'Basic' Services in XP

[gisot 0]

Is there an explanation of all the services that runs on XP,and what would be the damage if some of them are stopped? Basic explanations from XP are not enough for me

[Davros 0]

This is a list of the services I have disabled or set to manual in XP pro at home. Keep a list like this of the ones you modify so you can easily change them back if you run into trouble. If you are unsure about a service, change it from automatic to manual, then check later to see if it started or is trying to start.

 

***DISABLE***

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Automatic Updates

Remote Registry

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager

SSDP Discovery Service

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

 

***MANUAL***

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Help & Support

Messenger

Portable Media Serial Number

System Restore Service

Task Scheduler

Wireless Zero Configuration

[Thunder 0]

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm