You should do a google search for windows, your OS, services "turn off"
You will get a number of web sites with explanations of every service,
what it does, and weather or not it is a good idea to turn it off.
I have an old PC, very little RAM, very old and slow CPU. But, by
ruthlessly turning off every service I didn't need, like print spoolers
and such, removing every possible program from startup, stripping out
every possible item from the Windows config, all keeping security in mind,
I was able to run that box for years beyond what all the recommended
parameters said I could run. IE, I was able to run later versions of JAWS
and Internet Explorer, even though there was only 384 meg of ram on the
box.
You do need to be very careful about what services and programs you shut
down though. Some of them are important to the proper functioning of the
system, or even for the security of your system.
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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