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Comprehensive list of unnecessary services??

 
 
SethR
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      31st Dec 2007
Does anyone know of a list of unnecessary services that can be turned off
without harm--and speed up startup/opeation?

I already have done a TrueImage restore one time and do not want to go
through it again.

Thanks,

Seth
 
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OG
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      31st Dec 2007
"SethR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know of a list of unnecessary services that can be turned off
> without harm--and speed up startup/opeation?
>
> I already have done a TrueImage restore one time and do not want to go
> through it again.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Seth


"Unnecessary" depends entirely upon *your* particular needs.
Don't use Avast Anitivirus?
-- disable "avast! iAVS4 Control Service" and "avast! Antivirus"
Don't have speakers attached to your computer?
-- disable "Windows Audio"
Prefer to manually assign IRQs and resources at the BIOS level rather than
use Plug aNd Play?
-- disable " UPnP Device Host
And so forth.
Steve


 
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      1st Jan 2008

"SethR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know of a list of unnecessary services that can be turned off
> without harm--and speed up startup/opeation?
>
> I already have done a TrueImage restore one time and do not want to go
> through it again.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Seth


You may want to look at blackviper.com before you make any change. It gives
you an ideal of what is necessary for the O/S and what is not.
http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm
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U.S. Navy Retired

 
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Mick Murphy
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      1st Jan 2008
Why would you want to disable your Avast Anti-virus?

It uses the least resources of any anti-virus!!!

Take out norton, trend micro, McAfee.

You give BAD advice!

Do you want hime to screw his syatyem up!


"OG" wrote:

> "SethR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A05E49DE-8D11-4A06-AF68-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Does anyone know of a list of unnecessary services that can be turned off
> > without harm--and speed up startup/opeation?
> >
> > I already have done a TrueImage restore one time and do not want to go
> > through it again.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Seth

>
> "Unnecessary" depends entirely upon *your* particular needs.
> Don't use Avast Anitivirus?
> -- disable "avast! iAVS4 Control Service" and "avast! Antivirus"
> Don't have speakers attached to your computer?
> -- disable "Windows Audio"
> Prefer to manually assign IRQs and resources at the BIOS level rather than
> use Plug aNd Play?
> -- disable " UPnP Device Host
> And so forth.
> Steve
>
>
>

 
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OG
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      1st Jan 2008
If you "Don't use Avast Anitivirus", then its services, obviously, are not
needed.
Just as obviously, if you *DO* use Avast Anitivirus, then its services,
obviously, *are* needed.
You ,obviously, have poor reading comprehension skills.
Steve

"Mick Murphy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0E403228-0654-41AB-A27F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Why would you want to disable your Avast Anti-virus?
>
> It uses the least resources of any anti-virus!!!
>
> Take out norton, trend micro, McAfee.
>
> You give BAD advice!
>
> Do you want hime to screw his syatyem up!
>
>
> "OG" wrote:
>
>> "SethR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:A05E49DE-8D11-4A06-AF68-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Does anyone know of a list of unnecessary services that can be turned
>> > off
>> > without harm--and speed up startup/opeation?
>> >
>> > I already have done a TrueImage restore one time and do not want to go
>> > through it again.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Seth

>>
>> "Unnecessary" depends entirely upon *your* particular needs.
>> Don't use Avast Anitivirus?
>> -- disable "avast! iAVS4 Control Service" and "avast! Antivirus"
>> Don't have speakers attached to your computer?
>> -- disable "Windows Audio"
>> Prefer to manually assign IRQs and resources at the BIOS level rather
>> than
>> use Plug aNd Play?
>> -- disable " UPnP Device Host
>> And so forth.
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>


 
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David Morgan \(MAMS\)
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      1st Jan 2008

"OG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...

> If you "Don't use Avast Anitivirus", then its services, obviously, are not
> needed. Just as obviously, if you *DO* use Avast Anitivirus, then its services,
> obviously, *are* needed. You ,obviously, have poor reading comprehension
> skills.
> Steve


A long-since killfiled, know-it-all idiot who can't follow the discussion.

If you want to discuss anti-virus, then the best course of action is NONE.
Use safe surfing habits, employ proper personal maintenance on the PC,
do not open e-mail with attachments from which you don't preview the
source before opening. Anti-virus has become a huge scam resulting
in bloated, system-infesting, speed reducing, invasive, and somewhat
expensive software. AVG seems to be the least damaging AV offering.

If you want to discuss running background "services" which can be eliminated
in the VISTA OS, someone has to first compile the results of a serious study
on the issue. Vista doesn't want you turning *anything* off, no matter how
wasteful the drain on the system or how obnoxiously redundant they may be.






> "Mick Murphy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0E403228-0654-41AB-A27F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Why would you want to disable your Avast Anti-virus?
> >
> > It uses the least resources of any anti-virus!!!
> >
> > Take out norton, trend micro, McAfee.
> >
> > You give BAD advice!
> >
> > Do you want hime to screw his syatyem up!





> > "OG" wrote:
> >
> >> "SethR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:A05E49DE-8D11-4A06-AF68-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Does anyone know of a list of unnecessary services that can be turned
> >> > off
> >> > without harm--and speed up startup/opeation?
> >> >
> >> > I already have done a TrueImage restore one time and do not want to go
> >> > through it again.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Seth
> >>
> >> "Unnecessary" depends entirely upon *your* particular needs.
> >> Don't use Avast Anitivirus?
> >> -- disable "avast! iAVS4 Control Service" and "avast! Antivirus"
> >> Don't have speakers attached to your computer?
> >> -- disable "Windows Audio"
> >> Prefer to manually assign IRQs and resources at the BIOS level rather
> >> than
> >> use Plug aNd Play?
> >> -- disable " UPnP Device Host
> >> And so forth.
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>

>



 
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