Vista Services

Vista Services Recommendations - Absolute Safe Settings
Disable	If you are not comfortable adjusting Services or do not understand them either leave them alone or use these settings.
	DFS Replication Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual) Distributed Link Tracking Client IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules IPsec Policy Agent KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator Offline Files ReadyBoost (only if you aren't using it) Remote Registry (for security reasons) Tablet PC Input Service Windows Error Reporting Service Windows Search (if you do a lot of searching on your computer then leave this alone)

Vista Services Recommendations - Desktop

Disable

Safe

Networked

Sharing (non-essential stuff off)

Networked

Not sharing from this computer

DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
Terminal Services
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Search

DFS Replication
DiagnostDic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
Terminal Services
UPnP Device Host
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Search

Computer Browser*

DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
Server
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
Terminal Services
UPnP Device Host
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Search

* - if you want to use the Computer Browser service

you'll need to keep the Server service enabled

Vista Services Recommendations - Desktop, part 2

Disable

Not Networked

Tweaked Out (Geeks Only!!!)

Computer Browser
DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
Server
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Terminal Services
UPnP Device Host
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Search

Computer Browser

Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service (change to manual)
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Offline Files
Print Spooler
ReadyBoost
Remote Registry (for security reasons)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
Server
SSDP Discovery (for security reasons)
Tablet PC Input Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Terminal Services
Themes
UPnP Device Host
Windows Defender
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Event Log (I wouldn't disable this)
Windows Search
Windows Time

Vista Services Recommendations - Laptop

Best results will most likely be achieved in between this 2 categories.

Disable

Safe

Tweaked Out (Geeks Only!!!)

Computer Browser