Underclocked
02-12-2000, 02:44 PM
Much of this is borrowed from another message board.
There are many services which Win2K loads that are very likely not needed by most users.
Here are some of the services you may be able to deactivate without trouble. I strongly advise you not try any of this on a system unless you can determine, non-destructively, that shutting them off won't disturb anything.
Alerter
Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts. This is not required on standalone workstations or networked systems where administrative alerts are not used.
Indexing Service
Used to index files on disk for faster searches. If this isn't a feature you don't use often, you can disable it.
IPSEC Policy Agent
Used only for IP-based security features, which is useful if you're doing things like VPN connections to or from the computer in question. If you're not using IP security, this can be turned off without problems.
Messenger
Sends and receives messages transmitted by administrators or by the Alerter service. If you turn off Alerter, you can turn off Messenger as well.
Remote Registry Service
This allows your system's Registry to be remotely edited by a trusted user. If this isn't something your see happening on your system, hit the OFF switch for this service.
Removable Storage Manager
I've covered the RSM in previous columns, and it's only useful if you're using removable storage (as the name would indicate). If you have no Zip, Jaz, optical disk or tape drives in your computer, you can disable this without trouble.
Spooler
This has nothing to do with sewing and everything to do with printing. The Spooler service manages print jobs and controls all access to the printers in your system, as well as connectivity to remote printers. If
you're doing no printing from your machine, you can disable this service, but be warned: some programs will attempt to use the Spooler to carry out some functions. You may want to disable it and test out the most commonly-used functions before you commit yourself to it.
Telephony
Governs TAPI support for programs that use it, such as terminal programs or programs that use IP-based voice connections. If you don't use a modem, you can turn this off without losing anything.
The amount of memory you free up by turning off unneeded services will vary a lot. Just be sure you are capable of turning back on what you turn off!
And my little addition: I also shutdown the computer browser and the server as my machine is not networked. You must also set the start setting to manual or disabled else 2000 will start the service up the next time you reboot
There are many services which Win2K loads that are very likely not needed by most users.
Here are some of the services you may be able to deactivate without trouble. I strongly advise you not try any of this on a system unless you can determine, non-destructively, that shutting them off won't disturb anything.
Alerter
Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts. This is not required on standalone workstations or networked systems where administrative alerts are not used.
Indexing Service
Used to index files on disk for faster searches. If this isn't a feature you don't use often, you can disable it.
IPSEC Policy Agent
Used only for IP-based security features, which is useful if you're doing things like VPN connections to or from the computer in question. If you're not using IP security, this can be turned off without problems.
Messenger
Sends and receives messages transmitted by administrators or by the Alerter service. If you turn off Alerter, you can turn off Messenger as well.
Remote Registry Service
This allows your system's Registry to be remotely edited by a trusted user. If this isn't something your see happening on your system, hit the OFF switch for this service.
Removable Storage Manager
I've covered the RSM in previous columns, and it's only useful if you're using removable storage (as the name would indicate). If you have no Zip, Jaz, optical disk or tape drives in your computer, you can disable this without trouble.
Spooler
This has nothing to do with sewing and everything to do with printing. The Spooler service manages print jobs and controls all access to the printers in your system, as well as connectivity to remote printers. If
you're doing no printing from your machine, you can disable this service, but be warned: some programs will attempt to use the Spooler to carry out some functions. You may want to disable it and test out the most commonly-used functions before you commit yourself to it.
Telephony
Governs TAPI support for programs that use it, such as terminal programs or programs that use IP-based voice connections. If you don't use a modem, you can turn this off without losing anything.
The amount of memory you free up by turning off unneeded services will vary a lot. Just be sure you are capable of turning back on what you turn off!
And my little addition: I also shutdown the computer browser and the server as my machine is not networked. You must also set the start setting to manual or disabled else 2000 will start the service up the next time you reboot