[b]Run XP-AntiSpy, Shoot The Messenger and Unplug n' Pray first since those utilities will disable some of these services for you. If you are not 100% sure about a service leave it on its default state. The goal is not to turn off as many services as possible but rather to disable only unneeded services. Instruction - Go to Start, Run, type "services.msc" and press enter. Left-click on the status bar twice to filter all the started service to the top. Double left-click on the Service Name you wish to change. Change the "Startup Type" to either Automatic, Manual or Disabled then select "Apply" and "OK", repeat for all of the following: Disabled - The following is a list of Services that you can disable on most systems: Alerter Distributed Link Tracking Client Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled) Indexing Service IPSEC Services Messenger - (Shoot the Messenger and installing SP2 or higher will disable this) Portable Media Serial Number - (Leave enabled for use with security dongles) Remote Registry Service Secondary Logon SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n' Pray will disable this) Telnet Upload Manager Wireless Zero Configuration - (If you are on a wireless network leave this enabled)[/b] Automatic - The following is a list of Services that should always be set to automatic: [b]Application Layer Gateway Service - (Required by the Windows XP Firewall) Automatic Updates - (Required by Windows Updates) Background Intelligent Transfer Service - (Required by Windows Updates) COM+ Event System - (Required by BootVis and other applications) Cryptographic Services - (Required to confirm the signature of Windows system files, protected root services and key services) DCOM Server Process Launcher - (Required by the Disk Defragmenter) DHCP Client - (Required for Cable/DSL connections and routers) DNS Client - (Improves internet performance) Event Log - (Required by Windows and cannot be stopped) Logical Disk Manager - (Required to manage and update your harddrives) Network Connections - (Required by network connections) Plug and Play - (Required by your system hardware, Never Disable This!) Print Spooler - (Required by printers) Protected Storage - (Required to protected sensitive data and to prevent access by unauthorized services, processes, or users.) Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - (Required by Windows, Never Disable This!) Security Accounts Manager - (Required to store security information for local user accounts) Security Center - (Notifies you of you Firewall and AntiVirus status) Shell Hardware Detection - (Required by the AutoPlay feature) System Event Notification - (Required by various applications) System Restore Service - (Required by the System Restore feature) Task Scheduler - (Required by the Windows Prefetcher, BootVis and Norton AV, Never Disable This!) Themes - (Required by the new look of Windows XP) Windows Audio - (Required for sound) Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) - (Required by the Windows XP Firewall) Windows Management Instrumentation - (Required by Windows, Never Disable This!)[/b] Network Services - The following is a list of Services that are required on home networks and LANs: [b]Computer Browser - (Locates local computers and resources on a LAN) DHCP Client - (Required for Cable/DSL connections and routers) Network Connections - (Required by network connections) Server - (Required for network shares and managing local user accounts) TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - (Required for NetBIOS name resolution) Wireless Zero Configuration - (Required if you are on a wireless network) Workstation - (Required for access to LAN shares and servers)[/b] [b][i]Notes - Windows Updates can enable services that you have previously disabled. Check which services are running after a future Windows Update is completed. If applications stop working after this it is usually due to being to aggressive with disabling services. Enable the services you disabled one at a time until the application works. In the future leave this service on automatic. If you run into any problems set all services back to their Defaults and start over.[/b][/i] :idea: NEED SOME REPU:crybaby: