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Unwanted Services To

disable unneeded startup

services for a safer, faster

XP, use the “Services”

Admin Tool (Control Panel

> Administrative Tools >

Services). If you are a single

user of a non-networked

machine, you can disable

the following items, with no

ill effect. Alerter Clipbook

Computer Browser Fast

User Switching Human

Interface Access Devices

Indexing Service (Slows the

hard drive down)

Messenger Net Logon

(unnecessary unless

networked on a Domain)

Netmeeting Remote

Desktop Sharing (disabled

for extra security) Remote

Desktop Help Session

Manager (disabled for extra

security) Remote Procedure

Call Locator Remote

Registry (disabled for extra

security) Routing & Remote

Access (disabled for extra

security) Server SSDP

Discovery Service (this is

for the utterly pointless

“Universal P’n'P”, & leaves

TCP Port 5000 wide open)

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Telnet (disabled for extra

security) Universal Plug and

Play Device Host Upload

Manager Windows Time

Wireless Zero Configuration

(for wireless networks)

Workstation