how do you do this trick

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on the news page i read that you can turn off the windows xp theme service to make wb run faster and i was curious on how you can do that?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
in XP go ....start/control panel/Administrative tools/Services... in the popup window scroll down the list, double click "themes" in the next popup window....Startup type: "disabled" (this will stop the service from starting at boot) ...Service status: press the stop button.. (this will stop the currently running service)...this is how i disabled the theme service on my PC ...
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you do NOT have "Administrtive Tools" in your start menu (this is the way Home Edition comes default), then you can do the following:

1. Right-click on "My Computer"
2. Click on "Manage"
3. In the left pane of the new window ("Computer Management"), click on the "+" sign to expand the "Services and Applications"
4. Click on "Services"
5. In the right pane of the "Computer Management" console, scroll down until you see "Themes"
6. Double-click on the word "Themes"
7. In the new window ("Themes Properties (Local Computer)"), in the "General" tab there are the words "Startup Type:" in the mid-section of the window. Click on the drop-box arrow and choose "Disabled"
8. Just under this section are the words "Service Status", just under this are the buttons "Start" and "Stop" next to each other. Click "Stop"
9. At the bottom right corner of the window is the button "Apply" click this, then click "OK"
10. Close "Computer Management" console


This is just in case you do not know what you are doing, which I do not assume, or if you have XP Home Edition, which does not come with Administrative Tools in the Start Menu, unless you opt to do so in the Taskbar Properties-Start Menu. Covering all the bases. Happy Skinning!! BTW, if you want WB to run really fast, run the Blinds that do not have per-pixel or alpha-blending. Personally, I'd rather have a slightly slower acting wonderfully skinned transparent taskbar and beautiful rounded and alpha-blended buttons per-pixel taskbar and startmenu. But that's just me.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Or just open the Start menu, click run and then type "services.msc" without the quotes. Seems a little faster to me.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dang!! I knew there was a simpler way! DOH!
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
LOL. I use it often to make sure things aren't sneaking new items on there. I like to use it fast, like a marsupial.

*Bonus points to whoever gets the 'marsupial' reference
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What actually changes when you turn off XP Theme services? Will there be anything noticable other than things running faster?
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
LOL. I use it often to make sure things aren't sneaking new items on there. I like to use it fast, like a marsupial.

*Bonus points to whoever gets the 'marsupial' reference



Frakenstein doesn't scare me. ------------- Marsupials do. ----------------- Because their faaaast!!!

Kevin Pollack doing Christopher Walken. (I first heard the bit on Bob and Tom while driving to work) I had to pull over, I was laughing so much.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Frakenstein doesn't scare me. ------------- Marsupials do. ----------------- Because their faaaast!!!


YES! It is one of the funniest things I have ever heard. Strong work UBoB.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What actually changes when you turn off XP Theme services? Will there be anything noticable other than things running faster?

WebGizmos, If your running Windowblinds, the only thing that will change, besides the amount of available memory, will be the fact that when you unload Windowblinds you can only run Windows Classic. The XP themes (Silver, Olive & Blue) will NOT be available until you restart themes. I haven't run the themes service in any computer for around two years and have never missed it.

For those interested in what services are for or necessary try this site Link he has a explanation of the normally found services as well as a few that third party programs install as well. There are several programs out there to help you find out whats doing what that have been linked to on different threads including Process Explorer, AutoRuns, & Everest Info. You can google any of them and all are free.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Forgot to mention.....

Scorpio Logic I may be wrong but as I remember if you set services through Computer Management that is not a permanent setting but just for that session or maybe that account. I'm not sure as I always use "run" "services.msc" and I don't have any additional user accounts.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Here's page I found regarding services that can be turned off. http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WebGizmos-Thanks for the link
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No problem Aimzzz!