> I notice that in MSconfig under Services there are several items
> (Microsoft) that are checked on the left but say they are stopped on the
> right. Without checking each one in Services to see if they are on
> Automatic, Manual or Disabled would it be accurate to assume that it
> doesn't matter if MSconfig settings and Services "match"? Does either
> override the other? I rarely hear of people discussing these 2 programs
> together but it looks like they are quite intertwined. And I wonder why
> more Services don't show up in MSconfig? And is there a better choice
> than Services to control what's running in the background? (Using XP
> Pro, SP3 with latest updates.)

If a service is disabled it will not appear in msconfig > services tab.
Services that are reported as stopped in msconfig may be set as automatic or
manual in the Services console. Not all services that are set to automatic
or manual are always running, services run when a request is made for them,
otherwise they sit quietly listening for the call to run.

Again, as I have always stated and stand firm by:
One should only use msconfig as a tool for troubleshooting, it should not be
used as a permanent tool to disable any application, process and/or service.

Once an application, process and/or service has been determined as the
possible cause of any issue, that application, process and/or service should
be disabled by other means. Ways to disable and/or stop any application,
process or service will vary depending on the type of application, process
or service.

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Brian A. Sesko
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