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Shut off «Unneeded Services»

Almost every virus warning from the Anti-Virus companies contains this admonition -- «turn off unneeded services.» But ironically, they never link to an article about what those unneeded services are or how to turn them off. This morning I thought I'd search for how to do that, and I ran across the following article.

I've linked to the «Print» version of it so that you'll see all of them on one page. This kind of guide is a useful thing to know about, so I thought I'd share it with you. Windows XP Services Tweak Guide - Printer Friendly version

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