Dual-Boot and globalization of changes

[LowWaterMark]

I've been studying BV's Service Registry Patch for WinXP SP3.  More importantly, I've delved deeply into the things facing one who chooses to modify his or her service registry.  My situation presents a question I cannot answer on my own.

I've set up a dual-boot configuration for a digital audio workstation (DAW) alongside a traditional workstation.  I've chosen WinXP SP3 as the OS for both of my boot partitions.  If it matters, I have twin HDDs mirrored in RAID-1.  My goal is to establish (for now) a "safe" Service Pack 3 Service Configuration for my DAW.  OK, for starters I reboot my computer.  I'm presented with the choice of boot partitions and I opt to boot into my DAW.

Now I run "services.msc" and begin to work.  Here it comes.  Will the cumulative changes I make within my DAW, be global changes?  Put another way, will the changes I make while in my DAW exist (persist) when I reboot my computer into its traditional workstation?  Or, will the changes be locally restricted to the boot partition I was in when I made the said changes.

If my questions is unclear, please tell me.  I wish to disable certain services only in the digital audio workstation while leaving them enabled in the traditional workstation.  I'm unclear as to whether I can accomplish that by proceeding as described above.

Thanks for reading.

[IH8U]

If they are separate installations of Windows on different partitions then no.

[LowWaterMark]

IH8U, thank you for taking the time to write.  Yes, it's a true dual-boot with separate, independent installations of my OS in each partition. 

[LowWaterMark]

I have another question if you will bear with me.  I'm confused as to the difference (or reciprocity) between hardware profiles and service configurations.  While reading another article here on this site I came across the following:

Please understand:
If a service is listed as "Automatic or Manual," leave the hardware profile as "Enable."
If a service is listed as "Disabled," change the hardware profile to "Disable."

Reading this BV quote made it clear that I did not understand the relationship between services and hardware profiles.  Would someone be so kind as to explain this relationship or perhaps direct me to an article that does justice to the topic.  My own research has been fruitless.

Again, thanks.

[Black Viper]

The difference is only for testing service configurations using the built in hardware profile options in XP.
The "normal" way of changing service settings is global (all users) by using "services.msc". Some services that a system or user may require can be disabled and then they would have to go back and try to put them back to how they were. The hardware profile way is also global, but you can create multiple profiles and modify them into different configurations, then boot into them. If a service setting does not function properly, it is just a reboot away to get back to where it was (if the instructions are followed correctly). Full instructions are here:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/xpprofiles.htm

[Josh780]

In regards to a configuration that would work best for a DAW, I'd give Black Viper's "barebones" service setup a try.

You may want to leave "IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service" at Manual. That's the only service that I can think of off hand that would differ from what's on the list. There may be a couple of additional services that you may need to leave enabled, but that can vary depending on exactly what hardware and software you're running.