Windows XP Processes

[speytone]

Can some one post up a list of process thats should be running in windows xp.

 

the bare minimum. im not sure what they are but when i open the task manager and view the list of processes...

 

svchost.exe

lsass.exe

 

etc

 

stuff like that.

 

its probably on the internet somewhere but i like it here better...

 

 

 

does that get me any bonus points.????

[YoKenny]

its probably on the internet somewhere but i like it here better...

Its way too much info to post here and BlackViper does such a great job of describing the processes which are really called Services:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

 

Do Not set the Services to the Power User settings as you will most likely have to do a Repair Install of WinXP as some of those services are really needed and sometimes hard to get them working properly due to a required Service that has has not been started previously.

[speytone]

wow thats more thne i bargfained for...

 

thanks.

excellent resource though!! thanks.

[CeeCee]

Can some one post up a list of process thats should be running in windows xp.

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe (most likely there's several svchost.exe processes running - it's normal)

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe

 

There also might be i.e. wmiprvse.exe running, which is normal.

 

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unsober: Don't, please don't copy & paste that long text here. Just put link to Web site.

[unsober]

How to Access Your Microsoft Services:

 

1. Click Start

2. Click Settings

3. Select Control Panel

4. Double click Administrative Tools

5. Double click Services

6. Scroll down and highlight the service you want to adjust

7. Right-click on it and choose Properties

8. Click the stop button.

9. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar.

 

 

Services to Disable:

 

1. Smart Card / Smart Card Helper - If you don't have a smart card system, you don't need this service. As smart cards have really never taken off... i doubt you need this. Kill it.

2. TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service - Unless you run NetBIOS on your system, you don't need this service. Kill it.

3. Uninterruptible Power Supply - Although I should have a UPS, I don't. If you don't, then disable this service.

4. Remote Registry service - This service allows one to remotely edit the registry through a network connection. If you are editing your registry remotely, then you are too jedi-ninja to be reading this guide. The rest of us should have this off for security reasons.

5. Error Reporting Service - A program crashes and microsoft wants to know about it. Give up your extra CPU cycles to help Gates polish his OS, or you can just disable it.

6. Wireless Zero Configuration - Unless you use wi-fi, you can safely stop this service. If you use wi-fi, this is actually a nice little service.

7. Alerter - This is so useless SP2 turns this off for you. For the rest of you folks, you should turn it off too.

8. Clipbook - This service allows you to cut and paste across your private network. Most programs that actually allow you to do this use their own ways for doing this.Useless.Stop it.

9. Computer Browser - If you are on a LAN, keep it enabled. If not, stop it. It allows you to see the other computers on your network.

10. FastUser Switching Compatibility - If you keep multiple users/logins on your current computer, you should leave this enabled. If you always log-in the same way as the same person, you should disable this.

11. Messenger Service - Kill it, kill it. We've been saying to kill this forever.

12. NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Service - If you don't use NetMeeting, you should stop this service.

13. Network DDE/Network DDE DSDM - DDE DSDM was an excellent idea by Microsoft that flopped. Disable both of these.

14. Remote Desktop Help Session Manager Service - I use remote desktop all the time. However, you should not have it enabled unless you use it.

15. Telnet Service - This allows you to use telnet to log into your system from a remote location. It's a security risk so don't keep it enabled unless you use it.SP2 disables it by default now.

 

- the above services are safe to disable. any other services might be needed by your system. only change them if you know what you're doing

- disabling unneeded services is always a very good idea when i did it, i freed up atleast 50MB memory..

[speytone]

How to Access Your Microsoft Services:

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Freakin awesome... disabling these..??? will it speed up my start up time. My laptop at home is a warthog when it starts up....

[CeeCee]

Freakin awesome... disabling these..??? will it speed up my start up time.

Yes it will.

[unsober]

CeeCee, are you a moderator?

just wondering, it seems like you feel you have power around here

 

by the way, my post wasn't even that long.

[CeeCee]

CeeCee, are you a moderator?

No i'm not, but it's totally unnecessary to copy & paste almost whole article. We can all click the link and read article from the original site.

[hazelnut]

speytone, my advice to you is do your research very carefully into each service, before you even consider disabling it.

 

Sometimes services depend on other services. It's very easy to get carried away with disabling things.

 

Your start up slowness can be caused by other things such as software conflicts.

 

Just how long does it take to startup? Which bit seems the slowest?

 

(Not against disabling services, but just want you to take care )

[CeeCee]

(Not against disabling services, but just want you to take care )

There's some services that you should (absolutely) disable security wise.

[speytone]

There's some services that you should (absolutely) disable security wise.

 

and these would be what???

 

i did a few and ive notcied a differene aslready.

 

What are these:

 

Volume shadow copy????

 

isnt that a vista thing... Im on XP Pro. this service is enabled ... but should it be?

 

Also what the hell is Windows Card Space?

[CeeCee]

and these would be what???

 

 

What are these:

 

Volume shadow copy????

You can disable those pesky ports/services with this utility: http://www.firewallleaktester.com/wwdc.htm

 

Most of the worms, in particular the most famous, use known vulnerabilities in Windows services which are enabled by default...Windows Worms Doors Cleaner allows you to close these services the worms rely on

 

Note: Do not close NetBIOS or you might lose your internet connection.

 

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I have read, that 'Volume shadow copy' has something to do with backup, but not quite sure about it.

[Anthony A]

Not too long ago I went through all my services and running processes one at a time. Researched each one before I decided to shut it off. I only shut off a few at a time off than used the computer for a few days to see if it had any unexpected negative results. When I felt everything was OK I shut a few more off and so on. When I was done I went from almost 60 processes to under 20 and the machines work fine with no loss of functionality.

 

In Task Manager those processes are not just services. Some of them will need to be stopped in from MSCONFIG/start tab. I killed many that way.