"Paul" <Paul[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
[Quoted Text] > Hello everyone,
>
> I see that there are a lot of tasks, services, and processes that are
> running. I'm sure that I don't need all of them, and would like to
> disable
> the unnecessary ones to save processing power.
>
> Is there a way to do this safely?
>
> Ideally, is there an application that presents to the user a list of
> yes/no
> questions that looks something like this:
>
> "Will you use a tablet PC? â–¡ Y â–¡N"
> "Will you use a mobile PC? â–¡Y â–¡N"
> "Will you be on a company network ? â–¡Y â–¡N"
> "Will you use an ISP? â–¡Y â–¡N"
> "Will you be using Bluetooth? â–¡Y â–¡N"
> "Will you be working with video? â–¡Y â–¡N"
> "Will you use remote connections? â–¡Y â–¡N"
> " etc. ..."
>
> After the user has made his/her selections, Vista will go and turn-off
> /disable all the tasks, processes, and services that are associated with
> those things that the user will not be using.
>
> I know there is already a "turn windows features on/off" but the features
> have very technical names that are hard to understand.
>
> If a user changes his/her mind, (s)he can go back into "Customize
> Windows",
> make the changes, and the application can automatically reinstate the
> relevant processes, services, and tasks.
Take a look at Black Viper's Vista services configuration site:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm
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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
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