=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | W I N D O W S X P | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RECOMMENDED SERVICES TO BE DISABLED ON STAND-ALONE INTERNET COMPUTER This is designed for computers that need internet access, but little to none local network access. Note that some of these services won't be on your machine as mine carried 3rd party software at the time of this. To DISABLE services: - click start - control panel ( settings > control panel in classic) - click classic view, double-click adminstrative tools - double-click services - double-click the service to kill, click stop, then under startup type select Disabled, click ok RECOMMENDED SERVICES TO DISABLE: Automatic Updates Computer Browser Distributed Link Tracking Client Error Reporting Service Fast User Switching (Keep if you use the default XP UI and not classic) Human Interface Device Access IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service Indexing Service Messenger Network Location Awareness Remote Registry Routing and Remote Access Secondary Logon Server SSDP Discovery Service Task Scheduler TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Universal Plug and Play Device Host Upload Manager WebClient Wireless Zero Configuration SERVICES THAT SHOULD BE SET TO "MANUAL": Alerter Application Layer Gateway Service Application Management ASP.NET State Service Background Intelligent Transfer Service Clipbook COM+ System Application Distributed Transaction Coordinator ICF IPv6 Internet Connection Firewall Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service MS Software Shadow Copy Provider Net Logon Netmetting Remote Desktop Sharing Network DDE Network DDE DSDM NT LM Security Support Provider Performance Logs and Alerts Portable Media Serial Number Service QoS RSVP Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Remote Desktop Help Session Manager Remote Procedure Call Locator Removable Storage Smart Card Smart Card Helper StyleXPService Telnet Uninterruptible Power Supply Volume Shadow Copy Windows Installer Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions WMI Performance Adapter COM+ Event System Network Connections Remote Access Connection MAnager Telephony Terminal Services Windows Image Acquisition ############### ############### $#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$ -.######.- #$ T E X T S O U R C E . O R G # -.#####.- ##### #$ D O C U M E N T$ -.####.- ## $#$##$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$# -.#####.- ##### -.###.- ## #####