Windows XP Services Companion

[Bold_Fortune]

Windows XP Services Companion

Windows XP Services Companion is a companion to Slimming Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide PART 2: Disabled Services. Here I can shed more light on Windows XP Services that space restrictions will not allow in PART 2.

The settings below reflect my Services settings.

11 Services are set to Automatic:

Automatic Updates

Automatic Updates, the Windows Update Agent, enables the download and installation of Windows Updates.

Automatic Updates doesn't mean that you can't turn off the Automatic Updates feature in System Properties, because you prefer to manually choose and download Windows Updates from the Windows Update Web site. That you can do.

But, if the Automatic Updates Service is disabled, your computer will be unable to use either the Automatic Updates feature or the Windows Update Web site.

wuauserv.dll....(Windows Update AutoUpdate Service). <---(Main Service File)

DCOM Server Process Launcher

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is a Microsoft proprietary technology for software components distributed across several networked computers to communicate with each other. It extends Microsoft's COM, and provides the communication substrate under Microsoft's COM+ application server infrastructure. It has been deprecated in favor of Microsoft .NET.

DCOM Server Process Launcher provides launch functionality for DCOM services.

Note: Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) cannot start if the DCOM Process Launcher Service is disabled. PerfectDisk needs it too, so I personally can't disable DCOM on my system.

Most home users don't need DCOM; in that, most home users are operating stand-alone computers, and are not running any software that requires DCOM.

In addition to disabling DCOM in Services, I've seen this registry change suggested. It seems to make sense, since DCOM, in actuality, is OLE (Object Linking and Embedding).

Navigate in the Registry to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OLE

In the right pane, look for the string "EnableDCOM" and set the Value to N. (The default setting is Y).

DHCP Client

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client (DHCP Client) manages network configuration by registering and updating IP addresses and (DNS) names.

This is how your computer gets a Dynamic IP address so you can connect to the internet.

Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard.

Domain Name Server (DNS) is a system that stores information associated with domain names in a distributed database on networks, such as the Internet.

DHCP Client is required for Internet connectivity by most DSL and Cable connections.

DHCPCSVC.DLL....(DHCP Client Service). <---(Main Service File)

Event Log

The Event Log Service writes events sent by applications, services, and the operating system to log files. These reports contain diagnostic information in addition to errors specific to the source application, service, or component. They contain information that can sometimes be useful in diagnosing problems. These reports can be viewed through the Event Viewer.

If the Event Log Service is disabled, you will be unable to track events, which reduces your ability to diagnose problems with your system.

EVENTVWR.EXE....(Event Viewer Snapin Launcher). <---(Main Service File)

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface (IMAPI). If this service is stopped, your computer will be unable to record CDs--using Windows Media Player 10, that is.

I personally do use WMP10 to burn CDs. However, many people use other burning software that don't require the IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service.

Even when set to Automatic, this Service will stop by itself after use.

IMAPI.EXE.......(CD-Burning COM Service). <---(Main Service File)

Plug and Play

Plug and Play enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input.

With Plug and Play, a user can add or remove devices, without any intricate knowledge of computer hardware, and without being forced to manually configure hardware or the operating system.

A simple example, a user can plug in a USB keyboard and Plug and Play will detect the new device, find a driver for it and install it.

A more complicated example, a user can dock a portable computer and use the docking station's Ethernet card to connect to the network without changing the configuration. Later, the user can undock that same computer and use a modem to connect to the network - again without making any manual configuration changes.

PnP (Plug and Play) is not related to UPnP (Universal Plug and Play).

services.exe....(Services and Controller app). <---(Main Service File)

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

A remote procedure call (RPC) is initiated by the caller (client) sending a request message to a remote system (the server) to execute a certain procedure using parameters supplied. A result message is returned to the caller.

A parameter is a a set of values (or variables) which can be accepted by a subroutine.

A subroutine is a portion of code within a larger program, which performs a specific task.

RPC is a the paradigm (or pattern) for implementing the client/server model of distributed computing (the coordinated use of physically separated computers).

Client/Server is a network architecture which separates the client from the server.

Picture, if you will, the use of web pages on the internet. Your computer and web browser would be considered a client, and the computers, databases, and applications that make up a particular web page you are looking at could be considered the server.

When your web browser makes a request of a web site, the web site's server gathers all of the information required to display the information from its database, and assembles it onto the web page, and sends it back to your web browser for you to look at.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is vital to the operation of your system. Your system will not boot without.

RPCSS.DLL.......(Distributed COM Services). <---(Main Service File)

Shell Hardware Detection

AutoPlay is a computer operating system's ability to automatically take action upon a media disc when inserted into an optical drive.

Shell Hardware Detection allows you the option of selecting what action you wish taken with a type of file on a CD or DVD, (Music files, Pictures, Video files, a Music CD, or a DVD movie), when you place the disc into one of your optical drives.

When you disable Shell Hardware Detection, when checking the Properties of an optical drive, you won't have the AutoPlay tab available. (Where you would normally make these selections.)

When you disable Shell Hardware Detection and reboot, in "My Computer," you may not see your optical drives displayed as "DVD Drive" and/or "DVD-RW Drive." They will still be displayed, only now they might be displayed as simply "CD Drive."

Everything else will work fine with your optical drives. You just won't have the AutoPlay function if you disable Shell Hardware Detection.

shsvcs.dll......(Windows Shell Services Dll). <---(Main Service File)

Themes

Themes allows you to see and manage the default Windows XP theme that was designed especially for Windows XP.

You can even change its color scheme in Display Properties, under the Appearance tab. The Themes Service makes that option available to you.

Some minimalists discard this theme, as it can be a resource hog, and choose to go with the old, Classic-Style Theme -- that homely one you were using in Windows 98.

But I say, where's the fun in that? I got to look at this thing everyday.

If you are memory conscious, do not care either way -- or even just because you prefer the look of the old, Classic-Style Theme -- you can disable Themes. When you disable the Themes Service, the Classic-Style Theme will appear instantly for you.

UXTHEME.DLL.....(Microsoft UxTheme Library). <---(Main Service File)

User Profile Hive Cleanup

User Profile Hive Cleanup is a Service I installed to help me with faster shutdowns. It really works too.

The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the user profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is prevented from completely ending. This can result in problems when using Roaming User Profiles in a server environment or when using locked profiles as implemented through the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP.

On Windows 2000 you can benefit from this service if the application event log shows event id 1000 where the message text indicates that the profile is not unloading and that the error is "Access is denied". On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 either event ids 1517 and 1524 indicate the same profile unload problem.

To accomplish this the service monitors for logged off users that still have registry hives loaded. When that happens the service determines which application have handles opened to the hives and releases them. It logs the application name and what registry keys were left open. After this the system finishes unloading the profile.

The Main Service File is uphclean.exe (User Profile Hive Cleanup Service) located in C:\Program Files\UPHClean.

Windows Audio

Windows Audio is required if you wish to hear any audio at all. Unless your computer doesn't have a sound card installed...in which case, you're not going to be able to hear anything anyway. (A little joke there.)

AUDIOSRV.DLL...(Windows Audio Service). <---(Main Service File)

6 Services are set to Manual:

Acronis Scheduler2 Service

Not much I can tell you or you need to know about Acronis Scheduler2 Service, other than this service is installed by Acronis TrueImage and it is needed for the program to work.

The Main Service File is schedul2.exe (Acronis Scheduler 2) located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\Schedule2.

Background Intelligent Transfer

Background Intelligent Transfer (BITS) transfers data between clients and servers in the background using idle network bandwidth.

BITS is a file transfer service that transfers files in the foreground or background (default) between a client and a server.

Background transfers use only idle network bandwidth in order to preserve the user?s interactive experience with other network applications, such as Internet Explorer. BITSi> examines the network traffic, and uses only the idle portion of the network bandwidth. It regulates its use of bandwidth as users increase or decrease their use of the bandwidth. BITSi> suspends file transfers if the user logs off or the network connection is lost. When the user logs on and a network connection exists, it resumes the transfer from where it left off previously. The same is true for system reboots.If Background Intelligent Transfer is disabled, the Windows Automatic Update feature will not work. Neither will you be able to manually download Windows Updates from the Windows Update Web site.b> qmgr.dllb>........(Background Intelligent Transfer Service)<---(Main Service File)b>

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Terminal Services allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Termitermsrv.dllrmsrv.dll.....(Terminal Serv<---(Main Service File)ice File)

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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is an architecture in Windows XP that supports peer-to-peer Plug and Play functionality for networUPnP

UPnPPnP;t PnP (Plug and Play). UPnP is for connectivity to devices on networks. A UPnP device is external (not inside the computer case) and a part of the locupnphost.dllphost.dll.....(UPnP D<---Main Service Filevice File

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Volume Shadow Copy manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes. Volume Shadow Copy is used in conjunction with the MS Software Shadow Copy Provider service. Microsoft Backup uses theseVSSVC.EXEVSSVC.EXE.......(Microsoft? Volume Shadow Copy Service). Manages and implements a volume shadow copy for bac<---(Main Service File)vice File)

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It's all about setting up a WebDAV publishing directory on your server.

WebClient enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify Internet-based files.

WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) extends the HTTP/1.1 protocol to allow clients to publish, lock, and manage resourcesHyperText Transfer Protocolr Protocol (HTTP) is the primary method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web.)

You can disable the WebClient service as long as you do not have to modify or write files on Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDwebclnt.dllebclnt.dll.....(Web DAV <---(Main Service File)vice File)

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Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small offfwcfg.dll>fwcfg.dll.......(Windows Firewall Configura<---(Main Service File)vice File)

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Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras. It enables a user to interface (interact) with scanners and still-image digital cameras when you plug these devices into yowiaservc.dllaservc.dll....(Still Image Devi<---(Main Service File)vice File)

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I know you have been told that Windows Management Instrumentation is very important to the operation of your system. I have never found it so. Maybe it is necessary for a couple of Services; e.g. Security Center and Windows Firewall, (services a lot of us disable anyway). But for the overall performance of your system it isn't important at all.

Most people don't know what Windows Management Instrumentation is. Yet, you will see things like this all the time, whenever you see a list of Windows XP"If you want everything to go smoothly, don't disable it." it.&qu"If you don't want your computer to work, set this to DisableWindows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provides system management information.forWindows Management Instrumentation provides accessible information about applications and services, including management events those applications and services may generate. generate.

Now how vital does Some people will tell you that System Restore will not work without Windows Management Instrumentation.mentation. This is untrue. System Restore will not work without the "framedyn.dll" file that is in the When you go to disable WMI in Services, you will also be disabling Security Center and Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).ing (ICS). Windows will give you a popup message up telling you that.

The main Service File for Windows Management Instrwmisvc.dllwmisvc.dll located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem.

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Windows Time sets the computer clock. It maintains date and time synchronization on your computer.

Synchronization can occur only when your computer is connected to the Internet. Windows Time automatically sets your clock by contacting a server (Microsoft's server by default) on the Internet. After it is successful with its time and date synchronizing duties, it will not attempt to do it again for seven days.

If this service is stopped, Windows Date and Time Synchronization will be unaTask Scheduler Scheduler is disabled, Windows Date and Time Synchronization will be unavailable.

You may choose to set your clock manually. Place the service in Manual mode. Open Date and Time Properties, (either through the Control Panel, or by double clicking on the time displayed in the System Tray). Select the Internet Time tab, and put a check in the empty box next to "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server."ver." Then click Update Now.

When Windows Time Automatic Synchronization is unsuccessful, the Event Viewer will display Event Log error messages telling you it was unsW32TIME.DLL32TIME.DLL.....(Windows T<---(Main Service File)vice File)

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I wish I could say Wireless Zero Configuration means that we can finally get rid of all those wires under our desks. Alas, Wireless Zero Configuration provides automatic configuration for wireless netwWZCSVC.DLLWZCSVC.DLL......(Wireless Zero Configurat<---(Main Service File)vice File)

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WMI Performance Adapter Service provides performance library information from WMI HiPerf providers. As with Windows Management Instrumentation, this service all about system information retrieval. Only it makes that retrieval faster.

The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) high performance API (Application Program Interface) is a series of interfaces that increases the speed at which WMI client applications and scripts can obtain information from high performance WMI provPerformance Counter providerr provHigh-Performance Providere Provider (HiPerf provider) that provides raw counter data. The data is considered raw because it has been provided in an uncalculated form that must have formulas applied to be meaningful to users. (From here it gets really technical.)

The main Service File for WMI Performanwmiapsrv.exeiapsrv.exe (WMI Performance Adapter Service) located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem.

Edited May 30, 2006 by Bold_Fortune

[MiG-]

im a bit wary to disable so many networking services... would i be safe disabling the ones you have when i run this set-up:

Modem-->Wifi Router--> PC...

there is also a laptop, and that needs to be able 2 access shared files on my pc..

will it all still work tickety boo ?

Nice Guide BTW :D

[DigeratiPrime]

nice guide. most people are going to want Print Spooler enabled though.

[Bold_Fortune]

The settings below reflect my Services settings and should not be interpreted as recommendations.

One more time. LOL.

Just look at it as information.

[jimbo12141]

lol, yeh nice, learned something this morning lol

[mad_onion]

can i disable printer spooler if the pc only does network printing or is it still needed?

[Bold_Fortune]

can i disable printer spooler if the pc only does network printing or is it still needed?

Print Spooler

Print Spooler queues and manages print jobs locally and remotely. The print spooler is the heart of the Windows printing subsystem and controls all printing jobs.

[thunderbird_117]

Many more.

1.Services Guides - Elder Geek

2.Beemer

3.Black Viper Services Guide

[Zirus]

awesome.. now if only I had found this a week ago.

[Darkdashing]

cool ty

[MiG-]

if your on a network do not disable the network browser...

holy crap u cant do jack without that lol

[Bold_Fortune]

When playing with Services to see which is the best configuration for you, one of the biggest hassles can be, you start changes Service settings, and halfway through, you discover you changed something you shouldn't have. Something or other isn't working for you the way it's supposed to.

By now though, you're all confused. "Which change did I make?" "I forget what the default setting was for those Services I changed." or "Jeez, changing everything thing back the way it was is going to take so much time."

This will help. It's a registry file I created that will restore for you all your Services back to their default settings. ...Then you can start all over again setting things up, without the additional hassle of changing everything back manually.

Note: I don't have "System Restore" or third-party program registry entries included in the registry file. Whatever your present settings are for any of those will remain what they are right at this moment.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Default Services Settings
;
;Values To Set Services To Automatic, Manual or Disable
;
; 00000002 = Automatic
; 00000003 = Manual
; 00000004 = Disabled
;
;Application Layer Gateway Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ALG]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Application Management
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AppMgmt]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Automatic Updates
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Background Intelligence Transfer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Clipbook
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;COM+ Event System
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventSystem]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;COM+ System Application
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\COMSysApp]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Crytographic Services
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CryptSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;DCOM Server Process Launcher
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DcomLaunch]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;DHCP Client
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dhcp]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Distributed Link Tracking Client
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrkWks]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Distributed Transaction Coordinator
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSDTC]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;DNS Client
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Error Reporting Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ERSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Event Log
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Fast User Switching Compatibility
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Help and Support
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\helpsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;HTTP SSL
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTPFilter]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Human Interface Device Access
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HidServ]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Indexing Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CiSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;IPSEC Services
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Local Disk Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmserver]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Local Disk Manager Administrative Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmadmin]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SwPrv]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mnmsrvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Network Connections
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netman]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Network DDE
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDE]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;Network DDE DSDM
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDEdsdm]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;Network Location Awareness
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Nla]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Network Provisioning Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\xmlprov]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Performance Logs and Alerts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysmonLog]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Plug and Play
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Portable Media Serial Number Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmdmPmSN]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Print Spooler
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Protected Storage
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtectedStorage]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;QoS RSVP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RSVP]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasAuto]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Remote Access Connection Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RDSessMgr]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Removable Storage
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtmsSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Routing and Remote Access
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;Secondary Logon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Security Accounts Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SamSs]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Security Center
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Shell Hardware Detection
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ShellHWDetection]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Smart Card
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SCardSvr]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;SSDP Discovery Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SSDPSRV]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;System Event Notification
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SENS]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Task Scheduler
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LmHosts]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Telephony
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TapiSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Terminal Services
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Themes
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Themes]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Uninterruptible Power Supply
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Universal Plug and Play Device Host
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\upnphost]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Volume Shadow Copy
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;WebClient
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Windows Audio
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Windows Installer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIServer]
"Start"=dword:00000003

;Windows Management Instrumentation
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winmgmt]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Windows Time
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time]
"Start"=dword:00000002

:Windows User Mode Driver Framework
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\UMWdf]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;Wireless Zero Configuration
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WZCSVC]
"Start"=dword:00000002

;WMI Performance Adapter
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmiApSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000003

[Chode]

Of course, most of these services are already set to be disabled if they are not used, and only enable when they are used.

There is nothing to gain from playing with services except potentially crippling parts of your windows installation.

[Orange Battery]

I think this info is shared too much as great ways to speed up your pc, a few services show minor performance increase when switched off, the rest is just a pain for people who have to sort out problems such as not being able to print, use windows update, burn cd's etc. It just seems pointless.