How can I make the best XBMC Windows Xp Account?

[miketowninc]

Hello

I made two Windows XP accounts. One for my daily activities and one for XBMC. However, now I would like to know if I could disable some services only for the XBMC account and not for the other one. I also have used http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37492 guide to make xbmc start automatically. Does any one have any hints about how I could make my account login very fast and other cool stuff?

thanks!

[dandirk]

Well Services are specifically designed to run no matter which account or specifically if NO account is currently being used. So the only way that I know of to disable services based on acct would be to write a vbs or bat file that stops any services that you want to disable. Though you would have to write a script to start those same services with your normal acct. These scripts would ultimately slow down your login time on both accts though...

Still you can tweak your system by shutting down services you don't need or user. Google Black Viper services. This site has ton of info on services that can be disabled. Of course clean out your HKLM(and HKCU)\software\windows\currentversion\run registry areas along with anything in the start menu startup folder.

Here is an app that can help find startup apps if you are not familiar with registry locations and/or msconfig

http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-identify-programs-that-slows-down-your-computer-during-startup.html

Another idea maybe would be to dual boot (or try the XBMC Live CD) to a slimmed version of XP running XBMC...

[ashlar]

Well Services are specifically designed to run no matter which account or specifically if NO account is currently being used. So the only way that I know of to disable services based on acct would be to write a vbs or bat file that stops any services that you want to disable. Though you would have to write a script to start those same services with your normal acct. These scripts would ultimately slow down your login time on both accts though...??? Faulty logic at work? Configure the system to run XBMC, with all the unneeded services disabled. Prepare a script only for the account you use for daily tasks.
XBMC will start faster, the other account maybe a tad slower.
BlackViper is a good reference.