recommended Services startup settings in admin tools

[cap77]

hi, i am running xp pro sp2, and was wondering what the latest experts'
view was on recommended Services settings. (in admin tools, services).
the default mode for most of these from xp seems to be automatic
startup, but there are some we know we shouldnt leave that way:
messenger, alerter, network DDE, etc. but i would greatly appreciate
someone's view on all of these...

black viper used to have a pretty good website on his recommended
settings, but i havent seen this around for a couple of years now. any
thoughts greatly appreciated.

specifically, am trying to figure out the best settings for

asp.net
webclient
netlogon

i have a LAN connection from a home computer, firewalled, etc that just
connects my laptop to the internet and that's it. there is no
networking or funky server connections other than a separate VPN
connection to my work's server, so that if I choose to log on using
that secure connection, i can access work email and a drive off of
their server.

i have to choose this VPN connection as a separate network connection
from my LAN, obviously, but i dont know what networking Services I need
to have for this type of access that I wouldnt have to have turned on
Automatic if I were just using a regular LAN connection for personal
use (ie terminal server, remote access, secondary logon)

***Would appreciate _specific_ suggestions to this VPN issue listed
above rather than just a link to a site that lists general settings.

thank you in advance for your help

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Service information.

The following Blackviper sites are down quite often.

http://www.blackviper.com/

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

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

The following Blackviper sites usually work.

http://web.archive.org/web/20041128094512/http://www.blackviper.com/

http://web.archive.org/web/20041128084144/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm#Services

http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/services.html

http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm

http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

[[This guide lists the default service configurations for Windows XP Service
Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 2. Services that have been added,
removed, or had the default settings changed are highlighted in bold text.]]
TweakHound - Windows XP Services Default Settings Guide
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/defserv.htm

[[Services
Microsoft pulled their services guide that I had linked to previously
because the information was outdated due to SP2. Even the default settings
for Services listed in Help & Support are still wrong. I've gotten these
settings by doing a fresh install of both XP Home and Pro and exporting the
Services configuration as a .csv file.]]
TweakHound's Super XP Tweaking Guide - Services
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks6.htm

Default settings for services
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../proddocs/en-us/sys_srv_default_settings.mspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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