Slimy Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Alright guys, I have made a fairly big update, but keep in mind the list is nowhere close to being done. Feedback is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
performance Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I have a slight problem. After disabling a few things, whenever i try to start control panel the window comes up but nothing happens. Anyone know which serivce might have affected this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Ultimate Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I have a slight problem. After disabling a few things, whenever i try to start control panel the window comes up but nothing happens. Anyone know which serivce might have affected this? Yes, just the same thing happened to me. After trying out some services, I found the one responsible for it: Software Licensing If you stop that one and set it to Manual, then the Control Panel won't work anymore, including all stuff associated with it (e.g. Display Properties - changing resolutions, wallpaper, themes etc.). Once I started it and set it back to Automatic, the Control Panel worked normally again. The first post should be edited to reflect that stopping the "Software Licensing" service breaks the Control Panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 ^ Done :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphitemonster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hey guys, after a bit of fiddling, I ended up creating a batch file that disables the "Software Licensing" service on startup but keeps other things running such as Control Panel and Flip3D which usually require the service to be active. I have yet to see anything that fails to run with this small tweak other than Windows Activation (and I can only assume Windows Update will need it fully active as well; I haven't tested yet as I don't use Windows Update until I decide to run it). So, to those who are interested. It's very simple. It starts the service, waits 10 seconds (the service needs to perform a task before you close it), and then stops the service. The service is set to manual. @echo off sc start slsvc CHOICE /C YN /N /T 10 /D Y sc stop slsvc You can stick it in your startup folder if you want. You can name the file whatever you want as long as it has the extension .bat or .cmd Now, the downside to this is that you'll see a command window on startup. There's an easy way around that if anyone is interested. I look forward to reading more on all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grope for Luna Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 You can put a shortcut to the bat file in Startup Items and set it to minimized. Or make a scheduled task and run it as another user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphitemonster Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Cool. :) I just currently use Cmdow (placed in the System32 folder), create a shortcut, and the window runs hidden out of view completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»X« Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Any noticable system improvements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphitemonster Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Nah, it's just one service. But it's one step closer to minimizing the amount of services running, so I thought I'd just try to add a tiny contribution to the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»X« Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I meant for the entire thread. Great thread btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_rose Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 (edited) Hi guys:) Can someone help me a little..what service is responsible for the backup and restore program? i get an error when trying to start a backup, and it worked before disabling the services provided in this guide..please help me.. :) Here's a pic of the error i get. http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/858/bugbh7.jpg Edited November 14, 2006 by andy_rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolo Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 great thread im book marking it, also im just going to stick with the home version as there is no point of running anything more than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_rose Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 nevermind my last post, i figured it out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 nevermind my last post, i figured it out :) Well please tell! How am I supposed to update the first post if I don't know what service caused the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Ultimate Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I've made a screenshot of all the services and how I've set them - fully tested, works fine for me! :cool: The list is sorted by startup type - the first group is "Automatic", the second is "Disabled" and the third is "Manual". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_rose Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Well please tell! How am I supposed to update the first post if I don't know what service caused the problem? I accidentally disabled the COM+ Event System service :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 ^ Added. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 How about a thread title change to just "Vista - Disabling Services Guide" I think that would be a good idea, because this should work for RTM as well. I'll jump on my iMac and test it tomorrow with my copy of RC2 hopefully and tell u what i find with services too. Good work champ, keep it up! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 ^ When I get on RTM I will make a new thread, but I'd like to keep this one going for as long as possible to add as much as I can before I make a new thread ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I meant renaming the thread, as this information should pertain to the RTM release as well, but it's cool if ur happy as is :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Gavin Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I followed this list, and now i cannot load up the control panel :crazy: Which of these services do I need to re-start in order to get this to work. Having to go through the whole list will be pretty time consuming, so if anyone knows which service I need to enable I would be greatful. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_rose Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I followed this list, and now i cannot load up the control pane:crazy:zy: Which of these services do I need to re-start in order to get this to work. Having to go through the whole list will be pretty time consuming, so if anyone knows which service I need to enable I would be greatful. Thanks Software Licensing I would guess ma:) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EotT Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Software Licensing I would guess mate :) you have to re-enable readyboost :) . I had the same problem. It sound weird , but it works ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero Ultimate Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 you have to re-enable readyboost :) . I had the same problem. It sound weird , but it works ! Readyboost doesn't work without Software Licensing either, just like the Control Panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 19, 2006 Author Share Posted November 19, 2006 I upgraded to Vista RTM yesterday. With the upgrade comes the thread for disabling services in RTM. Thank you for all your contributions guys, please use the thread in the Windows Vista Basic to Ultimate Support forum. I still need your comments and suggestions though, keep them coming here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=513758 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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