Extended web applications are not listed in the web application list and cannot be deleted using the Delete Web Application link in Central Administration. Use the following steps to delete extended web applications: Start Central Administration Go to Application Management Click Remove SharePoint from IIS Web Site to get a page with a form similar [...]

There are several steps that you need to take in order to enable anonymous access.  Below are the steps taken from Microsoft TechNet. Enable anonymous access for a zone of a Web application From Administrative Tools, open the SharePoint Central Administration Web site application. On the Central Administration home page, click Application Management. On the [...]

!!!*** NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER STOP WINDOWS SHAREPOINT SERVICES WEB APPLICATION ***!!! The Windows SharePoint Services Web Application is what identifies your server as a SharePoint Web Front-End.  If you stop this “service” it will remove all SharePoint websites and the directories from which they are served.  So, unless you know exactly what you [...]