Beginners Guides: Understanding and Tweaking Windows XP Services
Learn to use the 'Services' young Jedi, they are powerful and control much of WindowsXP. Without mastering the 'Services', you'll be forced to run programs in the system tray for all eternity!! - Version 1.0.1

In my opinion Services are one of the things makes or breaks WinXP. Knowing how to use them and which one you don't really need is the trick. You can turn WinXP from the "Love Bloat" to a more streamlined screamin' Jet Boat. Remember PCStats has offered you a guide, and as with any "tweaking" of any operating system bad things can happen if you carelessly fumble around. It would be VERY WISE to read this guide FULLY and REALLY UNDERSTAND what your doing and what you may affect as a result.
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Read all about it, here courtesy of PCStats.com:
http://www.pcstats.com/artvnl.cfm?articleID=1759

-Eric