How to disable SSDP ( Simple Service Discovery Protocol) in Windows Microsoft XP ?

If you are running some captures and seeing lot of messages for SSDP  you have two options to filter out the messages in wireshark

Either disable it completely or use wireshark Filter " 

• !(udp.dstport==1900) "
• !((udp contains "HTTP/1.1") and ((udp contains 0a:53:54:3a) or (udp contains 0a:59:54:3a)))

How to disable the SSDP in Win XP

The two services you need to disable are:

• Universal Plug and Play Device Host
• SSDP Discovery Service

Disable the UPnP Device Host first by double-clicking on the service and selecting "Disabled" in the drop-down menu. Next, go on to the SSDP Discovery Service, double-click and select to stop the service, then disable it in the same manner.