| TABLE 1: Potentially Unnecessary NT Workstation Services |
| Service |
Function |
Reason to Disable |
| Computer Browser |
Lets your system participate as a master browser and engage in browser elections. |
You don't want the machine to participate as a potential master browser on the network segment. |
| Server |
Provides the SMB (aka, CIFS) server component on an NT system. |
You don't want to share file or print resources on the machine, or you don't need to remotely access the Registry. |
| Alerter |
Sends administrative alerts to the recipients listed in the Alerts dialog box of the Server applet in Control Panel. |
You don't need this machine to send administrative alerts. |
| Messenger |
Sends and receives messages that pop up at the recipient's console. |
You don't require this machine to send or receive pop-up messages. |
| Remote Access Autodial Manager |
Prompts the system to use DUN to automatically establish connections to remote networks. |
You don't want autodialing enabled, and you want users to manually initiate DUN connections. |