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Yes, you can free up some resources that way. Some are unnecessary and some like Messenger can be a security hole as well. Most likely, you can just turn them off and leave them that way so a batch file shouldn't be necessary. Here are links to some of resources that may help. Do backup your registry first as a precaution. http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,111121,00.asp http://www.henrique.bucher.com/windows_services.htm http://www.uksecurityonline.com/husdg/windowsxp/disableservices.htm http://www.uksecurityonline.com/husdg/windows2000/disableservices.htm

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