Speed up Windows XP

Windows XP has a lot of services, some of which are not needed for normal use. To speed up Windows XP you can disable these services.

Go to Start > Run, type in ‘services.msc’.

To turn off a service, double-click on it and select Disabled under Startup type.

Disable the following services:

  • Alerter
  • Background Intelligent Transfer Service
  • ClipBook
  • Computer Browser
  • Error Reporting Service
  • Help and Support
  • Indexing Service
  • IPSEC Services
  • Messenger
  • NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
  • Network DDE
  • Network DDE DSDM
  • Performance Logs and Alerts
  • Portable Media Serial Number
  • QOS RSVP
  • Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
  • Remote Registry
  • Secondary Logon
  • Server
  • Smart Card
  • Smart Card Helper
  • SSDP Discovery Service
  • System restore Service
  • TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
  • Uninterruptible Power Supply
  • Universal Plug and Play Device Host
  • WebClient
  • Windows time
  • Wireless Zero Configuration
  • WMI Performance Adapter

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