Windows XP (SP2) - Run Windows XP completely without services (!)

Services offer the operating system, the user account or applications various functionalities that not every user needs and therefore consume resources. Windows tweaks displays this placehow to deactivate unnecessary services or start them manually. We will now show you how to run Windows XP completely without (!) Windows services and thus have an operating system with maximum performance. Don't worry, as Internet and network connections will still work. And this is how you proceed:

1. Download the Process Explorer and start it. Click here with the right mouse button on the entry Smss.exe. From the context menu that pops up, select Kill Process. In this way, you terminate the Windows logon service, which is responsible for the logon.

2. Now right-click on Winlogon.exe but this time choose Kill Process Tree. Now Winlogon.exe (registration and deregistration), Lsass.exe (security authentication) and Services.exe (Windows services) is closed. All your Windows services such as automatic updates, themes, help and support etc. are now closed.

3. You can now also manage all processes except Crss.exe (critical kernel process) and procexp.exe (Process Explorer) to exit. System Idle Process is not a process in itself but displays the idle power of the CPU. If you now open the Windows Task Manager (right-click on the taskbar and Task Manager select) in System performance you will notice that several dozen megabytes have been saved and that your system has received a significant performance boost.

In our case, for example, Windows audio and network connections worked perfectly, which is why we can only recommend it to all gamers or users of professional and complex software for performance reasons. Please note, however, that the Windows firewall and other security services are no longer active and your system is therefore unprotected. Everyone should therefore decide this step for themselves!