Identify third-party services
On a properly running system, most Windows services run predictably. Third-party services are much more likely to run amok and use too much memory, CPU, or disk I/). To see a concise list of third-party services, open the System Configuration utility (Msconfig.exe), click the Services tab, and select the
checkbox circled at the bottom of this dialog box. As a diagnostic tool, you can temporarily disable a service by clearing its checkbox here and then restarting.
For a detailed discussion of when and how to manage services, see Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services
For a detailed discussion of when and how to manage services, see Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services
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- Show me one single documented instance where the Prefetch or Superfetch capability has been used as a source of transmitting viruses. In seven years of studying XP and two years with Vista, I have nev... (Read the rest)
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Spiritusindomit@... | 05/20/08
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It looks to me...
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Yes Disable Super \ Pre Fetch
pounder_arthur@... | 11/12/08
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Wrong
Ed Bott | 11/12/08
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Where did I say to disable Superfetch?
Ed Bott | 05/20/08
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RE: How to disable a service for good (Taming and Tweaking Windows Vista Se
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