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While you can view and work with local service providers started under your user

account, you must have administrator permission to view and work with local ser-

vice providers started by other user or system accounts. To view local service provid-

ers for other users and the operating system, click “Show for all users.” When

prompted, provide consent or credentials. You’ll then be able to view and work with

all local service providers.

Adding and Removing Windows Features

In earlier versions of Windows, you use the Add/Remove Windows Components

option of the Add or Remove Programs utility to add and remove operating system

components. In Windows Vista, operating system components are considered Win-

dows features that can be turned on and off rather than added and removed.

Table 4-3 provides a complete list of available Windows features and their uses. The

table also denotes the default on or off state for Windows Vista editions that sup-

port the feature.

Table 4-3. Windows features

Windows feature Description Default configuration

ActiveX Installer Services Enables the ActiveX Installer Services, which you can

use to install software based on policy settings.

Off

Games Enables the games included with the operating sys-

tems. You can select the Games option to install all

available games, or expand the Games node to

select individual games. Games available include

Chess Titans, FreeCell, Hearts, Inkball, Mahjong

Titans, Minesweeper, Purble Place, Solitaire, and

Spider Solitaire.

On

Indexing Service Windows Vista uses the Windows Search service for

content indexing and property caching of docu-

ments. If you are using your computer to provide

web server services, you can enable Indexing Ser-

vices for backward compatibility with search fea-

tures used in your web pages.

Off

Internet Information Services Windows Vista includes Internet Information Ser-

vices 7. You can use this option and its related sub-

options to configure FTP, web, and application

services.

On for partial subset

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Enables .NET Framework 3.0, a comprehensive

framework for client-server communications over a

network. Some features in the operating system

require the related XPS viewer. If you install applica-

tions that require the Windows Communication

Foundation APIs, you can enable therelated options.

On for XPS Viewer

Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ)

Server

Enables a server service that allows queuing for web

applications.

Off

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Print Services Enables network printing services. Use Internet

Printing Client to enable your computer to use HTTP

to connect to a web print server. Use LPD Print Ser-

vice to enable your computer to work as a Line

Printer Daemon and Remote Line Printer client. Use

LPR Port Monitor to enableyour computer toprint to

TCP/IP printers connected to a Unix server.

On for Internet Printing Client

Remote Differential Compression Enables your computer to transfer the differences

between two objects over the network. This option

is used primarily with Group Policy and domain con-

figurations to reduce network bandwidth usage.

On

Removable Storage Management Enables management and cataloging of removable

media. Also allows you to operate automated

removable media devices, such as a tape library

device.

Off

RIP Listener Enables your computer to listen to route updates

sent by routers that use Routing Information Proto-

col Version 1 (RIPv1).

Off

Services for NFS Enables your computer to participate in file sharing

using the Network File Sharing (NFS) protocol. Use

Client for NFS if your office network has NFS shares.

Off

Simple TCPIP Services Enables simple TCP/IP services, such as echo and

daytime. These services may open your computer to

attack and are not recommended for use with Win-

dows Vista.

Off

SNMP Feature Enables Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP) agents that monitor the activity of network

devices and create reports of this activity. Use Win-

dows Imaging Format (WMI) SNMP Provider only if

you are an administrator who uses SNMP adminis-

tration tools for monitoring network activities.

Off

Tablet PC Optional Components Enables optional components normally used with

Tablet computers including the Input Panel, Snip-

ping Tool, Sticky Notes, and Windows Journal.

On for Tablet PCs

Telnet Client Enables your computer to connect to other comput-

ers using Telnet.

Off

Telnet Server Enables yourcomputer toreceive Telnet connections

from other computers.

Off

TFTP Client Enables your computer to connect to other comput-

ers using TFTP.

Off

Windows DFS Replication Services Enables your computer to replicate files to other

computers and in this way keep your offline files in

sync.

On

Windows Fax and Scan Enables your computer to send, receive, and man-

age faxes, and to scan and manage documents.

On

Table 4-3. Windows features (continued)

Windows feature Description Default configuration