hardware/user profiles

[shackrock]

So by using both of these, I think I am getting to a point where I can have a "recording" half of my computer, and a "non-recording" (email/internet/AIM/games?/itunes-ipod/etc.).

with hardware profiles, I can specify services that start and actually disable hardware that I'm not using.

with user profiles I can streamline everything desktop/windows-wise.

however, this is what I am thinking user profiles can do but I cant find out where:
For example, on my "non-recording" part, I want "ituneshelper.exe" and "ipodservice.exe" to start. On "recording", I don't. ipodservice is actually a service, so that is done with hardware profiles. But ituneshelpers.exe (along with many others) startup from just windows starting it (and is editable in "msconfig").
Can I specify it to start when loading only a certain user profile?

Thanks.

oh yeah, winxp pro.

 

[shackrock]

oh yeah, one more thing.

How about all of the tweaks on places like musicxp.net -...stuff that I do through control panels - does that save on a profile by profile basis??

 

[Halion]

What would work best is a dual boot with XP on both boots. That way you have absolute total control over you enviroment. Do a little research on dual boots and you'll find out it's not that hard to do.

 

[brzilian]

What would work best is a dual boot with XP on both boots. That way you have absolute total control over you enviroment. Do a little research on dual boots and you'll find out it's not that hard to do.

Unnecessary, a waste of space and can definetly lead to trouble if the two partitions can see each other.

 

[ssscientist]

Unnecessary, a waste of space and can definetly lead to trouble if the two partitions can see each other.

Well, Halion, looks like brzilian the great has spoken.

And, as Wm F. Buckley used to say to end any discussion he didn't agree with, 'you can't aruge with facts.' Or, in this case, with the unremittingly negative brzilian...

 

[shackrock]

well then i'm still stuck....anyone? ha

 

[minofifa]

i'm gonna go ahead and suggest the dual XP boot as ewell. it was super simple to set up and i have not runi into any problems.
the only 2 downsides i have seen are:
1. it requires a bit more harddrives space for both OS, since basically windows gets installed twice. with a large hard drive you wouldn't notice.
2. it takes time to reboot the computer if you want to do some audio work or something. again not a big deal, but a bit annoying.

I have had this setup for about 3 months and it is exactly what i wanted. the audio os has prety much eveyrthing disable in windows XP (network card, printers, cameras, most services, most graphic enhancements, windows sounds, etc). While the other OS has all of my dad to crap like exploroer, BTV, office, games and whatnot.