XP Services
* Error Reporting Service. Allows error reporting for services and applications running in non-standard environments.
* Event Log: Enables event log messages issued by Windows-based programs and components to be viewed in Event Viewer.
* Fast User Switching Compatibility: Provides management for applications that require assistance in a multiple user environment.
* Help and Support: Enables Help and Support Center to run on this computer.
* Human Interface Device Access: Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices.
* IIS Admin: This service should only be enabled if you run the personal version of IIS on Windows XP
* IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service: Manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface (IMAPI).
* Indexing Service: Indexes contents & properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.
* Infrared Monitor: This service should only be disabled if you do not have an IR port on your computer, or if you do not use IR communications.
* Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS): Provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network.
* IPSEC Services: Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver.
* Logical Disk Manager: Detects and monitors new hard disk drives and sends disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service for configuration.
* Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service: Configures hard disk drives and volumes.
* McAfee Firewall: This service is only for those that use McAfee Firewall software.
* McShield: McAfee on Access Scanner.
* Messenger: Transmits netsend and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This service is not related to Windows Messenger.
* MS Software Shadow Copy Provider: Manages software-based volume shadow copies taken by the Volume Shadow Copy service.
* NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing: Enables an authorized user to access this computer remotely by using NetMeeting over a corporate intranet.
* Network Connections: Manages objects in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder, in which you can view both local area network and remote connections.
* Network DDE: Provides network transport and security for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers.
* Network DDE DSDM: Manages Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) network shares.
* Network Location Awareness (NLA): Collects and stores network configuration and location information, and notifies applications when this information changes.
* NVIDIA Driver Helper Service: If you use a NVIDIA graphics card with Detonator drivers you will have this service.
* Performance Logs and Alerts: Collects performance data from local or remote computers based on preconfigured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert.
* Plug and Play: Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input.
* Portable Media Serial Number: Retrieves the serial number of any portable music player connected to your computer.
* Print Spooler: Loads files to memory for later printing.
* Protected Storage: Provides protected storage for sensitive data, such as private keys, to prevent access by unauthorized services, processes, or users.
* QoS RSVP: Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets.
* Remote Access Auto Connection Manager: Creates a connection to a remote network whenever a program references a remote DNS or NetBIOS name or address.
* Remote Access Connection Manager: Creates a network connection.
* Remote Desktop Help Session Manager: Manages and controls Remote Assistance.
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DO NOT DISABLE TASK SCHEDULER.
On systems prior to XP the Task Scheduler was only a convenience for users and could be safely disabled. This is no longer true. Disabling this service on XP or Vista will have serious consequences, although this will not be immediately obvious.
These systems schedule a number of system maintenance tasks to run every 3 days. Without the Task Scheduler these will not run. More importantly, Windows will be unable to add to, update, or delete files in the prefetch folder. Prefetch will be effectively crippled, leading to impaired boot and application launch times. Over time this may become severe.
Users must be very careful when disabling services. Microsoft documentation is not complete, many services do more than stated. Months after disabling service a new application or device may not work properly. A user will not likely connect this failure with a disabled service. In any event the benefits of disabling services is highly overrated.
Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA