Before you proceed, be sure you are confident & have an idea of what services you are disabling. Here is a list of the services that should NOT be disabled:

• Application Management
  
• Automatic Updates
  
• Crypkey License
  
• Cryptographic Services
  
• DHCP Cilent
  
• DNS Cilent
  
• Internet Connection Firewall (If you use Windows built in firewall)
  
• Network Connections
  
• Network DDE
  
• Network Location Awareness
  
• Norton Antivirus (Disable this, and let the crackers run free inside your PC)
  
• NT LM Support Security Provider
  
• Plug & Play
  
• Portable Media SN Service (if you listen to downloaded legal copyrighted music)
  
• Protected Storage (sheilds unauthorized access to PC)
  
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Services
  
• System Restore ( This provides you will a data backup)
  
• Telephony (if you use VOIP)
  
• True Vector Internet Monitor ( Software firewall)
  
• Windows Management Instrumentation
  

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by Maggs
last modified: 2003-07-04 10:38:17