Your using what opperatin system. You never want to remove services unless you look at that page about services someone posted here and have determined you don't need it. Startup items usually means things in the system tray you don't need, things in your startup group you don't need, then things in msconfig you don't need, then services. -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx