[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
- From: Bil Green <magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Damon <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:14:21 -0800
Hi Damon,
Here the short list for XP and 2000
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DISABLE THESE SERVICES AS INDICATED:
Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser (necessary for networking)
Fast User Switching
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service (slows the hard drive down)
Messenger (disabled unless you use "Windows Messenger")
Net Logon (necessary for networking)
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 (necessary for networking)
SSDP Discovery Service ("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 (necessary for networking)
Bil
PC 1000
M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
http://magpulser.com
Mammoth Lakes, CA
760-924-1000
mailto:magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
D> Hey Bil.....tell them about ALL those crappy unused "services" in
D> hiding....you've talked about programs, now it's "services" -time.
D> Damon B
D> Telrad Electronics
D> Fort Wayne IN
D> ----- Original Message -----
D> From: "Bil Green" <magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
D> To: "Jim Myers" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
D> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:05 PM
D> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>> You still have many programs running needlessly, if they're not
>> disabled.
>>
>>
>> Bil
>>
>> PC 1000
>> M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
>> http://magpulser.com
>> Mammoth Lakes, CA
>> 760-924-1000
>>
>> mailto:magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> JM> I know how but I never shut my computer down unless I am forced to, it
>> JM> just runs and runs and runs, I just close it and it goes to sleep, or
>> JM> standby, then when I open it it's ready to go in just a couple of
>> JM> seconds. The battery never runs down except when I run it down on
>> JM> purpose to let it recharge. When on service calls I use it as a GPS
D> and
>> JM> for whatever internet access I need.
>>
>> JM> The Old Master Technician
>> JM> ********************************
>> JM> Since 1972 *
>> JM> Jim Myers *
>> JM> Telrad Electronics *
>> JM> Fort Wayne Indiana *
>> JM> ********************************
>>
>>
>> JM> Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
>> >> I think I do...but by going to msconfig and into the Start-Up
D> folder...I
>> >> don't always know what I can delete.
>> >> Certainly want my Norton AV running from the git-go.
>> >>
>> >> -Ed-
>> >> Tel-Tek Electronics
>> >> Ontario-Canada
>> >>
>> >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _____________________________
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Bil Green" <magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:22 PM
>> >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>Don't any of you guys know how to disable the programs that run
>> >>>when Windows starts?
>> >>>
>> >>>Bil
>> >>>
>> >>>PC 1000
>> >>>M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
>> >>>http://magpulser.com
>> >>>Mammoth Lakes, CA
>> >>>760-924-1000
>> >>>
>> >>>mailto:magpulser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> Jim;
>> >>>TTE> I found the same thing. Too obtrusive.
>> >>>TTE> Was always popping up and telling me things I could change things
D> for
>> >>>the
>> >>>TTE> better. Got tired of defragging my drive 3 times a day.
>> >>>TTE> But it is a good program to look at the inner workings, and sped
D> up
>> >>>my
>> >>>TTE> computer by about 50%.
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> Now I presume there are probably settings to tell it what to
D> monitor
>> >>>and not
>> >>>TTE> monitor....but I use Norton System Works, and found it may be a
>> >>>little
>> >>>TTE> redundant to use both.
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> I would suggest...try the program for the 30 day free trial, and
>> >>>decide for
>> >>>TTE> yourself.
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> -Ed-
>> >>>TTE> E. Gaidies
>> >>>TTE> Tel-Tek Electronics
>> >>>TTE> Ontario-Canada
>> >>>TTE> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>TTE> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>TTE> From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>TTE> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>TTE> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:43 AM
>> >>>TTE> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>>Damon, you can download a 30 day trial version of System Mechanic,
D> fully
>> >>>>>functional, use it to clean up your system, then uninstall it. I
>> >>>>>downloaded it and cleaned up my laptop and intended to purchase it
D> but I
>> >>>>>then found that it was constantly getting in the way, even when NOT
>> >>>>>running. It would not allow some programs to load and I was
D> constantly
>> >>>>>resarting the system to get things to work. Then I decided to
D> uninstall
>> >>>>>System Mechanic............smooth sailing after that. Shame to, it
>> >>>>>looked so good.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>The Old Master Technician
>> >>>>>********************************
>> >>>>>Since 1972 *
>> >>>>>Jim Myers *
>> >>>>>Telrad Electronics *
>> >>>>>Fort Wayne Indiana *
>> >>>>>********************************
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Damon wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>Same here Russ...No MS activation UNLESS I did a complete ReInstall
>> >>>>>>of
>> >>>>>>WinXP Or 98....
>> >>>>>>I wonder if there's a bug...and the moment he reactivates he gets
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> spybots
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>galore.....
>> >>>>>>ED??? Have you run your Spybot and Internet Security Software
>> >>>>>>recently??
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>I myself have one Consistant Problem that I know is
D> software....after
>> >>>>>>selecting Damon as the user I get all the crap loading in the
>> >>>>>>background....and then Windows Installer pops up.
>> >>>>>> It's looking for something and I thought it was HP Photo gallery
>> >>>>>>initially....well to make a long story short...I Spybotted this last
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> week
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>and the Damn Windows Installer STAYED for HOURS, and Slowed my
>> >>>>>>computer
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> to a
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>crawl (resource hog!)....So I had to RESTORE back to PRE-SPYBOT and
>> >>>>>>now
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> it's
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>just a mere nuisance instead of a crippler.......I'd like to find
D> that
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> one
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>spybot, RIP it out, then follow up with a nice clean "saved"Registry
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> that I
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>trust.
>> >>>>>>I'm think about trying the System Mechanic ($50) but there's another
>> >>>>>>one
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> for
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>$30 called Advanced System Optimizer.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>"TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award" Winner Advanced System Optimizer from
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> SysTweak.
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE>
>>
>>>>http://pc-system-utilities-software-review.toptenreviews.com/advanced-sys
D> tem
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>-optimizer-review.html
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>(darn it, it's so long I had to double-click, then when the "page
D> not
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> found"
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>came up I had to double click the website addy in the "page not
D> found"
>> >>>>>>again!)
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>Of course, you get what you paid for eh?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>Damon B
>> >>>>>>Telrad Electronics
>> >>>>>>Fort Wayne IN
>> >>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>> >>>>>>From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:22 PM
>> >>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>I think there's something fishy about that.
>> >>>>>>>I replaced the defective CD burner in my 3 1/2 yo HP Pavillion with
>> >>>>>>>the
>> >>>>>>>latest DVD burner last fall and have installed tons of programs and
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>printers
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>and photo scanners and all in one fax-scanner-printer. I have never
>> >>>>>>>had
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>any
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>MS activation notices when installing anything.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>Russ Hoyt
>> >>>>>>>Hoyt's TV
>> >>>>>>>Exeter, NH
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>> >>>>>>>From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:59 PM
>> >>>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>Ed, it sounds screwy to me. The MS activation is only for hardware
>> >>>>>>>>changes as far as I know.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>The only thing I can think of, is that Windows might not see your
D> DVD
>> >>>>>>>>burner as a burner, just a reader. Then when Nero is installed,
>> >>>>>>>>Windows
>> >>>>>>>>then sees the drive as a burner and thus the so called hardware
>> >>>>>>>>change.
>> >>>>>>>>One change though is not usually enough to call up the activation,
>> >>>>>>>>unless you have been making numerous other changes too. This is
D> far
>> >>>>>>>>fetched but thats all I can think of.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>Gary McCartney
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>McCartney Electronics
>> >>>>>>>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>> >>>>>>>>Est. 1984
>> >>>>>>>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>Hey Guys...here's a new one on me. I just finished installing
D> Nero
>> >>>>>>>>>on
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>my
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>computer. After the install a Microsoft message comes up after
D> the
>> >>>>>>>>>initial boot, that my software has changed significantly since I
>> >>>>>>>>>activated my XP. And tells me that it must be re-activated within
D> 3
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>days.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>So I went back with my GoBack program and restored the computer
>> >>>>>>>>>before
>> >>>>>>>>>the install of Nero...then stopped asking me to re-activate
D> Windows
>> >>>
>> >>>TTE> XP.
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>>>What gives....does Microsoft now want to check your computer each
>> >>>>>>>>>time
>> >>>>>>>>>you install a Non-Microsoft program????
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>Screw them. Although the Nero program belongs to me...I don't
D> think
>> >>>>>>>>>I
>> >>>>>>>>>should have to report to Microsoft on my software....am I right?
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>-Ed-
>> >>>>>>>>>E. Gaidies
>> >>>>>>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics
>> >>>>>>>>>Ontario-Canada
>> >>>>>>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>>>>>
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