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  • Thread starter Thread starter Greg
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Hi Greg,

If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the
following items, with no ill effect.

Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Fast User Switching
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down)
Messenger
Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain)
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
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

More information here: http://www.blackviper.com/
 
Greg said:
How do you know which services can be turned off ???
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There are some sites available on the Internet which can help you with
this, but in general you can find out by reading the descriptions for
the services.
If you fiddle around here do not make too many changes at one time so
that you can undo your work if something goes wrong.
 
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