Richard Z wrote:
>>> 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.)
>
>> Which items show as Stopped? If you examine these same items in
>> Services,
>> which of them are configured to start Manually?
>
> There is a way of exporting the Services settings but I don't know how.
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Why do you quote my post if you're not going to answer my questions?

To check these Services:

Start | Run | (type) services.msc | OK