to speed windows xp what services i can turn off

hello all to speed it up i like to know what services i can turn off so they will not run in the background and slow down the pc . like firewall ... i only need my any virus and wifi connection ( i hope ..)

 

here's what I have that's still set to automatic..

DCOM Server Process Launcher
DHCP Client
Event Log
Plug and Play
Print Spooler (You can disable this if you don't plan to print anything. I actually have this disabled but I have a batch file to enable it whenever i need to print something)
Remote Procedure Call
Shell Hardware Detection
Themes
Windows Audio
Windows Installer (I guess if you won't be installing anything this, you can disable this too)
Windows Management Instrumentation
Wireless Zero Configuration
Workstation

Seems to run fine with a config like this. Maybe one or two in that list can be disabled.

 

any more tips to speed things up ?
Thanks

 

Disable everything you don't need. Depending on what you need, you have to keep the services you need running.

Disabling services doesn't really give you a lot of performance boost. Defragging and optimizing the hdd will give you much more performance improvements.

 

Get rid of Norton or MCafee anti virus and run the free Avast verson.
Much less obrusive.

 

this is what i done , i removed the anti virus and install avast
about the hd optimization ? what i need to do ?

 

Put your OS and frequently used file on the edge of the disk and optimize the boot sequence. If you're not worried about getting virus, uninstall avast, it's such a resource hog. Even the much better norton corporate antivirus lags the AAO a bit. Avast decreased the performance about 25-50% on my AAO.

With everything optimized with stock xp, no services turned off...etc. XP boots in 15-20 seconds, everything loads instantly, nothing lags, and no viruses.

 

Also I do recommend checking up your start up entries (regularly).