Re: svchost.exe makes Winamp skip
From: Ramesh [MVP] (sramesh2k_at_REMOV_NOSPAM.hotmail.com)
Date: 02/29/04
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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 02:14:19 +0530
Jon,
>From a previous post by Kelly:
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To disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the "Services" Admin Tool (Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services).
If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the following items, with no ill effect.
Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Fast User Switching
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down)
Messenger
Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain)
Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
Remote Procedure Call Locator
Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
Server
SSDP Discovery Service ("Universal P'n'P", & leaves TCP Port 5000 wide open)
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Telnet (disabled for extra security)
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Upload Manager
Windows Time
Wireless Zero Configuration (for wireless networks)
Workstation
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-- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k "Jon" <vchip00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:185b01c3fed8$8f784200$a601280a@phx.gbl... Which Windows servcies can I consider unwanted? I don't know what any of them do, so I don't know which I can just close without causing any problems. Also, I don't know how to stop the unwanted Windows services permenantly so I don't have to force quit them in the task manager every time the computer boots up. Suggestions? Thanks. >-----Original Message----- >Jon, > >Stop unwanted Windows Services and free-up the memory. > >Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP: >http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/svchost.htm > >-- >Ramesh - Microsoft MVP >www.mvps.org/sramesh2k >---------------------------------------- >Free Online Virus Scanners and Security Tests: >http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm >---------------------------------------- > > >"Jon" <vchip00@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3da301c3fe72$a5411aa0$a501280a@phx.gbl... >When I boot up and try to play songs in Winamp, they will >skip every 30 seconds or so and I will see a quick spike >in the memory usage for one of the svchost.exe's running >in my task manager. I can always differentiate this >svchost.exe from the others because this one takes up >about 20mb of memory usually. When I force quit the >svchost.exe, my music will play skip free permenantly SO >LONG as I don't close Winamp. If I do close it and then >re-open it and try to play, I just get an error message >saying I have a bad DirectSound driver, and nothing >plays. The same thing seems to happen with the audio of >files in all my other media players as well (video is >unaffected, I just won't hear any sound on it when >playing). > >Anyone know the cause of this and how I can go about >fixing it? Thanks. >. >
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