Start Menu > Run > type msconfig > Startup tab
Get rid of anything you don't need. If you're unsure what one of those stuff are, leave it ticked.
Start Menu > Run > type services.msc
Disable:
- Alerter
- ClipBook
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator
- Error Reporting Service
- Messenger
- MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
- NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Service
- Network DDE
- Network DDE DSDM
- NT LM Security Support Provider Service
- Performance Logs and Alerts Service
- Remote Desktop Help Session Manager Service
- Remote Registry Service
- Routing and Remote Access
- Telephony
- Telnet
- Volume Shadow Copy
- Wireless Zero Configuration < If you have wireless on your computer leave this on
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