I had been reading Shawn's tutorial regarding improving computer
performance. I have downloaded a few for later use. I have one question
to ask. About suggestion #12 : remove unused windows features. When I
looked at the list to check/uncheck, I didn't have a clue which is
which. Can Shawn or anyone give me a list of what I need and don't need?
My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2GB Ram, 120 GB hard drive, dual
layer 8x dvd burner, Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop. I am not using it for
business, and I am not a writer.


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davidjchuang;648323 Wrote:
I had been reading Shawn's tutorial regarding improving computer
performance. I have downloaded a few for later use. I have one question
to ask. About suggestion #12 : remove unused windows features. When I
looked at the list to check/uncheck, I didn't have a clue which is
which. Can Shawn or anyone give me a list of what I need and don't need?
My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2GB Ram, 120 GB hard drive, dual
layer 8x dvd burner, Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop. I am not using it for
business, and I am not a writer.

Shawn has written an excellent tutorial on speeding up Vista. There is
a companion guide that you can download for free (PDF format), which may
clarify some of the what is ok to turn off, what's better to leave
turned on, as far as services and start up programs. You can get the
guide he 'TweakGuides.com - The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion'
(http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html)

I hope this helps.


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IMO, the absolute best guide to XP & Vista services which can be
disabled is he 'Black Viper's Web Site' (http://www.blackviper.com/)

Thank you, Shawn. That's exactly what I need. No more Tweek and Viper
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Thank you, Shawn. That's exactly what I need. No more Tweek and Viper
!!!


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Brink;648434 Wrote:
Hi Davidjchuang,

If you let the mouse pointer hover over the listed Windows Features,
you will get a brief desciption of what they are for. For a more
detailed description of them, scroll down a bit he

'Windows Vista Feature Guide'
(http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial134.html)

Hope this helps,
Shawn

davidjchuang;648479 Wrote:
Thank you, Shawn. That's exactly what I need. No more Tweek and Viper
!!!

Your welcome Davidjchaung.

Shawn


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davidjchuang;648432 Wrote:
.joe and Ncgenek, you guys are way over my head. I asked what I thought
a not-so-complicated question, I ended up downloading a novel of War And
Peace. Tweak guide or Black Viper, they are too much for me, not to
mention I don't have formal training in computer science. I do thank you
for your help, just that this old dog been out of College for 25 yrs,
too dumb to learn new tricks.
Whoa! Nobody here intends to confuse either you or the issue. My
reference to the Black Viper site was only intended to depict it as an
excellent guide to Windows services (background processes). If not
needed or ever utilized, some can be completely disabled or converted to
"Manuel" rather than "Automatic" startup thereby (if only slightly)
speeding your system. One fine example is the Windows Fax System (not
present in Vista Basic or Vista Home Premium) which very few utilize or
even know exists. Start your learning process by going to the "Run" box
and typing "services.msc" (less the quotation markers) and clicking "OK"
to see a list of the services on your system and their status THEN go to
the Black Viper site to view his explaination and recommendations.
IMO, most human beings never reach the "too old" (I just reached my
75th birthday) OR "too dumb" to learn stage. If and when you reach that
stage of life, you should avoid computers since changes to hardware and
software never come to an end. You will never learn everything you need
to know.
Gene K


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ncgenek

Hi, Gene.

IMO, most human beings never reach the "too old" (I just reached my
75th birthday) OR "too dumb" to learn stage. If and when you reach that
stage of life, you should avoid computers since changes to hardware and
software never come to an end. You will never learn everything you need
to know.

I'm just chiming in to say "Amen" to this. But, then, I'm only 72. And a
half. ;)

But I empathize with David. That list of Services (over 150 on my Vista
Ultimate x64 system) is intimidating! And the names don't mean nearly as
much to me - even after 30 years of personal computing, starting with the
TRS-80 - as they must mean to Black Viper and you and other experts. I'm
sure that I could understand them if I invest enough time, but that will
have to wait until I get into the mood.

Actually, since I got this new hardware rig and Vista RTM over a year ago,
I've seldom felt the need for more speed. ;)

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"ncgenek" wrote in message
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davidjchuang;648432 Wrote:
.joe and Ncgenek, you guys are way over my head. I asked what I thought
a not-so-complicated question, I ended up downloading a novel of War And
Peace. Tweak guide or Black Viper, they are too much for me, not to
mention I don't have formal training in computer science. I do thank you
for your help, just that this old dog been out of College for 25 yrs,
too dumb to learn new tricks.
Whoa! Nobody here intends to confuse either you or the issue. My
reference to the Black Viper site was only intended to depict it as an
excellent guide to Windows services (background processes). If not
needed or ever utilized, some can be completely disabled or converted to
"Manuel" rather than "Automatic" startup thereby (if only slightly)
speeding your system. One fine example is the Windows Fax System (not
present in Vista Basic or Vista Home Premium) which very few utilize or
even know exists. Start your learning process by going to the "Run" box
and typing "services.msc" (less the quotation markers) and clicking "OK"
to see a list of the services on your system and their status THEN go to
the Black Viper site to view his explaination and recommendations.
IMO, most human beings never reach the "too old" (I just reached my
75th birthday) OR "too dumb" to learn stage. If and when you reach that
stage of life, you should avoid computers since changes to hardware and
software never come to an end. You will never learn everything you need
to know.
Gene K


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ncgenek

RC,
I appreciate your comments; however, anyone referring to me as an
expert requires a lengthy stretch of my imagination.
My reference to the Black Viper site was simply to point out that the
things running in your operating system background consume system
resources. In Windows XP, EVERY single service existing was turned on
automatically whether needed or not. In Vista, they do set some as
either disabled or manual. Using the Black Viper site recommendations, I
did find a few unneeded I could either disable or set to manual on my
computer. Charles Sparks (Black Viper) runs a great site.
Another great site (IMO) is he 'AnswersThatWork - PC Tuning &
Troubleshooting, HelpDesk, Computer Tips & Solutions'
(http://answersthatwork.com/) which defines many of the processes which
also run in the background in Windows. The site is designed (I think) to
sell "The Ultimate Troubleshooter"; however, you can scroll down and
click the appropriate alphabetic character to view information about
many of them.
A great free program I feel every Windows user should have available is
the "CCleaner" ('CCleaner - Home' (http://www.ccleaner.com/)) which rids
your system of that multitude of temporary files which accumulate
constantly in Windows.
RC, I realize that you most likely already know all the above. I
include it here since it may help others and I failed to include in
other threads.
Gene


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ncgenek

One suggestion in improving performance is to delete some Windows Vista
extras such as removing TabletPC options.


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kanehi