OT; Turn off everything in XP?

Zaax wrote on 9/5/2005, 2:29 PM
Is there a way to turn off virtually everything in Windows XP SP2?

What I would like to do is either have a new user account that turns off everything that is running in the system tray and turns off any network connectivity or use a utility that would turn off the above.

I figure that this would let the PC devote more system resources to running Movie Studio.

My current PC is an HP zv6000US laptop with 512meg of RAM, an Athalon 64 3200+ (1.99 Ghz) processer and a ATI Radeon Xpress 200M internal video card with up to 128 meg of shared RAM.

Any info or suggestions on this will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Zack

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jimmyz wrote on 9/5/2005, 7:22 PM
Try a freeware program called enditall 2
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,697,00.asp

I tryed using this program when I was a Pinnacle user
It worked but Pinnacle didn't.
Good Luck
Storyman wrote on 9/5/2005, 7:47 PM
I'm running Win2K and use the startup program from this site:

http://www.mlin.net/
Zaax wrote on 9/6/2005, 9:23 AM
Thanks for the info. I will give it a try.

Zack
Rv6tc wrote on 9/7/2005, 7:14 AM
Go to www.blackviper.com

He has "Service configurations" that explain how to turn off stuff that works in the background and use up system resources. I have a separate configuration when I boot the computer that I can select for "video editing" and it only boots the things I need.

Good Luck.
Storyman wrote on 9/7/2005, 2:39 PM
Rv6tc,

Thanks for that post. The site is loaded with valuable info.
wbtczn wrote on 10/25/2005, 4:14 PM
I just tried to go to www.blackviper.com and received a message that the site is under construction. Does anybody know when it will be available???
dmakogon wrote on 10/26/2005, 9:31 AM
One other option: when booting, press F8 right after BIOS boot but before Windows spash screen. This gives a boot menu. Select Safe Mode. This will boot you into Windows with pretty much nothing loaded at all, and in VGA mode. Once booted, you can change your video configuration / resolution with Display properties.

Not as elegant as some of the tools out there that let you tailor specific drivers to load, but effectively turns off everything.

David
Chienworks wrote on 10/26/2005, 12:17 PM
Are you sure you can change your display settings? Whenever i've tried this it remains in VGA mode and tells me my changes will take place the next time i boot ... in normal mode.
ritsmer wrote on 10/27/2005, 8:39 AM
Another way to achieve the wanted, maybe, is via the program priority... can be set in the Windows Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL once):
When I start editing a new project, I just run under the normal priority to add the media etc.
When I start viewing, I give MS the priority "High" to avoid stuttering -specially in effects, crossovers and sync between sound and still pictures.
When I come to rendering, I give MS the priority "Low" so that it runs silently in the background without disturbing whatever else I do.