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Offline Crimson_Might

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Disable More Services?
« on: November 09, 2008, 08:20:51 PM »
I finished a clean installation of Vista in anticipation of a new game coming out on Tues. So I need optimal performance. I have already made a quick sweep of the services and disabled the ones I know I wouldn't need. What else that will not effect the normal installation, web surfing, and daily use can I disable?

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Offline Josh780

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Re: Disable More Services?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2008, 08:49:33 PM »
If you haven't done so already, I'd start with Black Viper's safe settings for the services in Vista. Found here:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

If you're comfortable with it, you could even try the Tweaked or Bare Bones settings. BV has some important notes listed in regards to these settings, please read them to see if they apply to you. If you're not sure, Safe would be the best route for you to go.

Everyone's services needs are different, so there may be an area between Safe and Tweaked or Tweaked and Bare Bones that works best for you. Keep stepping it down and if things start to foul up, either go back to the previous "safer" settings or re-enable only the services that are needed.

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Re: Disable More Services?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2008, 09:02:30 PM »
That's actually what I went off of. I am unclear, even with the description on the side, on what the services that are enabled and running at the moment do so I am asking for assistance on it.

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Re: Disable More Services?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2008, 10:43:10 PM »
If your list is complete, then you already have more disabled than I do. But for reference you can look at:
http://bbs.blackviper.com/index.php/topic,476.0.html
but be aware there is an error in that list that is corrected later on. Security Accounts Manager is shown as disabled and without it I could not make any local network connections. You also show it as disabled, and I found that without it the Server and Computer Browser services would not start. Since network connections will not function, there are a number of other network related functions that can be disabled. Check the Dependencies Section of each of the properties to see how the functions are related. It boils down to a matter of trial and error. There is no "Cook Book" recipe for service requirements.

You also show your Event Log disabled. This is not a good idea, because without that you are essentially running blind. Mind you, with all those services disabled, it would probably fill up pretty quickly anyway.

The service that I found made the most difference in both speed and reliability was the Task Scheduler. It causes all sorts of things to happen in the background. You cannot disable the Task Scheduler from the Service Manager. You have to disable it in the registry (see http://bbs.blackviper.com/index.php/topic,628.0.html ). Again, there are negative aspects to disabling this. I just checked, and the Task Scheduler is dependent on the Event Log, so it also will not start. I get the feeling that you have already gone too far.

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Re: Disable More Services?
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2008, 09:31:19 AM »
I would put Windows Event Log back to Automatic.
Other then that, all looks well.

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Re: Disable More Services?
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2008, 06:16:06 PM »
I am a gamer, I spend very little time in Windows and a serious gamer formats every few months or so to just get the extra boost of speed from new drivers and what not. I am not really interested in ever really fixing a problem that I might have with Windows. It just isn't worth it for me to do when I can reinstall Windows and be up and running just like before, if not better, in 2-3 hours tops (with all of my games installed  :P).

I am just looking to stop all nonessential processes for the maximum performance.