Vista Services

> 1) Task Manager lists the services on the services tab in Vista.
>
> 2) Type services.msc in run box and using the list of services, click the
> service and you'll get a description of services.
>
> 3) There is a list here of the default services and a description>>click
> "default settings for services" in the left pane.
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true
>
> 4) To view service dependencies
> 1.
> Open Services.
>
> 2.
> In the details pane, right-click the service that you want to view
> dependencies for, and then click Properties.
>
> 3.
> Click the Dependencies tab.
>
> 4.
> To view services that are associated dependencies of the selected service,
> in the list on the Dependencies tab, click the plus sign next to the
> service.
>
> Many of the services but not all in Vista are the same as in XP, so in
> that context:
>
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/services.htm
>
> Also see the extremely helpful site:
> Black Viper's Service List
>
> http://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm
>
> Good luck,
>
> In Awe of all these MVP Sycophant Cheerleaders Here Willing to put
> lipstick on a lot of pigs for Redmond Swag
>
> "GeekUnit" <yeah.right@noreply.com> wrote in message
> news:%23azyzjzFHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Does anyone know where we can find good descriptions of the different
>> Vista services? I've always been a big fan of disabling everything I
>> don't need in the name of performance.
>>
>> - GeekUnit

>

> 1) Task Manager lists the services on the services tab in Vista.
>
> 2) Type services.msc in run box and using the list of services, click the
> service and you'll get a description of services.
>
> 3) There is a list here of the default services and a description>>click
> "default settings for services" in the left pane.
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true
>
> 4) To view service dependencies
> 1.
> Open Services.
>
> 2.
> In the details pane, right-click the service that you want to view
> dependencies for, and then click Properties.
>
> 3.
> Click the Dependencies tab.
>
> 4.
> To view services that are associated dependencies of the selected service,
> in the list on the Dependencies tab, click the plus sign next to the
> service.
>
> Many of the services but not all in Vista are the same as in XP, so in
> that context:
>
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/services.htm
>
> Also see the extremely helpful site:
> Black Viper's Service List
>
> http://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm
>
> Good luck,
>
> In Awe of all these MVP Sycophant Cheerleaders Here Willing to put
> lipstick on a lot of pigs for Redmond Swag
>
> "GeekUnit" <yeah.right@noreply.com> wrote in message
> news:%23azyzjzFHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Does anyone know where we can find good descriptions of the different
>> Vista services? I've always been a big fan of disabling everything I
>> don't need in the name of performance.
>>
>> - GeekUnit

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