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- Disable Services at Command Line
- It would be nice to automate the process of disabling services at initial workstation configuration - perhaps through a .bat or .reg file. Does anyone know how to disable specific Windows services at the command line or through the Windows Registry? If not, what about the Windows Scripting Host?Use...
- Tags: Black-eyed Pea, Disable, Disable Services, Microsoft Windows, syntax, windows
- Q&A 2005-04-15
- IT Dojo: Five services you can turn off in Windows XP
- Running unnecessary Windows XP services can increase your vulnerability to exploits that might use those services as attack vectors. Disabling unnecessary services can be an important step in securing Windows XP. However, the typical Windows XP system has more than 80 services. Knowing which ones you can safely turn off...
- Tags: Information Technology, Service, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, it dojo, Strategy, Management, windows xp, bill detwiler, disable services, security
- Videos 2008-04-29
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- How do I... Disable services in Windows Vista?
- Recently, TechRepublic published a list of Vista services and identified which ones can safely be disabled. Now, the question becomes this: How do you actually disable services in Vista? If you know how to manage services in Windows XP or other versions of Windows, this tutorial won't add too...
- Tags: Vista
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- How do I... Disable services in Windows Vista?
- Recently, TechRepublic published a list of Vista services and identified which ones can safely be disabled. Now, the question becomes this: How do you actually disable services in Vista? Scott Lowe offers this step-by-step look at how you can work with the Services Control Panel applet to manage Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Scott Lowe, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Download resources 2007-06-05
- Tweak Windows Vista Services the right way
- What Vista service did you disable first?Are you planning on disabling Services in Windows Vista? Will you create and use a Vista Services Log Book spreadsheet.Have you disabled Services in Windows Vista? Which ones?RE: Tweak Windows Vista Services the right wayInteresting and I can see it but does it really...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tablets, Notebooks, Tweak Windows Vista Services, Microsoft Windows Vista, spreadsheet, tablet
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- Download: Disable and enable Windows XP services
- Knowing how to disable and enable Windows XP services can help you better secure your machine, troubleshooting Windows startup problems, and combat viruses or spyware. This 1:30 minutes video shows you how to use the Computer Management console to disable and enable Windows XP services.Download and watch the video:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-6040912.htmlJoin this...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Service, windows, windows xp, services, Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, video
- Discussion threads 2006-02-17
- Enable services through the Windows 2000 Professional registry
- Did you know that you can use the registry on your Windows 2000 Pro machine to enable and disable services? Learn how to use the Registry Editor to create your own defaults. Most of the time, you'll use the Services console in the Administrative Tools folder to enable...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce, registry, console, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Service, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2006-07-24
- How do I... Disable services in Windows Vista?
- Never Disable first, always set to Manual"Depending on what you need to do, disabling unnecessary services in Vista can help your system boot faster and run better."True, but if you're not very careful about which services you do disable therefore preventing Vista from being able to use you could have...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PrinceGaz, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-06-10
- Enable/Disable Services Without Admin Rights
- Hi, I like to ask how we can set restricted rights on a user but yet give user the rights to enable or disable certain services.Is this possible in Windows XP SP2?I understand that we are able to add users to multiple groups. (Eg. For user set as restricted to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, vivienw@...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-10
- Unable to stop or start any services
- Hi, I have a windows 2000 server. For some reason I'm unable to stop or start any services. When I do try the service screen freezes. I have to end task. Rebooting does not help. I even tried msconfig to disable services and this also freezes. There was one...
- Tags: kashmeir63@...
- Q&A 2005-08-08
- Microsoft beefs up the IIS Lockdown Wizard in release 2.1
- Any administrator who manages IIS Web servers must be diligent about security. Fortunately, Microsoft is assisting in the process of hardening IIS with the release of version 2.1 of the IIS Lockdown Tool.Microsoft has released an updated version of its popular IIS Lockdown Wizard, which secures Internet Information Services Web...
- Tags: Servers, Enterprise software, Groupware, Steven Warren MCSE, MCDBA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS Server, IIS Lockdown, IIS Lockdown Wizard, server
- Technical articles 2002-02-11
- Lock IT Down: Tighten server security by disabling Windows 2000 services
- For a long time now, Microsoft has recommended disabling any services that are not actively being used on Windows servers and workstations. The rationale behind this is that the more services that are running on a machine, the greater the chance that one or more of the services contain a...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, information technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, server
- Technical articles 2003-05-26
- Tech Tip: Troubleshoot Win2K login problems/Customize management consoles
- Learn how to troubleshoot login problems and customize management consoles. Windows 2000 Professional: Troubleshoot login problems Here's a problem you may occasionally run into: A Windows 2000 system boots normally and displays the login prompt,...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Console, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Management Console, Management Console, Service
- Technical articles 2004-08-02
- DOWNLOAD: Windows XP services that can be disabled
- DOWNLOAD: Windows XP services that can be disabledOne of the most effective ways to secure a Windows XP workstation is to turn off unnecessary services. This reference sheet lists each Windows XP SP 2 service, describes each service's function, specifies whether you can safely disable the service, and outlines the...
- Tags: Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, download, Hot Mail, Messenger, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Messenger, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Service Pack 2, windows, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- 10 services to turn off in MS Windows XP
- As I pointed out on 19 October, in point number four of the article 10 security tips for all general-purposes OSes, an important step in the process of securing your system is to shut down unnecessary services. As long as Microsoft Windows has been a network capable operating system,...
- Tags: Security, Window, Microsoft Corp., Service, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2007-11-07
- Speed shutdown of Windows XP Pro by disabling Terminal Services
- Don't get an option to start/stopOn my XP Pro machine 'Start, Stop, Pause, Resume' are greyed-out. I'm not sure if terminal services is running or not. It's set up for manual start.priviliges??Make sure you are logging on as an administrator, this will allow you to see the grayed out functions,...
- Tags: collinsb@..., terminal services, termservice, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Disabling rogue services that keep Windows 2000 from booting
- What happens if you install a new service on your Windows 2000 server and then see nothing but blue screens when the server boots? Don't begin reinstalling Windows 2000 yet. John Sheesley shows you how to disable offending services and devices.Windows 2000 is much more stable than any previous Microsoft...
- Tags: Operating systems, John Sheesley, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, server
- Technical articles 2001-04-24
- 10 things you should have already done to secure your laptop
- There are a lot of reasons to make sure that your laptop stays secure -- both from a physical perspective as well as a software/data perspective. From the physical side, laptop theft isn't generally considered a positive event -- at least from the victim's perspective. From the data side of...
- Tags: Software, TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Windows, Laptop Computer, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- Get IT Done: Tweak system performance with Terminal Services Configuration tool
- Tweaking Terminal Services to better meet your needsWindows 2000 Terminal Services usually runs flawlessly and requires practically no administration, so it’s easy to forget that you can make adjustments to it. But it's just as easy to make a few tweaks and get things running even better. To do this,...
- Tags: tool, Talainia Posey, Get IT Done, terminal services
- Technical articles 2001-11-15
- SolutionBase: Securing the Mac
- Protecting Mac OS X requires a well-thought strategy and careful execution. Although viruses pose much less of a threat to the Mac platform, organizations shouldn't forego protecting Mac systems with a quality antivirus application. Erik Eckel describes how to keep your Mac adequately protected.While requiring a slightly...
- Tags: Security, Firewall, Apple Macintosh, Administrator, System, User, Figure B Software Update, Erik Eckel, Mac
- Technical articles 2007-09-25
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