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Guide to Useless Services (Windows XP SP2)
Aalaap Ghag, Dec 30, 2005 1010 hrs ISTWhich default Windows XP SP2 services are not required and can be turned off for performance.
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Network Provisioning Service
"Manages XML configuration files on a domain basis for automatic network provisioning."
Not necessary for home and/or simple networks. Disable.
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."
There are other, more efficient ways of tracking performance of your machine(s) than using this service, if at all you need to do so. Most home users will never need it. Disable it.
Portable Media Serial Number Service
"Retrieves the serial number of any portable media player connected to this computer."
Unless you use some 100% Windows Media based/compatible ("PlaysForSure") portable audio/video device and Windows Media Player, this service is useless. iPod and regular flash based MP3 player users don't need it. Disable it.
QoS RSVP
"Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets."
This is an interesting concept to give more bandwidth to applications that request it, unfortunately, not many actually do this QoS thing, so it doesn't make sense to enable it. You can use cFos Speed for better bandwidth prioritization that actually works.
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
"Manages and controls Remote Assistance."
Remote Assistance should be avoided. Disable this service.
Remote Registry
"Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer."
We'll let you guess this one out...
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