There are a number of services available with Windows Vista. The services you see will of course depend on what you have installed. Some of the services are installed be default during setup and others are optional. Those services not installed by default can be added at a later date.

The steps below describe how to add a service.

1. Click Start, Control Panel, Programs and click Turn Windows Features On or Off.
2. Select the check box beside the feature you want to turn on.
3. Click OK.

Once services are installed they can be managed using the Services console. From here you can stop, start, pause, resume, disable and view the status of services. You can also define recovery options in the event that a service fails to start. For example, you can have the computer restart if a particular service doesn’t start.

If you need to disable a specific service, you can use the Services applet. The following steps demonstrate how you can disable a service.

1. Click Start, All Programs, Administrative Tools and click Services.
2. Scroll through the list of services till you locate the one you want to disable.
3. Right click the service and click Properties.
4. From the General tab, use the arrow by the Startup Type drop down box and select disabled. Click OK.