\" RUN MSCONFIG UTILITY  ; TO STOP ALL THOSE ANOYING BACKGROUND SERVICES!  THIS IS DONE BY CLICKING ON THE START ICON ; THEN CLICK ON RUN UTILITY, THEN SELECTING .... SELECTIVE STARTUP...... UNCHECK THE FOUR BOXES ;UNDERNEATH SELECTIVE STARTUP....... THEN CLICK ON SERVICES AND  SELECT HIDE ALL MICROSOFT SERVICES AND REBOOT ... (THIS IS A CLEAN BOOT METHOD) ...... Hope it helps ...   Worked for me in Xp!!!