Next, I hit http://www.blackviper.com and get the list of useless Windows XP services to turn off. Here is a list of the services I turn off:

Alerter, ClipBook, Computer Browser, Error Reporting Services, Fast User Switchong (I am the only user), Help and Support, Indexing Service, Messenger (this is *not* MSN messenger), NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing, Network DDE, Network DDE DSDM, Remote Desktop Help Session Manager, RPC Locator, Remote Registry, Secondary Logon, Smart Card, Smart Card Helper, System Restore Service, Task Scheduler, Terminal Services, Themes, WebClient, Windows Time, WMI Performance Adapter