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Recommendations
Evaluate what services are essential to the operation of the environment. Disable
the following services and utilize LANDesk for administration:
Windows XP services
Table 3. Windows XP services
Service Function
Reporting Sends WER reports to Microsoft
Help and support Microsoft official help documentation
Indexing Supports indexing of system files for faster searches
Remote registry Allows remote users to modify the registry
Automatic updates Allows polling of Microsoft servers for updates
Security center Monitors system security
Volume shadow copy Manages volume shadow copies used for backups
System restore service Performs system restore functions
Wireless zero
configuration Provides automatic configuration for 802.11 adapters
Windows Vista services
Table 4. Windows Vista services
Service Function
Certificate propagation Propagates certificates from smart cards
Offline files Provides maintenance activities on offline files
ReadyBoost Supports ReadyBoost application
Remote registry Allows remote users to modify the registry
Smart card Manages smart cards read by computers
TabletPC Supports input for tablet
Volume shadow copy Manages volume shadow copies used for backups
Windows update Allows polling of Microsoft servers for updates
Windows search Supports indexing of system files for faster searches
Windows error
reporting Sends WER reports to Microsoft
ThinkVantage ® Technologies
Because of the way Secure Managed Client is designed, the following
ThinkVantage Technologies are less applicable and can be considered for removal
for performance purposes:
v Rescue and Recovery ®
v Client Security Solution
Optimize the Sysprep image for best performance
If you are using the same hardware for each client, you can optimize the
performance of the local cache feature of Secure Managed Client. To do this, add
the x86_Microsoft-Windows-pnpSysprep-neutral image to the generalize pass using
Windows System Image Manager, and change the PersistAllDeviceInstalls setting
to true.
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