UPnP?

[Baz]

done.  it was also set as Started in the status column.

this service is not needed then?

[Rik]

Not by the vast majority of people, Baz, and if you do need it, you'll soon know.

[Baz]

    sounds like my 'puter will kick off with loads of warnings to turn it back on 

safe so far though

[Noreen]

I used to use the FavOrg program that Noreen linked to.  It was excellent but as you say not necessary with IE7 as it keeps the pretty icons itself.  The reason I gave up using Firefox was that it didn't keep the icons and I find them very useful as it's easier to find stuff on an overfull favorites menu.

I started using it when I got fed up with some newly installed program icons disappearing after I cleared the Temp files and I saw it recommended on a forum.

[Baz]

Not by the vast majority of people, Baz, and if you do need it, you'll soon know.

who will need it Rik  and what for. I have a network set up here so will I need it

getting a bit confusing now....set to disable as you said then got the facility from GRC to disable it, ran the prog and it said it was enabled

has something enabled it again?

[Rik]

Hi Baz

Very few people need UPnP, and it's certainly not needed for an ordinary LAN. Hit Start > Run > type services.msc <enter>.

Trust what that tells you.

[Baz]

Im trying with it off but wondered why/who needs it.

what about the setting to enable it in the router

[Rik]

Hi Baz

Basically, it's used to control routers, usually by games. If you don't know if you need it, you don't need it. Nor do you need the facility turned on in the router.

[Sebby]

Im trying with it off but wondered why/who needs it.

what about the setting to enable it in the router

Basically, it allows an application to forward a port on the router automatically. It can be useful for applications that use a different port each time they connect, but it's generally not necessary. Applications like BitTorrent need a port forwarded, but you can equally do it manually.