System
This tutorial will present the different services that are installed under Windows 2000 (like connection sharing, Fax management, etc). After a brief description you will better understand how to optimise your systems memory use, improve your computers security and increase its performance.
Dependencies:
The dependencies are related to two or more resources with the execution of one being linked to the execution of the other. It is therefore not recommended that you deactivate services, and instead put them into manual. This will prevent any problems with services that aren’t functioning. To determine the dependencies of a service, select it by double clicking. By looking at the “Dependencies” tab you can see what other service are linked.
Don’t forget this when deactivating services!
Message Display:
Sends and receives alert service messages between the clients and servers. This service is not linked to Windows Messenger.
Leave this service on manual is you are not connected to a network, otherwise leave it on automatic.
IPSEC Services:
Manages the IP security and starts the IP security management drivers and ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE). If you are connected to an IPSec network then this service will need to be on automatic, otherwise change it to manual. A number of internet providers don’t use this service so you can probably change it to manual.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC):
This is the main point for the RPC services.
This service must be left on automatic as a lot of other services depend on it for their execution.
Smartcard:
Manages smartcard access on a computer.
If you need smartcard support then leave this on automatic, otherwise change this to manual.
DFS Client:
Maintains links between NTFS files on one or more computers on a networked domain.
Leave this service on manual if you are not connected to a network, otherwise leave it on automatic.
DHCP Client:
Manage the network configuration by automatically providing IP and DNS server addresses.
Leave this on manual if you are not connected to a DHCP network. If you are connected to a network or the internet then you should leave it on automatic.
If you are having connection problems with sites after having changed this service to manual then follow these steps:
Click on Start, Control Panel, “Network Connections”.
Select your connection, right click on it and select Properties. Select the Network tab.
Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click on Properties and Advanced. Select the DNS tab.
Uncheck “Append parent DNS suffixes of the primary DNS suffix” and “Register this connections address in DNS”.
Click OK. You should then reconnect to see the updated changes.
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