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Avi Bios Irq's No Delete Reformat Startup Wavs WinRar WinZip XP |
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Bin Remember default recycle bin space setting is 10% of total drive size so those of you with say a 10gig drive your using a bin that is 1gig I only allocate my bin 40mb but I don't use the bin much I always shift delete (not recommended for beginners) to configure bin right click on bin |
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DMA Check in Control Panel\System\Device Manager (view devices by type) \Disc Drives\Generic Ide Disc Type 47\Properties\Settings : Tick the dma box , If your hard drive is udma (3.2g+) it will go nearly twice as fast, Do the same for your CD-Rom as well Control Panel\System\Device Manager\CD-Rom if when you reboot they have un ticked your drives are not dma compatible (crap) and while your at the \CD-Rom untick auto insert notification to stop CD's auto loading as soon as you put them in (I find it annoying you may not) 98-ME Only |
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Browser Trouble If your having browser trouble (ie4\5) try resetting default values @ Control panel\Internet Options\Security\ Custom Level reset to medium also Internet options\Advanced restore defaults. |
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Temp Folder Check your C:\Windows\Temp Folder any thing there you can safely delete (its windows dumping ground for installation and it sometimes doesn't get cleared) coz it will slow things down. For XP C:\Documents and Settings\"Your user"\Local Settings\Temp |
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Hotmail To Receive Hotmail with Outlook express go Tools/Accounts\Mail then Add/Mail (wizard starts) then enter Name you call yourself on this address press next, Then the your hotmail account name (yourname@hotmail.com) press next, Then incoming server should be a HTTP server, My HTTP mail service provider is Hotmail If you have earlier version you have to type into incoming mail server. http://services.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp If you have v6 its there automatically press next, Then enter account name again (yourname@hotmail.com) and password **** press next, and your done. To save your Outlook express mail settings in the program go Tools/Accounts/Mail then highlight your mail account then export to folder\floppy of your choice, it will appear as a *.iaf file (internet account file) When you need to setup Mail accounts after reformatt Do the same and press Import instead! |
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Updates Get the product updates from the Microsoft site even if your OS is hax I doesn't effect it, They release security patches as soon as they possible can so its vital you stay up to date. 98-ME Only. For XP updates you need a valid Serial Key check out these 2 Files one is a key viewer and one a key changer just follow the instructions also a java script to allow you to get just the security updates in your key fails validation |
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OEM Logo Unzip the two files in this Zip into C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ Folder then go Control Panel/System/ and they appear there (its was your pc logo and details) put any bmp there u want as long as its the same size 180x114 pixels and name oemlogo.bmp, Change the oeminfo.ini details to yours in note pad and "save as" oeminfo.ini |
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Startup Items Windows runs Startup programs each time it launches only 2 are necessary the rest just slow your computer down see Here to get start-manager and fix it 98-ME Only This is Not For Beginners |
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Shredder Got something you want rid of permanently? Shredder (200k) will rip it apart for you (it deletes and writes ones and zero's on top so its unrecoverable) like start-manager it doesn't require installing just leave it on desktop (or wherever) and drag onto it |
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Attachments If you want to avoid viruses don't open any attachments to e-mail's |
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Direct-x
Get Direct-x 9 now! click this link to go to there Site always update to the latest DX version |
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Format Drive See this tutorial for help on Reformatting your hard drive. This is Not For Beginners |
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Disc Defrag/Scan Use Scan disc (standard -automatically fix errors) and Disc Defragmenter (settings re-arrange program files to start faster) every day will help everything run smooth and if you do it everyday it only takes 2 minutes opposed to hours if you leave it ages, They are located in your Start Menu/Accessories/System Tools or in My Computer right click the drive you want and go Properties/Tools |
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Device Manager Something not working? always check in Control Panel/System/Device Manager if there's any yellow question marks click on the + signs till you find the item with the yellow question mark then remove the item and reboot pc if it was just a bug it will fix it self if the device has something more serious going on it will remain with yellow question mark and needs further attention |
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Network
Neighbourhood If you connect to the internet with a modem using dial up networking you don't need Network Neighbourhood its for running a L.A.N. or joining 2 PC's together, you do need it for transferring data to a Laptop and browsing ftp with widows explorer, but otherwise its not needed and it might leave you open to attack on the net read Here This is Not For Beginners 98-ME Only |
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Restore Restore in Millennium- XP isn't needed its for beginners if you don't need it i.e.: You've never had 2 use it coz you don't do things that are fatal to your system anymore go to Control Panel/System/Performance/File System/Troubleshooting and tick disable system restore. Control Panel/System/System Restore in XP |
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MS INFO If you need to know all your systems specs and check all cards are ok go to start/run and type MSInfo32 this will show you your system specs and use the Tools Direct X to check individual cards |
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IE DAT Microsoft have a secret .DAT file that keeps track of all the urls you visit. but its a pain to remove you have to follow these instructions to the letter. Ok close all running progs except Windows Explorer (seriously close everything then press and hold Ctrl+Alt then Delete once and end all tasks except the 2 u really need - Explorer and Systray) then go Tools/Folder Options/View tick Display all Control Panel options and tick Show hidden files and folders. Then go Start/Control Panel/Internet Options and delete Temporary Internet Files and Cookies, Then Find this Folder C:Windows/Temporary Internet Files/Content.IE5 in that folder is a file called index.dat and 4 folders with long numerical names the .dat is the secret file (look at its size its 32kb on install) To remove it delete the folder /Content.IE5 (thus all its contents you cant delete index.dat directly) to the recycle bin (all progs closed except Windows Explorer remember if it says access denied you have a prog running somewhere with access to that folder) Then reboot then empty recycle Bin (it wont let you empty before reboot) now you have a new 32kb empty dat (and yes it puts the numerical folders back aswell) This is Not For Beginners 98-ME Only |
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Old Logs Look in this Folder C:Windows/Internet Logs (yes a shitload of old logs) Delete all except those with today's date (press modified in right explorer window to arrange files by date )i had 54mb last time |
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Upload Webs via
Explorer Web designers sick of uploading with FTP progs i know i was you can use Internet or Windows Explorer! yup thats right you have all the info you need already A: your user name B: your password C: your servers FTP address you already place all this info in your FTP prog to upload. So in the Explorer address bar type ftp://yourusername@ftp.yourseveraddress then a box appears asking for you password then you just copy and paste the files where they need to go. Voila easy eh! |
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Winrar
Archives/Burning See this Tutorial on unpacking WinRar archives and burning them |
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Winzip Error
Recovery See this Tutorial on recovering Zip Crc errors |
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Network Server Set your PC as a network server instead desktop computer it gives more resources to networking side of PC (make it more stable) Right click on my computer then go Properties/Performance/File System/Hard Disk and choose Network Server from the drop down menu 98-ME Only |
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DX9 Uninstaller Here is the DX 9 uninstaller, This uninstaller uses your original XP or .NET CD to restore your original DirectX 8 files. Extract these files to C:\DXTEMP! You must extract these files to this directory and run the UnDx9.bat that uninstalls the DIrectX files in SAFE MODE. To start in safe mode follow these instructions:~ 1. Start Windows, or if it is running, shut Windows down, and then turn off the computer. 2. Restart the computer. The computer begins processing a set of instructions known as the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). What is displayed depends on the BIOS manufacturer. Some computers display a progress bar that refers to the word BIOS, while others may not display any indication that this process is happening. 3. As soon as the BIOS has finished loading, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard. Continue to do so until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears. NOTE: If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers will generate a "keyboard error" message. Please restart, and then try again. 4. Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, scroll to and select the Safe mode menu item, and then press Enter. |
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Browser
Dictionary To add a dictionary to browser Unpack this Zip to desktop then place "Dictionary.html" in your C:Windows/Web folder, then double click the "Dictionary registry" file, then simply restart browser. To use you highlight word in browser and right click and choose dictionary lookup |
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Security It amazes me how people think just coz they have Norton AV or Security Suite (or the likes of) that that is there internet security taken care of and they can just sit back and relax.... WRONG. Firstly I wouldn't let Norton guard an outside toilet, I've lost count of the PC's with Norton installed that I've cleaned of infections. Secondly You have to take an active role in marshalling your defences just letting one program do it for you automatically is not a bright idea. Here's my protection regime. First line of defence is a good self configuring Firewall, I use and swear by Zone Alarm and I have all XP's security disabled in Services as there not so good and you have to configure it yourself. Second is Anti Virus I don't have AV installed simply because I let Zone Alarm delete all Virus carrying Email attachments and I never accept web page downloads unless I am sure it's ok like Drivers from ATI etc . And if I do download something I'm not sure of then I use Trend Micro's online Housecall to scan that file or my whole drive the advantage being its up to the minute with all the latest definitions, after all your AV is only as good as its definitions if there just a week old your in serious trouble blindly trusting that AV Third is Spyware the net is infested with it and you need to get a grip of it, The two best known and trusted to use is Spybot and Adaware, Get these two Free programs, update there definitions, let them immunise your PC and then scan for spyware. You'll be amazed at what they find on an unsecured PC Lastly is Active X pluggins check the folder C:Windows/Downloaded Program Files. There will be valid programs there like House Control (trend micro's housecall pluggin) some will be long numerical names like {33564D57-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} (windows media player codec control) use this site to search for them Castle Cops to get the names without manually copying right click the pluggin and choose properties it will be highlighted for you to copy and paste |
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