Safe mode

[Journer]

Ok, i tried to google it but i just kept getting a bunch of whiners...

I know essentially what safe mode does...bascially only enables what you need to run windows (and networking if selected) but how is it integrated into the OS? under boot.ini you can have the /safeboot switch but what files does windows use to determine what safe mode will use and not use? ...i'm not an MSCE and i dont want to dig through all my eBooks...

i'm trying to find a way to modify it...if your interested

 

[Journer]

thanks to glind for a big chunk of info....anyone who read my post somewhere under a vista topic about game mode...thats what i am working on...if you have any info that you think could be usefull let me know

 

[pkme2]

Verrry interesting.
It's a unusual request.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question575.htm just tells me how it works.
Otherwise, my question is why and what you plan on doing with the modification?
You got me interested.

 

[Journer]

hey,

why: because i beleive that if you can get windows to run only what is STRICTLY ness. to run common games, then you would see a dramatic performance increase. By strict i mean NOTHING that it doesnt require...no print spooler, no IE, no explorer, hardly anything but drivers and networking capabilites

what: the first plan is to get windows to boot into such a mode that it can run any directx/openGL game without any hitches and provide a noticeable performance increase. The second plan is to create a program (much like the interfaces used on CarPCs) that is a menu load for the game.

If i could find a way to get a significant performance increase, i beleive people would greatly enjoy this product...though it would be free/open source. Lots of gamers now a days have an extra machine to run their games, or when they run their games they run it for a long amount of time without doing anything else. The cool thing about this is that you can still maintain complete useability of the windows envrionment with a simple reboot...but while your under game mode, you can have all the benifits of a windows OS without the botlenecks such as background services and what not...

it is all theory as of now...i have no proof there will be a noticeable performance increase,....but how would anyone know unless it gets done?

 

[Billb2]

I run a copy of WinXP strictly for OCing. I use this batch file.

net stop "Alerter"
net stop "COM+ Event System"
net stop "Distributed Link Tracking Client"
net stop "Distributed Transaction Coordinator"
net stop "Fax Service"
net stop "Logical Disk Manager"
net stop "IPSEC Policy Agent"
net stop "Print Spooler"
net stop "Protected Storage"
net stop "Messenger"
net stop "Remote Registry Service"
net stop "Server"
net stop "Telephony"
net stop "System Event Notification"
net stop "RunAs Service"
net stop "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service"
net stop "Upload Manager"
net stop "Windows Installer"
net stop "Windows Management Instrumentation"
net stop "Computer Browser"
net stop "Workstation"
net stop "System Event Notification"
net stop "Removable Storage"
net stop "DHCP Client"
net stop "DNS Client"
net stop "Network Connections"
net stop "Application Layer Gateway Service"
Net stop "Alerter"
Net stop "Application Layer Gateway Service"
Net stop "Auto Updates"
Net stop "Background Intelligent Transfer Service"
Net stop "ClipBook"
Net stop "COM+ Event System"
Net stop "COM+ System Application"
Net stop "Computer Browser"
Net stop "Distributed Link Tracking Client"
Net stop "Distributed Transaction Coordinator"
Net stop "DNS Client"
Net stop "Error Reporting Service"
Net stop "Help and Support"
Net stop "IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service"
Net stop "Indexing Service"
Net stop "Internet Connection Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing"
Net stop "IPSEC Services"
Net stop "Logical Disk Manager"
Net stop "Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service"
Net stop "Messenger"
Net stop "MS Software Shadow Copy Provider"
Net stop "Net Login"
Net stop "Network DDE"
Net stop "Network DDE DSDM"
Net stop "Network Location Awareness (NLA)"

The message:
Is this batch file safe to use....HELL NO! It may kill your mother and make flames shoot out of your computer. Use at your own risk. DO NOT contact me if you have problems. If you even ATTEMPT to contact me, I will flame you unmercifully on every forum you post on, forever.

 

[Journer]

that does take care of a lot of things...but there is still ****** that would be running that i would prefer not to...ive been doing some research and i'm going to start working hard on this project starting next week..