There are a variety of simplistic tasks that can be performed to optimize a Windowz box. Disabling unneeded services and protocols is a great start, but there are tons of other little things here and there. Vista Services Optimizer (works on Windows 7 & Vista) is a nice little tool for those who don’t have the time nor inclination to mess around with it too much. Nice tool at a great (free) price #thingsthatsounddirtybutaren’t