Journal Merlinium's Journal: WinXP/2K Service Configurations
Well to start off with, there is a multitude of garbage that "Bill Gates" thinks we need and has enabled by default. What needs to be done is a little house keeping, a good site to read for XP
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
for W2K
http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm
this will help you run through the services and what is needed and what is extranious garbage residing in the background sucking up your system resources.