boot? The Microsoft services i would leave as those are very touchy to turn off. Other than that google for what each service is and if you do not want it starting at boot. Turn it off. __________________

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jcortes Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,904	Re: msconfig question Startup programs i usually click disable all none of the services there are important but if you have an anti virus make sure you keep that checked. Services are another story those can be touchy if you disable the wrong ones but startup programs ive never had a problem. __________________ AIM = jcortestechhelp

05-12-2008, 05:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mak213 Commander Super Mod Joker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space Posts: 14,083	Re: msconfig question The services are very touchy. As disabling just one service can cause the OS not to even boot. __________________

05-12-2008, 05:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Celticsfan Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 181	Re: msconfig question I left the MS ones alone but I disabled all non MS ones. I, also, left AV's alone. check this out. It is pretty cool. Windows XP Home and Professional Service Pack 3 Service Configurations by Black Viper Last edited by Celticsfan; 05-12-2008 at 05:42 PM.

05-12-2008, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mak213 Commander Super Mod Joker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space Posts: 14,083	Re: msconfig question Thanks for the link. Will make sure to add it to my reference bookmarks... __________________

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