Black Viper’s Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Service Configurations

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1. MarieElena says:

   June 22, 2012 at 9:11 AM

   You are a doll. I have a son that is a software engineer but doesn’t want to be bothered by me as I am not in his techie world. I would have asked him what services should be enabled but he is way too busy with his fine life to be bothered. You are a sweetie to spend your time giving this information for free so Grandmother’s like me can get their systems straight. Thanks a whole bunch. {{{{hugs}}}}

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   • Black Viper says:

     June 23, 2012 at 11:37 AM

     Thank you for your kind words!

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2. thegodfather4u says:

   July 8, 2012 at 1:05 PM

   Great article, I build and repair computers and this is the best breakdown I have EVER seen, keep it up…………would love some information on what I can remove to stop this damn notification about windows not being geniune. Hate microsoft sneaking in my computers, and I dont have that 1033 installed either………..

   Bouno

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3. AndyR says:

   July 15, 2012 at 11:36 AM

   Hi, would just like to say thanks for listing all the optimal service configurations, I have been using them as a reference for a good many years now to use on my own systems and also one’s that I get asked to repair or build new on the odd occasion…

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4. URDRWHO says:

   July 18, 2012 at 5:04 AM

   Glad to see that you have supplied a tweak for Win7. Back in my XP days I used your tweaks and they worked well. If I remember, when I first went to Win7, I checked a few times for your Win7 tweaks but didn’t see them. I assumed that you gave up the tweaking.

   I did notice something in my services and hopefully someone can give an answer. I have multiple instences of Microsoft.NET and don’t know why.

   Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\mscorsvw.exe (display name Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64)
   Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorsvw.exe (display name Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86)
   Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\mscorsvw.exe (display name Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319_X64)
   Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorsvw.exe (Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319_X86)

   In your tweaks there wasn’t any notation about multiple instances of Microsoft.net and therefore I didn’t know what to do.

   Thanks for your work.

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   • Black Viper says:

     July 18, 2012 at 6:31 PM

     .NET is installed at the request of or with many applications. Unfortunately, none of them are backward compatible and often the application needs whatever it was build upon.

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5. feedback4blackviper says:

   August 10, 2012 at 10:40 AM

   Thank you for your EXCELLENT site — it’s very valuable to terrified config newbies like me. I did want to make two suggestions:
   1) Earlier on this page, you have coded:
   Do not use “msconfig” to disable services, type “services.msc” in the Run box instead or check this FAQ!
   I didn’t find that link very useful. I did find a different page where you described that everyone should use service.msc to change services, so that you don’t accidentally make your system unbootable. Unfortunately, I can’t find that URL just now — but it was a very helpful page, and IMHO I think it would be a better choice to link in your “check this FAQ” above.
   2) (Sorry, this relates to your anti-spam rant, not this page). I find using mailinator.com to be the best anti-spam defense. Whenever I meet sites that demand an e-mail address before allowing you to register, I only give them mailinator addresses, no matter how reputable the site — anyone can get hacked. I use the e-mail address once, and never go back.

   (I am not expecting any response to this comment, nor do I expect you to post it — you just seemed like the kind of person who might appreciate these observations.)

   Thank you again for your site!

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   • Black Viper says:

     August 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM

     You are probably looking for this FAQ here:
     http://www.blackviper.com/2002/09/24/why-cant-i-use-msconfig-to-change-my-services-in-windows-xp/
     I had the link on all service pages, but people were saying it did not apply to, say, Windows 7 as the FAQ was drafted for XP. I can make a new “general” one instead. Thanks for the feedback.

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6. Lungfixer says:

   August 12, 2012 at 5:53 AM

   This is one of my FAVORITE sites. I’ve been using BV’s tweaks since Win ME and they’ve ALWAYS made my PC startup and run significantly faster (which is why I donate)!! Thanks for taking the time to post this invaluable information!!

   I implore everyone who found this information helpful to donate (whatever you can) to Black Viper so he can continue this awesome FREE service.

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   • Black Viper says:

     August 12, 2012 at 7:05 AM

     I thank you for your kind words of support!

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7. winter_love131 says:

   September 12, 2012 at 8:13 PM

   Very pefect blogger!
   Hi Guy. I am using a laptop with win7 sp1 64bit (home premium)
   I am a nomal user (never use printer, fax,…), I just use a lan network
   Could you give me a good Service Configurations???
   thank you very much!!!

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   • Black Viper says:

     September 15, 2012 at 2:55 PM

     “Use Safe”.

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8. rysliv says:

   October 6, 2012 at 10:58 PM

   Somehow I started getting some network lag thinking it was my internet acting up again. It ended up a service which i still dont know what it is, caused my network to slow down significantly and cause delays every second. Web pages loaded very slowly..

   At first i tried the barebone, but the network drives didnt work. Went over to tweaked, and everything is working great, and faster, like safemode almost.

   I like these configs.. I use Win 7 Ultimate.

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9. kilroy says:

   October 21, 2012 at 6:37 AM

   Been with you for along time now, and you are my computer bible LOL. You are just to awesome keep the good work going man.

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   • Black Viper says:

     October 21, 2012 at 12:45 PM

     Thank you much.

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10. sienile says:

    October 31, 2012 at 5:13 AM

    Nice job an yet another service guide. I’ve been using your configs as guides for years. (I usually aim for a mid-point between tweaked and barebones.) You are probably the one person, that had nothing to do with creating Windows, that knows the most about Windows. When are you gonna start tweaking Linux?

    In addition to the shameless flattery, I have a question. I’m trying to set up a bare-as-possible Win7 Pro x64 SP1 to run in VMWare. The main/only reason for this install is to run Visual Studio 2010. I will be pre-stripping the install with RT7Lite, so I can have a quick reinstall, should I ever need it.
    What services, in addition to your “bare-bones” config, will I need to be able to run VS2010 and IIS (for ASP coding)?

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11. cofferide says:

    November 10, 2012 at 6:19 AM

    hi black viper,
    thx for this service guide, it speeds up my pc well
    however, i have some problems after following it.
    my computer cannot detect my phone after i connect it using usb to computer.
    im using sony phone.
    i tried ti re-install sony pc companion but it does not help also.
    can u tell me to fix this?
    such as changing some services to automatic or manual.
    thx…

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12. Sunito says:

    November 18, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    HI BLACK VIPER I WANNA TO SAVE MY CONFIGURATION SERVICES.MSC TO A .BAT , AND I DONT KNOW HOT TO DO IT.
    OR DO A BACK UP OF SERVICES.MSC, ALWAYS “SERVICE OF TRANSFER IN SECOND PLAND (BITS)” CHANGE MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC(INICIO RETRASADO) , THANKS BYE Sunito

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    • Black Viper says:

      November 19, 2012 at 9:15 AM

      You can back up service settings via many tools available online or export the registry settings directly.

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13. deronwagner says:

    November 29, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    First of all, thanks for taking the time for this information. It’s great that you offer the three different modes. However, I ran into a small problem I hope you can assist with.

    I followed your “tweaked” settings and most things seem to be working fine (I turned Search back on though). The problem is that I have a biometric scanner on my laptop, and it no longer works after following the tweaked settings.

    Any idea which service I need to turn back on for this to work? Would really appreciate any suggestion.

    Thanks,

    DW

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14. marcocuirass says:

    December 2, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    Hi sir. I have a question for you. I am from Philippines and I have read some tweaks to speed up internet DL and UL without applications from here

    http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=221441

    since this is your forte I thought you might get interested in this, but I am using Win7 Starter when I tried the instruction with screenshots I cant because some functions is disabled in starter pack. I hope you will be able to find some ways around this. Hope that you look at the link I gave. The instructions is in english so you wont find it hard to follow. Thanks for the many tweaks you gave. More power and God bless you.

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    • marcocuirass says:

      December 2, 2012 at 4:17 AM

      especially the first screenshot.. where it show the device manager.. I dont have that port showing in the list.(or do I have to do that?)
      and

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      • Black Viper says:

        December 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM

        Depends on the computer whether or not you have serial or parallel ports.

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    • Black Viper says:

      December 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM

      Most of those settings will have no impact on actual performance.

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15. solemndave says:

    December 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    Hey Black Viper,

    Awesome info, as always!
    I’m running win7 pro sp1 on a pc being used for audio recording/editing only. It is NOT connected to the internet or to any other computer, lan etc. I have applied your Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Services Start Key with success (thanks!). I also disabled windows themes, windows firewall, and windows defender. Do you know of other services that I can disable or switch to manual?

    Thanks much!

    Dave

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    • Black Viper says:

      December 5, 2012 at 6:37 AM

      You could give Bare-Bones a try.

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16. Acidon says:

    December 22, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Hey BV, Just wanted to say Thank you. Used your info for many years through many different versions of windows. I was surprised to see the new website. I came to make sure you were still around and up to your usual selfless information providing. And you are.

    Gave you a head’s up @ mmorpg.com .. The subject of optimizing windows came up and I thought of your site .. Hope they find your site as useful as I have for a long time. You rock.

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17. PDoff says:

    January 2, 2013 at 10:54 PM

    Thanks, Black Viper. Been using your settings for years and am very grateful for your dedication to the cause of simplification in computing.

    Got something else on my mind right now – the unnecessary level of security in W7 (and probably W8, but I haven’t started digging into that latest effort from Micro**ap).

    Have you (or anyone else reading this) looked into the security settings in W7 with a view to making the system easier to handle in a network environment? I frequently have a mixture of computers in my workshop and it’s always the W7 PCs that gum up the works, throwing little hissy fits and refusing to play nice with the other kiddies.

    If someone could do the same thing for W7 Security settings that you’ve so magnificently done for Services, it’d be a far better OS, IMHO.

    Cheers all

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    • Black Viper says:

      January 2, 2013 at 11:34 PM

      You are very welcome and Happy New Year!

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18. waynesworld says:

    April 4, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    Thanks Charles for an excellent site Im glued to it.

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