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How to disable a service for good

How to disable a service for good
The Stop button temporarily puts a service out of commission. But it's likely to restart the next time you start your system, unless you specifically disable it. Use the Disable choice on the Startup Type menu, shown here, to ensure that a service won't run at all. The Manual option keeps a service turned off but allows it to start if it's needed.

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)
Posted by: Ed Bott Posted on: 11/12/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Damnit ed....  Spiritusindomit@... | 05/20/08
It looks to me...  jbaviera@... | 05/20/08
Yes Disable Super \ Pre Fetch  pounder_arthur@... | 11/12/08
Wrong  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 11/12/08
Where did I say to disable Superfetch?  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
RE: How to disable a service for good (Taming and Tweaking Windows Vista Se  atari8bit@... | 05/20/08

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