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Intel Core i7 with 3-way SLI and Quad-Crossfire reviewed

2010-02-26T14:53:00.002+08:00

The combination of Intel's Core i7 with 3-way SLI or Quad-Crossfire shows two things: the by far best 3D performance and what the Core 2 successor really is capable of in games.

Core i7 with 3-way SLI/Quad-Crossfire: Introduction
As our Nehalem review reveals, Intel's Core i7 dominates the competition in applications or synthetic tests (especially because of SMT). But in games the Core 2 successor is often constrained by the graphics card. Even a Geforce GTX 280 is "too slow” in 1,280 x 1,024 without FSAA/AF - the Nehalem cannot show off its capabilities.

So we combined the i7-965 EE and the QX8770 with two, three or even four GPUS in order to reveal the real power of the Nehalem. At the same time (3-way) SLI and (Quad)-Crossfire show what modern graphics card setups are able to do. In both cases the results are more than impressive - although there are some little problems.

Phil-IRI Validator

2010-02-18T16:51:00.001+08:00

To all the teachers who needs this program... I uploaded it for you

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I am Back Again... Your Comment Pls..

2010-02-17T12:59:00.002+08:00

Recently, I am gone with the wind because I am striving hard to earn money. Now a days, I have to work hard because money is not easy to earn this time.

I hope you are still following my blog. More power to all

Department of Education Phil-IRI Problem

2010-02-17T12:06:00.002+08:00

I am really pissed about this. Because the DepEd Never give there Validation software on line. Instead, they just hide it on and never share it. The problem is when the validator lost, the teacher jave to go to the office ot ask for a coppy. But they will not provide it because they said that they have already provided it. How can a teacher validate the Phil-IRI form if they don't have a validator for Phili-IRI.

I am asking for the Phil-IRI validator so that that it would be fare to teachers who needs for it.

TuneUp Utilities 2010 9.0.2010.11

2009-11-14T11:29:00.003+08:00

TuneUp Utilities can make your Windows operating system faster, more comfortable and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. And all operations performed on the operating system are completely safe, because all changes are monitored by TuneUp Rescue Center and can be undone at any time. All TuneUp Utilities modules can be accessed through a common interface that is divided into six categories.
The software helps both beginners and experts to make Windows meet their needs in a way that is better, easier and safer. All important system options are explained in an easy way and can be turned on or off at the click of your mouse. TuneUp Utilities will then make the necessary changes in the registry or boot files automatically. We place a high value on system stability, so that Windows won't stop working reliably. And most changes that you make can be undone in TuneUp Rescue Center - easily and safely.

TuneUp Utilities automatically runs important maintenance tasks for you, makes you aware of any problems and offers simple solutions. This ensures performance is always at its best. A slow and untidy computer is now a thing of the past for you. You can also use TuneUp Utilities to customize the appearance of your Windows system - to make working on your computer more enjoyable.

With TuneUp Utilities you will quickly make your Windows system faster and more convenient to use- and ensure that it stays like this for the long term. This makes TuneUp Utilities the perfect program for everyone: for those who would rather leave the computer maintenance to a reliable partner as well as for those who would rather do everything themselves.

The TuneUp Turbo Mode provides an immediate performance boost whenever you need it. When you use your computer in the TuneUp Turbo Mode, an analysis is performed to see which tasks, programs and functions are currently running in the background that are not strictly necessary. These programs are stopped or slowed down, allowing the additional processing power gained to be used exclusively by the programs you are actually running.

File Contains Setup and keygen

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GameJackal Pro 4.0.1.1 Beta

2009-11-14T11:12:00.001+08:00

Game Jackal Pro is the ultimate "must have" killer app for the PC gamer! If you, like most gamers, find it annoying looking for and inserting the CD-ROM for your favorite game each time you play it, then Game Jackal Pro is for you.

Keeping your gaming investment safe: One major concern gamers have is the CD's life span. The CD-ROM for a popular game may be inserted and removed many hundreds of times, this of course leads to the inevitable "Unable to read" error and ultimately a trip to the trash.

Unleash your games and go gaming "cd free" in seconds: Using Game Jackal Pro eliminates the need to insert the CD-ROM before playing your favorite title, therefore allowing you to fire up your favorite game in seconds.

Easy to use: Game Jackal Provides the user with a powerful and easy to use interface to go gaming "cd free". It does this without modifying any of your game's files or installing any virtual drives on your system. Simply select the game you want to play from the Game Jackal Pro interface, or create a desktop shortcut for even faster access.

Image mode: Image mode adds support for games that need to stream data directly from the CD or DVD during game play.

Keep young eyes from playing games that may be not right for them: Game Jackal Pro comes complete with a feature called Guardian Control, this feature allows restrictions to be placed on game profiles.

Young gamers can make short work of a game CD: Being able to pack away the game CD has proven to be extremely popular with parents of young gamers, where a game can be destroyed in weeks!

There's no other product like it: The simple fact is that Game Jackal Pro stands alone. There's no other product on the market that delivers the flexibility and functionality that Game Jackal Provides.

Game Jackal Pro contains a very unique and powerful feature called Guardian Control, this allows a game profile to be password protected thereby ensuring that only specific users (i.e. those knowing the password) can play the game. And because your CD-ROM's are now put away for safe keeping, there's no fear of accidentally leaving a disc in the drive for a young gamer to find.

So now that we have limited what a young gamer can play, wouldn't it be great if we could limit when games could be played? Well once againGame Jackal Pro provides a way... Guardian Control also allows rules to be created that detail when and how long games can be played. These rules can be as simple as defining a time (i.e. between 6:30PM and 8:30PM) during the week days in which games can be played to complex rules that involve many periods in which a young person can gogaming.

Features Pro Version

* Create profiles right from the desktop with the new "One-click" profile creation option. Simply right-click any game icon on you desktop (or anywhere else for that matter) and select "Convert toGame Jackal Profile", a much simplified creation wizard guides you through a 2 step process.
* Unused profiles can now be moved to an archive section allowing you to keep only your current favorites in the "My Game Profile" section.
* A new "plug-in" interface is now available, this allows third-party developers to create plug-ins for Game Jackal Pro.
* Right-click popup menu for profiles, this provides a faster and easier way to manage profiles.
* Improved reliability, support and performance for many games and hardware configurations.
* Support for multi processor hardware, including the ability to specific processor(s) on for each profile.
* Image mode, for games that need to stream data from the CD or DVD during game play.
* An easy to use interface, providing the user with a single tool for "cd free" gaming.
* The creation of a Game Jackal Profile is performed while you are playing your favorite game!
* Using the auto update feature, your version of Game Jackal Pro will always be the latest version available.
* Guardian Control, this feature allows for the password protection of game profiles in addition to specifying when and how long a game can be played.
* No longer do you need to find and insert the game's CD-ROM.
* Preserve the original game's CD-ROM: one of the problems with having a favorite game is that the CD-ROM gets damaged over time.
* Game load times are dramatically shortened

more info @http://www.slysoft.com/en/gamejackal.html/

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Wondershare Privacy Protector

2009-11-14T10:50:00.004+08:00

Wondershare Privacy Protector is a powerful privacy guard.

It scans your computer deeply and locks every piece of using history produced by Windows, browsers and other applications, and then cleans it thoroughly so that your privacy is well protected. This is steady software with good compatibility to work smoothly on your computer. It is also easy for everyone to use and just a few mouse clicks.

Clean Windows History
Clean up history left on Start Menu and Desktop—Recycle Bin, Document history, Find and search history, run history, etc;
Operation trace of Windows system—Clipboard, Windows & System temporary files, Memory dumps, etc;
And history of recent computer activities—Paint recent file list, Last opened registry, Windows Media Player history and many more others.

Clean Browser History
Clean history of dominant browsers—IE (and other ones based on IE core), Firefox, Netscape, Opera, and Chrome. That includes cookies, AutoComplete form history, Recently Typed URLs, Temporary Internet files and Index.dat files (hidden files which cannot be deleted manually), etc.

Clean Application History
Applications leave history after loading files, Office, WinRAR, various file readers, picture viewers and video players, etc. WondersharePrivacy Protector software searches these traces and cleans them so that other people will never know what you have seen, listened to or processed.

Clean Cookies
It’s an advanced cookies cleaning option. Here to decide which cookies to keep (cookies help to login accounts without filling forms every time) and which to clean.

OS supported:
Windows 7/ Windows XP/Windows 2000/Windows Vista

more info @http://www.system-tools-software.com/privacy-protector/

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Windows Se7en Transformation Pack

2009-03-31T11:18:00.002+08:00

A new look of Windows Experienced. Try to decorated your Windows XP to a newest Windows flatform. This transformation pack can make your XP looks like Windows 7.

Bundled on this Pack:

-Windows Se7en Visual Style
-Windows Se7en Start Menu
-Windows Se7en Styler TB
-Windows Se7en Pie Dock
-Windows Se7en Wallpapers

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Windows Genuine Notification

2009-03-31T11:15:00.001+08:00

This Software will Remove the WGA in your computer...

It is easy to use...

Just Click at thats it..

I have try this one and it really works..

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Duplicate File Detector 4.0

2009-03-31T11:12:00.001+08:00

Info:
Duplicate File Detector is a powerful application for searching duplicate files on your computer. It can find duplicates of any files: text, binary, music, video or images. The following criteria can be used search for duplicates: filename, file size, or file content. For multimedia files (MP3, OGG/Vorbis, WMA), the content of the following tags can be also analyzed: “Artist”, “Album”, “Title” and “Comment”.

Let Duplicate File Detector analyze the contents of your hard drive and you will be impressed seeing how many identical files you have! You can free disk space by deleting duplicates, but be careful: do not delete files if you are not sure about them.

Hope you enjoy downloading..

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I am back and more Softwares to come!!!

2009-03-25T11:51:00.000+08:00

i am back and i will be uploading many softwares that i copllect and i hope you will enjoy. Share is the greatest way of helping.

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Earn Here

2009-02-11T10:42:00.002+08:00

Want to earn just to visit some sites. And you have only to wait for a couple of seconds. Then you are paid. Even though it is not that much you get paid but who knows, it grows much more than you expected. I have already earn on this site and because of this, i have to continue my studies and also for the extras, i have given it my family as support.

I am telling you this because I want to share some knowledge to you about earning money just a little by little but it will grows without knowing that you have already ear more. This waht I did before and I am happy that even though it is little by little it grows to more.

I have get paid on this sites many times and i am happy to tell you that it will happen to you too. Just make it a habit to visit the sites and who knows, this will help you and earn extra.

Here are some procedure on joining the sites..

1. You have to sign up for the money processor. This is where you can widraw you money. There are many types of money processors but you have to sign up only the one the needed to join the said sites.

Here are the sites.

www.AlertPay.com
www.Paypal.Com

2. After that, you have to sign-upon this sites below. This are the sites wher i have join and they have paid me already.

www.Perfectbux.com
www.PPClix.com
performancebux.com
www.kingsclicker.com

3. after joining this sites, you have to login to each sites and clicks browse ad.. perfect bux is insintives. Thats the start of earning. Dont worry if it is very little. Someday.. i will grow more and more.

Thats it and good day. Happy earning to all..

2009-01-29T11:22:00.002+08:00

This Anti-virus is one of the most commonly and most power anti virus the world of internet has ever have. This can help the system of your pc regulate and virus free.

If youwant to try it...

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protection is a must now

Busy days

2009-01-23T10:18:00.002+08:00

Kinda Busy for a moment for I am still Working something that can help me earn little bit income to maintain my internet connection. So I have been working outsite my house for service and more just to earn money. I am try also to use some keywords to bost my earnings here but i am a total failure. I have never even increase my earnings. So I have try my best to earn outsite the net.

I will be updating new Softwares soon as Long As I can be online.
For now, I will be servicing for repairs and other services to earn money

What A Heachache....

2009-01-08T09:28:00.001+08:00

I wake this morning and i have terrible headache. I don't know why? i have never been drinking liquor and never smoke..

Good days friends

What a day

2009-01-07T22:16:00.001+08:00

I am joining some seminar this day and I feel so tired. I hope for more post tomorrow.. see you

Earn Fast And a very low payout..

2009-01-06T15:55:00.001+08:00

I have discovered a new PTC that growing fast that It may help us earn fast..

All you need to do is join here.

I know you are confuse but the future if PTC are here to help us

2008-12-31T16:27:00.003+08:00

Comprehensive protection for your computer! This award-winning product gives you unbeatable Internet security by protecting against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and malicious websites. AVG Internet Security is a reliable and easy-to-use solution for home and small office users which is trusted by millions of users worldwide.
Unique Internet security thanks to new technology - Only AVG gives you real-time protection against malicious websites thanks to our new LinkScanner technology.
Comprehensive protection for Windows against all online threats from the world's most trusted security company. Use the Internet with confidence in your home or small office.

* Easy to download, install and use

* Protection against all Internet threats

* Real-time security while you surf and chat online

* Top-quality protection that does not slow your system down

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* Compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP

FEATURES:

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* Anti-Virus: protection against viruses, worms and trojans

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* Anti-Rootkit: protection against hidden threats (rootkits)

* Anti-Spam: filters out unwanted and fraudulent e-mails (anti-phishing)

* Web Shield & LinkScanner: protection against malicious websites

* Firewall: protection against hackers

* System Tools: for easy system management

Easy-to-use, automated protection

Real-time protection, automatic updates, low-impact background scanning for online threats, and instant quarantining or removal of infected files ensures maximum protection. Every interaction between your computer and the Internet is monitored, so nothing can get onto your system without your knowledge. AVG scans in real time:

* All files including documents, pictures and applications

* E-mails (all major email programs like MS Outlook and Thunderbird supported)

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* File downloads and online transactions such as shopping and banking

* Search results and any other links you click on

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The new web shield checks every web page at the moment you click on the link to ensure you?re not hit by a stealthy drive-by download or any other exploits. All links on search results pages in Google, Yahoo, and MSN are analyzed and their current threat level is reported in real time before you click on the link and visit the site.

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The new system tools let you easily configure your privacy settings, connections, and browser plug-ins all in one place.

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Protect Your PC fro external attact

2008-12-02T15:52:00.000+08:00

Essential to peace of mind is protecting the PC and your online privacy. When connected to the web, your work and data is open to attacks of various kinds including harmful downloads. A simple game, picture, or program may be the vehicle for malevolence. So, you need to check whether every file that you download, open, or save, is safe or whether there are irregularities of any kind.

Protect your PC by:
• Blocking hackers and viruses by installing the latest firewall and antivirus software. It is advisable to install a software firewall even if you have a hardware firewall in your system. A software firewall is designed to query whether or not it should permit “X,” access. The user can specify which applications can access the port and which cannot. A bi-directional firewall such as ZoneAlarm3 and Personal Firewall 5 will monitor both inbound and outbound traffic preventing Trojans and backdoor programs from functioning.

• Block downloads that install unwanted programs by using the options in Internet explorer to block all software from source X specified by you.

• Install software programs that will constantly scan your PC for spyware, adware, dialers, and web bug traces which can create a nuisance and cause crashes, slow down systems, or steal financial information. By adding a schedule you can instruct NoAdware to automatically scan your PC at set times for in-filtrations.

• Immunize your PC and prevent malicious add ons to your system.

• Configure your PC browser to protect you when you are working online. Use a ‘real time shield’ and prevent intrusions. Be sure to click the “protect IE Favorites” box and ensure that no thief can add an URL without your permission to your browser’s favorites list. This will block offensive and dangerous websites from entering your PC environs.

• Say “no” to any web address or site that instructs you to download specific software to view their pages. Such software can contain a virus, Trojan horse, or auto dialer.

• Create a regular back up schedule for your work. Once a week is ideal if you are a virtual worker or running a business. This will minimize any damage should problems arise.

• Be sure to update your software with the latest patches and bug fixes. Then use the updated or enhanced security settings provided by the updates. There are in built ways which you can operate to block damaging viruses, stamp out cookies, and keep unwanted visitors away from your computer system. The method is easy for example if you are using Internet Explorer just go to Tools-Internet Options-Privacy tab. Click the edit button to accept or reject a specific cookie. Go to the advanced settings and check block third party cookies.

• Scan all downloaded files before use. Never launch executable or scriptable files namely those that have dot.exe; .bat ;.doc; .vbs extensions. Do not access attachments of any kind before they are certified as safe.

• Remove file sharing and windows printer options these increase vulnerability of the PC.

• Encrypt your e-mail and embed an identifying key.

Earn by Sitting

2008-11-20T12:36:00.002+08:00

There are a lot of ways to earn.

One of it is the cash fiesta. Where you just install the Cash Bar and start earning. Thats what you have to do. you can install it anywhere, where you want to login.

Here how to start.

1. Open this site.
2. Then you have to register first. A confirmation should be email to you.
3. Login with your account.
4. Install Cash Bar and run Cash Boy. In that way, when Cash boy starts to walk, you are also starting to earn. Thats all you have to do.
5. Just wait an see as your point getting bigger and you earn by that.

For more info

Visit Cashfiesta.com

2008-11-19T14:17:00.003+08:00

> Earn £ 0.01 per search
> The minimum payout is £ 20.
> Available Worldwide.

You can make money just from searching on the Internet.

For every search that you make on the Homepages Friends website, you will receive a set amount of money .

The service is completely free of charge and the earnings will be paid via PayPal. To use the service, you will need to sign up and install the Homepages Friends search box to keep track of your searches and your earnings.

I would say its simple and pretty easy - the more you search the more you make , no limitations , earn as much as you want.

How To Earn More $$$

1. You can make 100 searches in one hour. It’s up to you how much time you will spend to earn money!

2. Search for anything. Don’t think about keywords and when

the search result comes up, click one or two results. While the pages

are being loaded you can open another window to make a new search. It will quicken your work and earnings.

3.Referring your friends and family.

You can earn even more if you tell your friends and they raise funds in the same way. You will get 50% from yours friends .

You can refer as many friends, family or colleagues as you want!

Remember, the funds you earn from your friends searches do not come from yours or your friends 50%, but from Homepages Friends 50% in reward for your referrals.

You will not be able to see your earnings instantly. It will take up to 24 hours for your earnings to be updated. Earnings from the referrals is updated in weekly basis.

So... Start Earning now..

Some tutorials to make your PC more faster

2008-11-04T11:46:00.000+08:00

DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don't search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-Click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next

OPTIMISE DISPLAY SETTINGS
Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise:

1.Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced tab
6. In the Performance tab Click Settings
7. Leave only the following ticked:
- Show shadows under menus
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
- Use visual styles on windows and buttons

DISABLE PERFORMANCE COUNTERS
Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC's performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea.

To disable:

1. download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List
2.Then select each counter in turn in the 'Extensible performance counters' window and clear the 'performance counters enabled' checkbox at the bottom.button below.

SPEEDUP FOLDER BROWSING
You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:

1. Open My Computer
2. Click on Tools menu
3. Click on Folder Options
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6. Click Apply
7. Click Ok
8. Reboot your computer

IMPROVE MEMORY USAGE
Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.

Once Installed:

1.Go to Show Wizard and select All
2.Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing.
3.Exit and Save Cacheman
4.Restart Windows

OPTIMISE YOUR PAGEFILE
If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file.

1. Right Click on My Computer and select Properties
2. Select the Advanced tab
3. Under Performance choose the Settings button
4. Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
5. Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.

Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.

RUN BOOTVIS - IMPROVE BOOT TIMES
BootVis will significantly improve boot times

1. Download and Run
2. Select Trace
3. Select Next Boot and Driver Trace
4. A Trace Repetitions screen will appear, select Ok and Reboot
5. Upon reboot, BootVis will automatically start, analyze and log your system's boot process. When it's done, in the menu go to Trace and select Optimize System
6. Reboot.
7. When your machine has rebooted wait until you see the Optimizing System box appear. Be patient and wait for the process to complete

REMOVE THE DESKTOP PICTURE
Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance.

1. Right Click on Desktop and select Properties
2. Select the Desktop tab
3. In the Background window select None
4. Click Ok

REMOVE FONTS FOR SPEED
Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.

1. Open Control Panel
2. Open Fonts folder
3. Move fonts you don't need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.

DISABLE UNNECESSARY SERVICES
Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:

Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Fast User Switching
Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service
IPSEC Services
Messenger
Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
Portable Media Serial Number
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
Remote Procedure Call Locator
Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
Remote Registry Service
Secondary Logon
Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
Server
SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n' Pray will disable this)
Telnet
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Upload Manager
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Windows Time
Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network)
Workstation
To disable these services:

Go to Start and then Run and type "services.msc"
Doubleclick on the service you want to change
Change the startup type to 'Disable"

TURN OFF SYSTEM RESTORE
System Restore can be a useful if your computer is having problems, however storing all the restore points can literally take up Gigabytes of space on your hard drive. To turn off System Restore:

Open Control Panel
Click on Performance and Maintenance
Click on System
Click on the System Restore tab
Tick 'Turn off System Restore on All Drives'
Click 'Ok'

DEFRAGMENT YOUR PAGEFILE
Keeping your pagefile defragmented can provide a major performance boost. One of the best ways of doing this is to creat a separate partition on your hard drive just for your page file, so that it doesn't get impacted by normal disk usage. Another way of keeping your pagefile defragmented is to run PageDefrag. This cool little app can be used to defrag your pagefile, and can also be set to defrag the pagefile everytime your PC starts. To install:

Download and Run PageDefrag
Tick "Defrag at next Reboot",
Click "Ok"
Reboot

SPEEDUP FOLDER ACCESS - DISABLE LAST ACCESS UPDATE
If you have a lot of folders and subdirectories on your computer, when you access a directory XP wastes a lot of time updating the time stamp showing the last access time for that directory and for ALL sub directories. To stop XP doing this you need to edit the registry. If you are uncomfortable doing this then please do not attempt.

Go to Start and then Run and type "regedit"
Click through the file system until you get to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\C ontr ol\FileSystem"
Right-Click in a blank area of the window on the right and select 'DWORD Value'
Create a new DWORD Value called 'NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate'
Then Right Click on the new value and select 'Modify'
Change the Value Data to '1'
Click 'OK'

DISABLE SYSTEM SOUNDS
Surprisingly, the beeps that your computer makes for various system sounds can slow it down, particularly at startup and shut-down. To fix this turn off the system sounds:

Open Control Panel
Click Sounds and Audio Devices
Check Place volume icon in taskbar
Click Sounds Tab
Choose "No Sounds" for the Sound Scheme
Click "No"
Click "Apply"
Click "OK"

IMPROVE BOOT TIMES
A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option in enables but on some builds it is not so below is how to turn it on.

Go to Start Menu and Click Run
Type in "Regedit" then Click ok
Find "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\Bo otOp t imizeFunction"
Select "Enable" from the list on the right
Right on it and select "Modify"
Change the value to "Y to enable"
Reboot

IMPROVE SWAPFILE PERFORMANCE
If you have more than 256MB of RAM this tweak will considerably improve your performance. It basically makes sure that your PC uses every last drop of memory (faster than swap file) before it starts using the swap file.

Go to Start then Run
Type "msconfig.exe" then ok
Click on the System.ini tab
Expand the 386enh tab by *** on the plus sign
Click on new then in the blank box type"ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1"
Click OK
Restart PC

MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER
This is one of my favourite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will 'feel'. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between *** on a menu and XP displaying the menu.

Go to Start then Run
Type 'Regedit' then Click 'Ok'
Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
Select "MenuShowDelay"
Right Click and select "Modify'
Reduce the number to around "100"
This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood

MAKE PROGRAMS LOAD FASTER
This little tweak tends to work for most programs. If your program doesn't load properly just undo the change. For any program:

Right-Click on the icon/shortcut you use to launch the program
Select properties
In the 'target' box, add ' /prefetch:1' at the end of the line.
Click "Ok"
Voila - your programs will now load faster.

IMPROVE XP SHUTDOWN SPEED
This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.

Go to Start then select Run
Type 'Regedit' and Click ok
Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right Click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now select 'HungAppTimeout'
Right Click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right Click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contr ol\'
Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout'
Right Click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'

SPEED UP BOOT TIMES I
This tweak works by creating a batch file to clear the temp and history folders everytime you shutdown so that your PC doesn't waste time checking these folders the next time it boots. It's quite simple to implement:

1. Open Notepad and create a new file with the following entries:
RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\"UserName without quotes"\Local Settings\History"
RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\History"
RD /S /q "D:\Temp\" <--"Deletes temp folder, type in the location of your temp folder"
2. Save the new as anything you like but it has to be a '.bat' file e.g. fastboot.bat or deltemp.bat
3. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
4. Type in 'gpedit.msc' and hit 'ok'
5. Click on 'Computer Configuration' then 'Windows Settings'
6. Double-Click on 'Scripts' and then on 'Shutdown'
7. Click 'Add' and find the batch file that you created and then press 'Ok'

SPEED UP BOOT TIMES II
When your PC starts it usually looks for any bootable media in any floppy or cd-rom drives you have installed before it gets around to loading the Operating System from the HDD. This can waste valuable time. To fix this we need to make some changes to the Bios.

1. To enter the bios you usually press 'F2' or 'delete' when your PC starts
2. Navigate to the 'Boot' menu
3. Select 'Boot Sequence'
4. Then either move your Hard drive to the top position or set it as the 'First Device'
5. Press the 'Escape' key to leave the bios. Don't forget to save your settings before exiting

Note: Once this change has been made, you won't be able to boot from a floppy disc or a CD-rom. If for some strange reason you need to do this in the future, just go back into your bios, repeat the steps above and put your floppy or CD-rom back as the 'First Device'

SPEED UP BOOT TIMES III
When your computer boots up it usually has to check with the network to see what IP addresses are free and then it grabs one of these. By configuring a manually assigned IP address your boot time will improve. To do this do the following:

1. Click on 'Start' and then ''Connect To/Show All Connections'
2. Right-Click your network adapter card and Click 'Properties'.
3. On the 'General' tab, select 'TCP/IP' in the list of services and Click 'Properties'
4.I n the TCP/IP properties, Click 'Use the following address' and enter an IP address for your PC. If you are using a router this is usually 192.168.0.xx or 192.168.1.xx. If you are not sure what address you could check with your ISP or go to 'Start/run' and type 'cmd' and then 'ipconfig/all'. This will show your current IP settings which you will need to copy.
5. Enter the correct details for 'Subnet mask', 'Default gateway' and 'DNS Server'. Again if you are not sure what figures to enter use 'ipconfig/all' as in stage 4.

FREE UP MEMORY
I found this useful app via FixMyXP. ClearMem Is an Excellent Tool for speeding up your XP Computer (especially if your system has been on for awhile and you have a lot of applications open). What it does, is it Forces pages out of physical memory and reduces the size of running processes if working sets to a minimum. When you run this tool, the system pauses because of excessive high-priority activity associated with trimming the working sets. To run this tool, your paging file must be at least as large as physical memory. To Check your Paging File:

1. Go to your control panel, then Click on 'System', then go to the 'Advanced' Tab, and Under 'Performance' Click 'Settings' then the 'Advanced' Tab
2. On the Bottom you should see 'Virtual Memory' and a value. This is the value that must be at least as large as how much memory is in your system.
3. If the Virtual Memory Value is smaller than your system memory, Click Change and change the Min Virtual Memory to a number that is greater than your total system memory, then Click 'Set' and Reboot.
4. Once you have rebooted install ClearMem

ENSURE XP IS USING DMA MODE
XP enables DMA for Hard-Drives and CD-Roms by default on most ATA or ATAPI (IDE) devices. However, sometimes computers switch to PIO mode which is slower for data transfer - a typical reason is because of a virus. To ensure that your machine is using DMA:

1. Open 'Device Manager'
2. Double-Click 'IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers'
3. Right-Click 'Primary Channel' and select 'Properties' and then 'Advanced Settings'
4. In the 'Current Transfer Mode' drop-down box, select 'DMA if Available' if the current setting is 'PIO Only'

ADD CORRECT NETWORK CARD SETTINGS
Some machines suffer from jerky graphics or high CPU usage even when a machine is idle. A possible solution for this, which, can also can help network performance is to:

1. RightClick 'My Computer'
2. Select 'Manage'
3. Click on 'Device Manager'
4. DoubleClick your network adaptor under 'Network Adapters'
5. In the new window, select the 'Advanced' tab
6. Select 'Connection Type' and select the correct type for your card and then Reboot

REMOVE ANNOYING DELETE CONFIRMATION MESSAGES
Although not strictly a performance tweak I love this fix as it makes my machine 'feel' faster. I hate the annoying 'are you sure?' messages that XP displays, especially if I have to use a laptop touchpad to close them. To remove these messages:

1. Right-Click on the 'Recycle Bin' on the desktop and then Click 'Properties'
2. Clear the 'Display Delete Confirmation Dialog' check box and Click 'Ok'

If you do accidently delete a file don't worry as all is not lost. Just go to your Recycle Bin and 'Restore' the file.

DISABLE PREFETCH ON LOW MEMORY SYSTEMS
Prefetch is designed to speed up program launching by preloading programs into memory - not a good idea is memory is in short supply, as it can make programs hang. To disable prefetch:

1. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
2. Type in 'Regedit' then Click 'Ok'
3. Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contr ol\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\'
4. Right-Click on "EnablePrefetcher" and set the value to '0'
5. Reboot.

Maintenance - Make Menus Load Faster XP

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This is one of my favourite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will 'feel'. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.

Go to Start then Run

1. Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
2. Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
3. Select "MenuShowDelay"
4. Right click and select "Modify'
5. Reduce the number to around "100"

This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on your desire speed.

Repair - PC Errors and The Solution

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1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING
Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU connections.

2. CONTINUOUS THREE BEEPS
Problem in RAM Connection.

3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short)
Problem in Display Card Connection

4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE
Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)

5. CONTINUOUS NON-STOP BEEPING
Key Board Problem (I.e.; Some Key is pressed for Longer time)

6. FDD LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOUSLY
Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).

7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL
Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply) and then Restart.

8. POWER LED IS OFF
a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection

9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR
Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.(Refer CMOS Setup chart)
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10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.

11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE
a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk Command, then format it to set track 0.

12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWER SUPPLY
a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using pirated software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly.

13. DANCING SCREEN
a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem

14. SHAKING SCREEN
a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.

15. CPU CABINET SHOCK
a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.

16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR
a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard Disk may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.

7. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM
The System files missing namely Ie; command.com} - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS } - Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time of formatting by using Format c:/u/s

18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR
May the file Command.com is corrupted OR Infected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.

19. SHOWING I/O ERROR
a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used for formatting is not valid

20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE
a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISK Command to correct it.

21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING
a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.

22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING
Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)

23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED
a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers

24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN
Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board. For Eg: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.

25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING
May the above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will not make any effect on existing Data).

26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERROR
This will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall Operating System.

27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH
a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600 for better performance.

28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND
May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD and install software for the above Device. (Every Device requires driver utility to set active

How To - Protect Your PC Files From External Attack

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