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DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT follow the advice of BlackViper's. I honestly don't know why, here in 2010, people still don't get it about service tweaking. He was renamed to QuackViper at least 5 years ago for good reason, so why on Earth would anyone still bring up his site or suggestions? On most other forums, the mere mention of his name gets you laughed right off the boards.
It is becoming monotonous to have to keep saying this, but if you want to tweak Windows 7, leave....it....alone. Make sure your drivers are updated, don't run unneccessary apps in the background, such as AOL IM, etc, and let the system do its thing.
There has never EVER been a test done to show any positive results from disabling services, and on the [H]ardForums, several Microsoft developers actively posted and tested this out along with the members. You gain nothing accept the chance for instability.
If I sound like I'm riled up on this topic, it's because I am for two reasons. First, excellent coffee this morning from my Kuerig. Second, I'm tired of reading threads and trying to troubleshoot unstable systems that were "tweaked" by removing components and disabling services.
We finally have an OS that self-maintains, and keeps itself efficient over time. Why can't people just sit back, relax, and enjoy using their computers for a change? The OP is a gamer...go on enjoying your games!