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To manage services, use this console

To manage services, use this console
Msconfig provides a quick-and-dirty troubleshooting tool, but for long-term management, you'll want to use the Services console (Services.msc). Click the Status heading (1) to sort all the running (Started) processes into a group. Use the command buttons (2) to start, stop, pause, or restart a service. For quick testing, use the Stop and Restart links (3) in the sidebar, where you'll also find descriptions of the selected service.

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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Where did I say to disable Superfetch?  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
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