y0nigt Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 (edited) what can I safely remove?I use pc for gaming, old and new games, use both ie7 and firefox to browse, use office 2007, use outlook express, use icq and msn messenger, foobar2000, winamp, media player classic as part of klite codec pack to play movies. want suppot for dsl/cable connections, maybe some home networking in the future(or to share with the preset with friends) no webserver here! no domain either! right now connect through the windows pppoe dialer.want full hardware suppot - mobile phone, joystick, cd writing, printing, camera's, scanners ect!want full software support...without sudden dependency problems...its a pain to do a reinstall or trying to reinstall a removed component...!i do use microsoft update without live updatesneed full functionality without any bloatware!I removed alot so far...here are the not so obvious stuff left i'm not so sure aboutplease help me make my install as small as possible while fully functional...-Applications-NT Backup-Drivers-SCSI/RAID - needed for daemon tools?-Hardware Support-AGP filters - do i need for something on pci-e?Battery - do i need it on desktop pc?Firewire (1394) Support Firewire Network supportFloppy Support Logical Disk ManagerMicrosoft Color Management (ICM)Modem SupportMulti-Processor SupportPCMCIAPorts (COM and LPT)Secure Digital host controllerSmart CardsSony Memory StickTeletext codecUSB Audio supportUSB EthernetUSB Video Capture devicesVideo CaptureWindows CE USB Host-Multimedia-ActiveX for streaming videoWindows Media Player - remove this one if i integrated ver 11?Windows Media Player 6.4-Network-Active Directory ServicesConnection ManagerMAC BridgeMap Network Drives/Network Places WizardNetwork Setup WizardSynchronization ManagerTAPI Application SupportTCP/IP Version 6Web Folders - needed for uploading services like rapidshare and other hosting and such?-Operating System Options-16-bit supportApplication compatibility patchAuditing Resource DllsExtensible Storage Engine (Esent97)File System EncryptionFile System Filter ManagerFormat drive supportGroup Policy Management ConsoleInput Method EditorInternet Explorer CoreJet Database EngineLocal Security SettingsLogon NotificationsMDACMS XML 2.0Shell Media HandlerVisual Basic 5 runtimeVisual Basic 6 runtimeVisual Basic Scripting supportWeb View-Services-AlerterApplication Layer GatewayBeep DriverCOM+Distributed Link Tracking ClientDistributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)DNS ClientError ReportingEvent LogExtensible Authentication Protocol ServiceFax ServiceHealth Key and Certificate Management ServiceHTTP SSLIMAPI CD-Burning COM ServiceInternet Authentication (IAS)Kerberos Key Distribution CenterMessage Queuing (MSMQ)MessengerNet LogonNetwork Access Protection (NAP)Network DDENetwork Location Awareness (NLA)Network ProvisioningPerformance Logs and AlertsProtected StorageQoS RSVPQuality of Service (QoS)Removable StorageRoute Listening ServiceRPC LocatorSecondary LogonService Advertising ProtocolShell ServicesSNMPSystem Event Notification (SENS)System MonitorSystem Restore ServiceTask SchedulerTCP/IP NetBIOS HelperTerminal ServicesText Services FrameworkUniversal Plug and Play Device HostVolume Shadow CopyWebClientWindows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)Windows Management InstrumentationWindows TimeWired AutoConfigWireless Configuration Edited June 10, 2008 by y0nigt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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