How can i slim down my Windows 7? Any kind of program

[pparks1]

Same here along with Fax Service,[off by default] Bit Locker Drive Encryption Service [off by default], Bluetooth Support Service [off by default], Encrypting File System Service [off by default], Human Interface Device Service [off by default], Parental Controls Service [off by default], PNRP Service[off by default], Smart Card and Smart Card Removal Service[off by default], SNMP Trap Service[off by default], Tablet PC Input Service[off by default], TMP Base Services[off by default], Web Client Service along with scores of others of Win 7's 164 Services that I do not use including ones like Windows Defender and Windows Firewall which I have replaced with award winning 3rd party programs that have kept my computers attack free and completely without infection for many years.

I just looked at my laptop and most of those services that you mention are not turn on, started or running by default. I noted them above. In fact, the only one you mention that runs on my computer is the Web Client service.

 

[mikedl]

so i want to install windows 7 and i am agamer. so i need to slim it down and delete the things i dont need. SO is there any program that will let me do it? or can i do after installing it?

So, Did you get your answer yet?

LOL, Derek. Thanks. I'm sure he received an answer to his question and a lot more to boot (pun intended)!

 

[derekimo]

so i want to install windows 7 and i am agamer. so i need to slim it down and delete the things i dont need. SO is there any program that will let me do it? or can i do after installing it?

So, Did you get your answer yet?

LOL, Derek. Thanks. I'm sure he received an answer to his question and a lot more to boot (pun intended)!

I'm sure he did Mike.

 

[madtownidiot]

The simple fact is no program exists that will speed up and trim down windows 7 as effectively as some good manual tweaking of the registry, services and startup programs, followed by a thorough HDD cleanup and a defrag using a 3rd party defragmenter. If you don't have a bit of experience and a system that you're willing to practice on and risk breaking the OS from time to time in trying to find the best possible setup, you're better off just leaving it as is.

 

[Maxxwire]

The simple fact is no program exists that will speed up and trim down windows 7 as effectively as some good manual tweaking of the registry, services and startup programs, followed by a thorough HDD cleanup and a defrag using a 3rd party defragmenter. If you don't have a bit of experience and a system that you're willing to practice on and risk breaking the OS from time to time in trying to find the best possible setup, you're better off just leaving it as is.

Very well put! I would just add that with a good Win 7 restore point, Win 7 system image backup and a 3rd party image backup with a program like Macrium Reflect there is little fear with regard to the pursuit of improving computer performance.

~Maxx~
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[pasquanel]

LOL! Some people just can't leave well enough alone! I know I'm one of them! I learn the most when trying to recover from a "tweak" I found on a forum such as this! There is no difference from the "Hot rodder" who is trying to squeeze an ounce of performance from a vehicle that has been on the drawing boards for years than a "Gamer" to whom 3/4 seconds means a lot! Been there (shouldn't have been) done that! I love 7 and it loves me and even when I do something "creative" it is forgiving!! So my take is have fun and backup often!! You're going to need it

 

[madtownidiot]

When you can reduce the base memory load by 40-50% and the number of running processes at startup to under 40 on a system built mainly for running multiple VMs.. it makes a big difference, even when you have 8 GB to work with

 

[madtownidiot]

if you have a lot of spare time, try this:
Make a system image right after installing windows, before installing any updates, then update and install drivers and every program you're planning to use and run them all simultaneously until the page fault count starts to skyrocket and the system bogs down. Whatever windows recommends for a pagefile size when that happens, add 50% to it and set a fixed pagefile right after wiping the HDD and restoring from the system image.. It's not necessary on SSDs, but having a contiguous pagefile that will never be fragmented makes a big difference a year or so down the road

 

[Maxxwire]

LOL! Some people just can't leave well enough alone! I know I'm one of them!

Same here! If I wanted a computer that allowed virtually no tweaking where the OS treated me like a hacker if I tried performance alterations I would have gotten a MAC.

~Maxx~
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[gregrocker]

Configuring more SysRestore points space in System Protection is always a good idea - if you have the HD space to spare and especially if you're feeling tweaky.

 

[madtownidiot]

LOL! Some people just can't leave well enough alone! I know I'm one of them!

Same here! If I wanted a computer that allowed virtually no tweaking where the OS treated me like a hacker if I tried performance alterations I would have gotten a MAC.

~Maxx~
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That's what macs are for... people who shouldn't even be trusted to program a TV

 

[Maxxwire]

I used to recommend software to MAC users, but every time I did I found that most of the features that made it really great on the Windows platform had been 'carmelized' out of it for MAC.

~Maxx~
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[Leopard]

LOL! Some people just can't leave well enough alone! I know I'm one of them!

Same here! If I wanted a computer that allowed virtually no tweaking where the OS treated me like a hacker if I tried performance alterations I would have gotten a MAC.

~Maxx~
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That's what macs are for... people who shouldn't even be trusted to program a TV

This is a very rude post, and very inconsiderate. I am a Mac user, and I am very capable with technology.

 

[madtownidiot]

Most of the features that make software great on a windows platform originate in a much lighter and more efficient open source application only available in linux.. but are totally unusable for people who are afraid to type a few command lines

 

[Maxxwire]

This is a very rude post, and very inconsiderate. I am a Mac user, and I am very capable with technology.

I apologize for offending you. I was commenting on the MAC hardware and not your or any other MAC user's technical capability, nevertheless I see Windows 7 made fun of all the time in paid ads by McIntosh and it doesn't bother me at all because most of my family and many of my friends run MACs and every time I try to share a software discovery with them the 'carmelized' MAC version is always a bitter disappointment.

FYI-Over a 1 year period I saw my Dad's $4,500 Dual Quad MAC Pro Leopard OS crash twice while my Vista laptop kept right on running!

~Maxx~
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[Leopard]

Most of the features that make software great on a windows platform originate in a much lighter and more efficient open source application only available in linux.. but are totally unusable for people who are afraid to type a few command lines

So you're saying all Mac users are afraid of a command line, thereby incoherent with all kinds of technology?

sudo apt-get install reality-check

 

[madtownidiot]

This is a very rude post, and very inconsiderate. I am a Mac user, and I am very capable with technology.

This is a Windows forum.. and so long as Steve Jobs continues the marketing strategy of limiting use of OS-X (which is nothing more than a superficial proprietary layer over freeware) to hardware that retails for more than 3 times what it's worth in any windows based system, while hypocritically making it possible for a trained monkey to set up Windows on a Mac, I will rip on MACs and their targeted users at every opportunity as I see fit..
If you happen to be one of the very small minority of MAC users who knows how to use single sign on mode and isn't afraid of the terminal.. more power to you ..and if you are truly very capable with technology, you would know the truth of my statement as you are not the kind of person the typical MACs is marketed towards in most recent mac advertisements

 

[DeaconFrost]

So you're saying all Mac users are afraid of a command line, thereby incoherent with all kinds of technology?

sudo apt-get install reality-check

No, but let's be honest here....OSX is dog-ass-slow. How else can you explain that a brand new MacBookPro i3/4GB that I just bought my graphics designer, can't run PhotoShop CS4 scripts faster than my Dell tower, running a Core2Duo E7300 that cost a third of the price, almost 18 months ago?

Here's a simple comparison that blows my mind people don't do frequently. Now that Macs and PCs use the same internal hardware, the only variable is the OS. Run some tests on software that runs on both platforms, such as anything from the Adobe CS suites. You will be amazed at the gap in performance. Now add in the gap in price, and it becomes nearly impossible to justify a Mac.

Furthermore, let's leave out the BS comments that a Mac "just works". 99.9% of a computer's stability comes from the person using it. The hardware is the same, so hardware failures are at an equal likelihood on both.

 

[madtownidiot]

Furthermore, let's leave out the BS comments that a Mac "just works". 99.9% of a computer's stability comes from the person using it. The hardware is the same, so hardware failures are at an equal likelihood on both.

Which is why I say Macs are designed to be used by people who shouldn't be trusted to program a TV. The average Macbook is set up for automatic login..the average user usually immediately forgets the password and is locked out of changing any settings that could affect it's OS-X crippled performance.. until a tech at an AppleStore unlocks it for them using the biggest security flaw in any system design..

mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -h now

 

[Layback Bear]

Because this a forum about Windows 7; I would like to give my openion. Windows 7 is GREAT.