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How to log in to WIndows after disabling all services?

I disabled all services and startup applications and now the computer won't let me log in. It will get me to the initial startup screen, but it won't connect to the Internet. Then when I click or ...
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Startup items windows 7/8

In msconfig, when exactly do the "services" and "startup" items get run? Do the services run on boot, and do the startup items run when the user logs in? Also do the startup items get started up for ...
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Where can I find good documentation on "msconfig" and "services.msc" for Windows 7? [closed]

Running Windows 7 I'm trying to boost the startup speed of my computer and I'm going through "msconfig" and "services.msc" to disable some applications from starting up automatically when the ...
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Are startup items, services, and scheduled tasks the only things that run without my explicit involvement?

On a virgin out-of-the-box Windows machine, and before making any Internet connection, if I wish to remove or disable any applications that might run without my explicit consent, is it sufficient to ...
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