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Running Windows With No Services
mattOzan writes "So how many of the almost 4 dozen default-enabled services does Windows XP really need in order to preserve basic functioning, like web surfing and running applications?
Zero, as it turns out.
Mark Russinovich at Sysinternals demonstrates that if certain steps are followed, Windows XP will still run with only two active processes: System and Csrss.exe. No Smss.exe, Winlogon.exe, Services.exe, Lsass.exe...
And, contrary to the expectations of various lead engineers at Microsoft, even Internet Explorer will still work under such conditions."
...I bet fewer services will mean less servicing, no?
Hmmm. Define "work"...
I disabled Themes and Windows Audio and now my productivity is near zero. Who could work without visual styles and music?!
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As long as we can get BSODs, windows basic funtionality is assured.
So wait a minute...
Are they saying that, even without all that crap that normally get started...it still crashes?
Or is that not what they mean when they say Windows works?
Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
For running games, if you really care about it, you can CTRL ALT DEL and close explorer.exe. Then, run the game from the 'run' menu in Task Manager.
You probby won't notice any speed difference.. But your penis will be larger.
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UNTRUE! I just tried his suggestion and it didn't work AT ALL!
As long as we can get BSODs, windows basic funtionality is assured.
In Windows Vista it's a Transparent Ice Blue Screen Of Death, and it's tabbed.
You're still hosed, but it looks nicer.
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Real men (like me, of course) just use sync from sysinternals and hit the power switch. Fastest Windows shutdown on the planet.
Does that include oil changes?
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This is great! Love the screenshots too, but WTF is that system idle process running at 99% !!!???!!! Jesus H that thing is a hog! Does anyone know how to kill it? I don't want to burn out my CPU...
Blarf.
Pfft.
Yes, but while I use both Linux and Windows, and am quite happy with both, I've never had Linux shut down on me unexpectedly either. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
Bah - if you don't mind downloading it, all software is free
Glonoinha the MebiByte Slayer
You will get a system with no networking or GUI and all your drives will be read only and a single root prompt (provided you told it you wanted one).
/.ers, I just had to even things out a bit. If you mod me down, I will come to your house and take away your children -- errr --- Linux boxen]
Sounds alot like Linux!
[with all the cheap shots taken at Windows by
Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit
You're the guy who tried to kill the kernel idle daemon, because it was eating 90% of his
CPU time.
I've actually discovered an even better solution, myself. With a little bit of toying around, I've effectively eliminated unexpected program crashes and virus attacks while still allowing all useful applications to run on my favorite operating system. See, I found this little button on my Dell case and pushed it. And then I took out my Powerbook.
because we don't allow IPX to cross the router...
...and communicate with the 21st century.
;^)
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
This is not news. In the 15 years I've been running Windows all I've ever had was poor service if any at all.
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In THAT case, I'd totally agree, but I doubt you meant something so lucid.
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