There is NO one-size-fits-all answer for this one. Some items needed by me, will not by you.
You can research items at http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm and of course ask http://www.google.com but its doubtful you won't gain much other than knowledge about XP.
I will note that many PARASITES and PESTS invade systems and the five tools I list at http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=1313&start=0 seem to find the more common items and you can remove those for better performance.
Bob
Hi
What do i realy neeed to be running in the background in xp.Been to to some sites and just confuse me even more.What are the key prog's to keep running ?

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