cumminbk Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 i suggest you use hardware profiles to increase speed if you have specialized tasks you want to complete. on my system i have 5 profiles setupWorkstation: w/o LANWorkstation: w/ LANGame Mode: w/ LANGame Mode: w/o LANEmergency Hardware Only (like a custom "safe" mode)thoughts from others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfjkd Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 nice everthing here ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Thread CleanedLast warning everyone... more discussion like that and this topic gets closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 It sounds like "Services" are a big part of computer performance.I herd that Windows XP SP2 make windows slower, is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Some services when set to manual will start when requested, other wont. SO you have to start them manually.For example print spooler (needed for printing or virtualy printing like with some pdf apps) and cryptographic service (needed for windows update, installing wmp 10 and directx...), need to be started.Not entirely true. I have disabled Crytographic Services before, and when playing HL2DM on Steam or even on LAN only, I checked the services and Crypto was Manual and Started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prx984 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I would start out by downgrading to an older version of iTunes... I've had 7.0 installed since it came out and have had nothing but problems with it... Memory leaks, screwed up sound, skipping, etc...samemy friend and i had the exact same problem. we're both back on 6 now. plus 6 looked better imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumminbk Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Here are services i disable to create my Hardware Profiles when conducting certain tasks. I find this increases computer speed by a fair amount. You will noticed a performance increase ComputerMan if you do such configurations. My Workstation: w/ LAN profile allows me to use every feature i feel the average computer user would need. Any of the services disabled there should not effect "average" users.***Workstation: w/ LAN - (The following services are disabled for this profile)Alerter (SP2 Default = Disabled)Automatic UpdatesBackground Intelligent Transfer ServiceClipBook (SP2 Default = Disabled)Distributed Link Tracking ClientDistributed Transaction CoordinatorError Reporting Service Fast User Switching Compatibility Help and SupportHuman Interface Device Access Indexing ServiceIPSEC ServicesMessenger (SP2 Default = Disabled)Net LogonNetMeeting Remote Desktop SharingNetwork DDE (SP2 Default = Disabled)Network DDE DSDM (SP2 Default = Disabled)Network Location Awareness Network Provisioning Service NT LM Security Support ProviderPerformance Logs and Alerts Portable Media Serial Number Service Protected Storage Remote Desktop Help Session ManagerRemote Registry - Not in XP HOME.Routing and Remote Access (SP2 Default = Disabled)Secondary LogoSecurity Accounts Manager Security CenterSmart CardSSDP Discovery Service System Event NotificationSystem Restore ServiceTelnet (SP2 Default = Disabled) Not in XP HOMETerminal ServicesUninterruptible Power Supply WebClient Windows TimeWireless Zero ConfigurationWMI Performance Adapter***Workstation: w/o LAN - (The following are disabled in addition to those disabled in "Workstation: w/ LAN")Computer BrowserNetwork ConnectionsServerTCP/IP NetBIOS HelperWindows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)Workstation***Game Mode: w/ LAN - The following are disabled in addition to those disabled in "Workstation: w/ LAN")Cryptographic ServicesCOM+ Event SystemDNS ClientLogical Disk ManagerPrint SpoolerShell Hardware DetectionTask SchedulerThemes***Game Mode: w/o LAN - The following are disabled in addition to those disabled in "Game Mode: w/ LAN")Computer BrowserNetwork ConnectionsServerTCP/IP NetBIOS HelperWindows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)Workstation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGadAllah Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) Any thing related to services, take a look here, thanks for Kelsenellenelvia Edited September 25, 2006 by mgadallah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albator Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) @cumminbkI think you did a great job !It will great for people with doubt about tweaking@ComputermanIn my experience windows services pack 2 does make my computer a little slower.I dont use it. Edited September 25, 2006 by albator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 It sounds like "Services" are a big part of computer performance.I herd that Windows XP SP2 make windows slower, is this true?Not true at all, there are numerous patches and various improvements in SP2 that really improves the speed and performance of the OS.There's an amazing amount of stability and control in Windows XP SP2. The only blue screens I see are the SysInternals screensaver I have. A lot of people talk about disabling services (bad) or removing them with nLite (worst thing you can do to your OS). You should not mess with your services, ever. Leave them at the defaults. People whine about how they have all these services running, but when they're idle they take up no RAM or CPU. I'd love to quote the MSDN article, but I can't find it at the moment. The basic summary is that disabling a service that wasn't doing anything frees absolutely no resources.You should never disable the error reporting service. Error reporting allows the end-user to obtain information after "serious error" crash dumps (STOP errors/BSoDs). It also provides the user with feedback if an issue has already been resolved. Example: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894391I had submitted an error report about this crash one day, and got no response back. The problem kept happening, and on multiple computers, so a few days later, I submitted it again, but this time, error reporting took me to a page stating that the cause was unknown but it research was in progress. Four days later, I submitted it again, and it took me to a page with the patch and the error never happened again.There is going to be a program soon for techs to use that will reset the services to their proper values. It's a pain to have a customer complain about something they broke. Example: SSL and Windows Updates. These are dependent on the Automatic Updates (WUAUServ), Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), and Cryptographic Service (CryptSVC) along with numerous DLL files.Leave your services alone. People often blame the OS for breaking when a program doesn't work. But that's because of "tweakers" who disable needed services or remove them with nLite.Don't tweak, don't use nLite and don't remove or disable your services. Your computer will be in a lot better shape and your bill for tech support/repairs will be considerably less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jftuga Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 @cumminbkNice list of services per profile. I'll have to try some of these out. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albator Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) @TarunThe discussion was about tweaking, so what's your point ?And, we all know that tweaking is not for newbie who need help of advanced user to fix their pc. Edited September 26, 2006 by albator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 @TarunThe discussion was about tweaking, so what's your point ?And, we all know that tweaking is not for newbie who need help of advanced user to fix their pc.I think his point (and mine) is that many "tweaks" actually hurt performance more than they help. In many cases, using nLite to remove components breaks dependencies that you might not see until the future. Applying this tweak and that one might cause things to run slower than they should (the whole prefetch "tweak" for example).In the end, many tweaks might just cause more headaches than they're worth, since they might even end you up with a computer that won't boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Exactly Zxian, very well said. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albator Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) @TarunNot a single tweak or nlite removed section cause any problem in my xp system.I am using nlite since 3 years, and the only problem that I had was with a pdf creation program who use a virtual printer. I had to fix it by starting the printer spool.Sayinh that services take no ram or cpu is not true, did you look at my screenshot ?Dont tweak and you dont want to, but saying that removing services with nlite is :'(worst thing you can do to your OS)' is a terrible affirmation. Got tell that to Nuhi, I am sure he will loved to know that he is loosing his time with nlite. Edited September 26, 2006 by albator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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