Okay, so, something similar to a Safe Mode boot, only I want to include more
modules, services, etc.
I want to know if there's any way to create a customizable selectable (on
the boot screen) sequence that would load just the essentials for a DirectX
9.0c based game and networking for online play and instant messaging and
that's it. It should not automaticall load the extra programs that usually
boot on startup. I think that's as explicit as I can get it for now...

Always worth remembering that services can be started with NET START commands.

Thus you could achieve most of this by creating a barebones standard setup
with most services on manual, then using a batch-file to start additional
services for a full system. Or, you could do the reverse and use a
batch-file to stop unnneded services when a pared-down setup is needed.

For info about which services are/aren't needed, see
http://www.theeldergeek.com

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Or, he could create a separate partition with its own version of XP and specific
startup stuff - but I think this would require an additional XP license.

Ian wrote:

> Always worth remembering that services can be started with NET START commands.
>
> Thus you could achieve most of this by creating a barebones standard setup
> with most services on manual, then using a batch-file to start additional
> services for a full system. Or, you could do the reverse and use a
> batch-file to stop unnneded services when a pared-down setup is needed.
>
> For info about which services are/aren't needed, see
> http://www.theeldergeek.com
>
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