Windows XP Services Guide - Be Careful Messing With This

The proper management of services is key in ensuring that a computer will work reliably. Some of these services are needed, some may be needed after some time and others may be not. So it is upon you to check it all out and decide for yourself what services to disable, and what services to delete. If you need to do that, then it is important that you take a good look at Windows XP services guide.

Here's an example of a listing of services that are tagged as automatic as start-up type. The DHCP client and the DNS client are tagged under automatic. The event log is on automatic together with the plug and play and the print spooler. Protected storage is another service that is primed for automatic. Other notable services that are on automatic include the Remote Procedure Call, the themes, Windows Image Acquisition and the Windows Management Instrumentation. The other noteworthy services are tagged under manual mode. And these services usually include the Application Layer Gateway Service, the Application Management, Clipbook, Computer Browser, the Cryptographic Services, Machine Debug Manager, Net Logon, Network Location Awareness and the Network Connections. Also included in the services under the manual mode are the Remote Access Auto Connection Manager, the Remote Procedure Call Manager, Telephony, the Windows Installer and the Extensions. And the rest of the other services for your XP are usually under the 'disabled' mode. A quick glance of these services will include the alerter, automatic updates, help and support and a lot more. Just note that for this example of 'My Service' listing, the computer used is a standalone pc using a cable modem and perhaps multiple computers require other needs. So just to make sure, a quick check with the Windows XP services guide might be necessary. Take note as well that some of these services may not work for everyone and some services may need third party programs.

Now that you know some of the services, then it is important as well that these are managed well. Remember that using 'ms config' to disable services is not suggested. Rather what you can do is to type in 'services.msc' in the Run box. So what if you need to disable a service? Before doing that act, make sure that you perform some checks. Check out the service information regarding each one by selecting the service name links that are provided. The settings of these services are global, so this applies to all users. See the asterisk on each of the services? Then this is an indicator of changes from Service Pack 2 to Service Pack 3. The noted services are 'Standard' with the XP after installing the Service Pack 3. But if you want to be on the safe side, put the setting to 'Manual' or make sure that the listing is tagged under 'Safe'. When they are on 'Manual' mode, the Windows XP will start the services when needed. This doesn't mean that all services under 'Manual' will act that way. To be sure, place them on 'Automatic' if you want the service started.

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