James72

Whenever I do a clean Windows installation I always ensure that I disable some of the unwanted automatic services that start up with windows, that can eat your RAM and slow the PC down.

It's also a great way to disable some of the insecure services that automatically run such as Remote Assistance on XP.

killingprod

how to disable dem..from regedit??

Murkinz

Ah yes... I've wanted to do this for a while but I'm always to lazy to click a few buttons. Don't you go to Start:Run and type in services.msc and then select the service you want to disable, right click, properties, then on startup something click disable. So the service wont run when you start windows up.

I think that was how you did it.

raghu_mv

yah its the same procedure..
just go to services.msc and disable the services..
but be careful during disabling..
some programs might not work

whipcrackin_guy

For a very good page on what services are needed, please see this excellent link
http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_un..._on_windows_xp


It gives a thorugh description of all services that are useful, and why you can disable most of them without impacting your fucntionality on a normal home PC (be careful with computers on networks)

with regards, to the orginal question - best way to do it is to write a custom administrative script which can be invoked after the installation

taisoft.org

thanks for telling us. now i know how to turn of unnessary window service. i was trying to find the info..thanks a bunch

whipcrackin_guy

your welcome, do remember to keep a list of services u have disabled, and restrat immediately after you disabled some.

This way, you will know if something breaks and can revert back.

Enjoy your faster OS