Unneeded Windows Services

  • I have a brand-new server. It's loaded with Windows 2000 Server and ServerProtect, and it will only be used to host one instance of SQL Server 2000. My questions: Which services can I disable? Which applications can I uninstall? I want an absolute minimal box, primarily to reduce my security "exposure surface."

    (I think there used to be a "best practices" list that talked about this, once, but I sure can't find it now.)

    Thanks!

    Rick

  • You can take a look at Microsoft's site. They have a book on Securing Windows 2000 Server. I'll be talking about the basic services you need in a later security article, but I haven't gotten it written yet in a suitable format.

    K. Brian Kelley

    http://www.truthsolutions.com/

    Author: Start to Finish Guide to SQL Server Performance Monitoring

    http://www.netimpress.com/shop/product.asp?ProductID=NI-SQL1

    K. Brian Kelley
    @kbriankelley

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