PC tips - Page 2

CynicX · 01-29-2005, 06:21 PM

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***Corey*** · 02-13-2005, 06:07 AM

This one explains how to enable the ops in your video properties to get TV out to your TV set from the PC, ran across it last night Googling TV out info.
http://www.weethet.nl/english/video_pc2tv_ati.php

The one above is for ATI vid card users, but there is NVIDIA info there as well.

I learned something on that site last night.
I can get the desktop no problemo from the PC to the TV, but have never been able to get a vid to show up on the TV with Media Player, it only showed the player.

You have to click on a circle icon to make the TV the primary screen, then vids will show up.

Quote:

Klikking the

button is needed to set the TV as a PRIMARY screen. This is needed for video. As Video (DivX etc) will ONLY display on the PRIMARY display! This is for both extended screens and duplicated/cloned screens!

green91runner · 02-14-2005, 10:32 PM

Quick little tweak for windows XP/2003, definetely speeds up menu browsing and the windows desktop in general.

1. Right-click on 'My Computer', click on 'Properties'.
2. Click on the 'Advanced' tab, then under performance click on 'Settings'
3. Click on 'adjust for best performance', then scroll to the bottom of the list and re-click the last 2.

This will make everything run smoother, and keep the same windows XP look, i.e. the backdrops for the desktop icons (behind the text, so its not a box like in 98), and the fancy toolbar at the bottom.

green91runner · 02-14-2005, 10:52 PM

Main programs I use for spyware removal are Adaware SE Personal, Spybot 1.3, HiJackThis 1.98, and CoolWebShredder 2.0.

BUT, I only run these programs once I've removed as much spyware as possible, manually...

1. Go to Start>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, and go through and remove whatever you don't recognize installing, usually programs around 0.02MB aren't much more then spyware, use your best judgement.

2. Go to Start>Run, type in 'regedit'. Now, navigate to...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>Run
In here, delete any entries that look like random characters, or that you don't need running at startup. ** If you have an antivirus, make sure to take a close look at the entries before deleting them, ensuring you're antivirus stays in tact.
Do the same in the following folders... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunOnceEx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunServicesEX

3. The only windows this step doesn't apply to is Win95.
Go to Start>Run, type in 'msconfig' (On some windows 98 and ME machines, you might have to manually open the file, 'C:\Windows\System32\msconfig' least, i think its there..

been a while since i used either.. if all else fails, use windows search/find to locate it.)

In here, click on the 'Startup' tab, and de-select any and all things that you don't recognize, or don't need, again... being careful not to disturb your antivirus settings. (You may notice some of the things you already deleted in registry, the reason for this is in the registry those were the machines settings, where as in msconfig, its the users settings) Click OK, and you will be prompted to reboot.

4. Now that you have reduced the amount of startup items on your computer and killed as much spyware as possible by yourself, time to start running the programs, really in no particular order, usually i go:
a. adaware se(get latest update (released weekly), then full system scan),
b. spybot (get latest updates, then immunize and scan),
c. coolwebshredder and finally...
d. hijackthis, in this program you have to be just as careful as in the registry and the startup config, if you remove the wrong items you can make alot of things on your computer stop working. Go through slowly and remove things based upon your best judgment, and things that you know you don't want. Items beginning with R0 and R1 can be removed, they are just homepage settings, by removing all of those, your homepage will be set to 'default:blank', you can then re set it as you please.

If you managed through all that, congratulations, your computer is now, about 95-98% free of spyware... and more then likely running quite a bit faster. Repeat the above steps about once a month, or sooner, depending on how many warez sites you visit.

** All programs mentioned above can be obtained here. **

!!EDIT!!
Ooops, forgot to add, you have to do steps 3 and 4 in ALL user profiles for WindowsXP, I know... it's a huge pain, but worth it in the end, promise!

green91runner · 02-14-2005, 11:10 PM

One more tip that comes to mind at this late hour will benefit laptop users the most, but really it's just an all around great tool that everyone should have, it being.. Daemon Tools.

Downloaded here.

This nifty little program lets you mount virtual optical drives, from ISO's, Cue's and a couple outher image files that I can't think of at this moment. You can have up to 4 drives, the benefits of this are.. saving on the amount of burnt discs, or with laptops, if you haven't found a no-cd crack for a game yet, you just mount the image and your computer thinks the cd is in there.. because the motor in the cd-drive isn't being used, you will get a ton of extra battery life.

green91runner · 02-14-2005, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Churnd

If you don't know where to get a good antivirus program from and don't want to pay for one:

AVG Free Edition

Also, 2 good free firewall programs:

ZoneAlarm Firewall

Sygate Personal Firewall

AVG is a great program, as good as Norton, and better, since it isn't as mainstream most viruses aren't targeting it, therefore, not deactivating it... which can occur with norton. Anything is better then McAfee, so many glitches.

I would also like to recommend using Housecall. This is a free online virus scan, which you can use in combination with your existing one, twice the security, same price

As for the 2 firewalls mentioned, I've used both, Sygate wasn't too bad, but ZoneAlarm drove me mad, constantly popping up and asking 'is this ok'... and since i have a laptop, moving from network to network also brought up more annoyances with it learning the new network architecture, although this is what you want in a firewall, it's something I would rather live without. Also, both programs take a fair amount of system resources, especially on older machines.. ZoneAlarm much more so then Sygate.

If you have a router, you have a firewall (99.9% of the time).. which means you don't need to clog up your system with either of these 2 annoying products, and if you don't already have a router I suggest getting one. I mean for $20-30 (less then the cost of some firewall software), you get a firewall and (if your using dsl) a constant connection to the internet, so you don't have to dial-up all the time. Makes it easier to setup a little LAN game at your house too.

Jeff_M · 03-08-2005, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Zhivago

To vastly improve the performance and stability on Windows 98/98SE/ME if you are still using one of those operating systems, do the following.

This is called the "System Performance Hack"

1. Right-click My Computer.

2. Click the Device Manager Tab.

3. Open the Disk Drives Category and check the properties pages of all the HDD's. Make sure that the HDD's are using DMA. Put a check in the DMA checkbox if it's empty. It's on the Settings tab. Okay your way out.

4. Do the same for the CDROM/DVD/CDRW drives.

5. Ignore the warnings that enabling DMA will cause major flooding and erectile dysfunction.

5. Open the System Devices Category and open the Direct Memory Access Controller properties. Set the DMA Buffer size to 64. That's the largest value supported.

6. Ok your way out of all the dialogs. Cancel ALL prompts to reboot.

7. Go to the Performance tab.

8. Click the File System button.

9. Set the typical role to Network Server.

10. Make sure Read Ahead Optimization is set to Full. Ok your way out.

11. Click the Virtual Memory button.

12. Select "Let me choose" and set the Minimum size to a value equal to 1.5 x Physical RAM. (See below for relative values.) Leave the Maximum value alone. If they have more than one HDD, put the Swapfile on the second disk.

13. Ok your way out.

14. Ignore the warning about Windows eating your first born...

16. Close System Properties. Cancel all prompts to reboot.

17. Start\Run\msconfig

18. Click the System.ini tab.

19. Click the [386Enh] folder, not the + sign next to it.

20. Click the New button.

21. Type: ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

22. Press [Enter]

It will look like this:

[386Enh]
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

23. Click "Ok"

24. Reboot.

25. Done

Swapfile Sizes:

64MB RAM = 96 Swapfile Size
128MB RAM = 192 Swapfile Size
256MB RAM = 384 Swapfile Size
384MB RAM = 512 Swapfile Size
512MB RAM = 768 Swapfile Size
768MB RAM = 1024 Swapfile Size
1024MB RAM = 1024 Swapfile Size

Windows 98/ME does not support more than 1GB of RAM nor can it access more than 2GB of Memory Space, which is why the last entry is equal to the RAM value. Any larger values are simply ignored.

We used to do this all the time when I was a Dell Support Technician and I also trained all my new and existing Techs to do this. This resolved about 90% of our support calls as out of the box, Windows 9x doesn't use memory or system resources very efficiently.

These changes makes a HUGE difference in the way Windows handles memory, the swapfile and greatly accelerates the opening of programs, allows you to actually multitask and run modern 3D games without pauses, hitches and various other problems as long as you have enough memory to hold all the programs and not have to use the swapfile.

By default, Windows will use the swapfile, even if you have plenty of RAM to store the data that's in use and that causes slow downs and instability. Plus, you spend a lot of time "waiting" for your computer while it moves data to and from the harddrive while it's opening or switching programs.

Peace.
G

Doctor....

I appreciate you posting your Windows 98 optimization tips. I never thought I'd find such good computer advice on a Toyota forum! I am moderately computer savy (we'll see if you disagree after reading my question), but I am having a bit of trouble with the virtual memory step. I am supposed to specify a value that is 1.5X greater than the size of my hard drive, correct? My hard drive shows a capacity of 57.2GB with 20.7 available. 57200 X 2 = 85800. Would this be my minimum value? My maximum value was preset at 21273. Does it make sense for the max to be less than the min? When I adjust my settings this way and then go back to check on them, the Minimum shows "0" again. Hmmm...

green91runner · 03-08-2005, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff_M

Doctor....

I appreciate you posting your Windows 98 optimization tips. I never thought I'd find such good computer advice on a Toyota forum! I am moderately computer savy (we'll see if you disagree after reading my question), but I am having a bit of trouble with the virtual memory step. I am supposed to specify a value that is 1.5X greater than the size of my hard drive, correct? My hard drive shows a capacity of 57.2GB with 20.7 available. 57200 X 2 = 85800. Would this be my minimum value? My maximum value was preset at 21273. Does it make sense for the max to be less than the min? When I adjust my settings this way and then go back to check on them, the Minimum shows "0" again. Hmmm...

actually he means set the value to 1.5x to your System/Physical Memory (RAM).

256mb RAM = 384mb Min. Virtual, 512mb RAM = 768mb Min. Virtual, etc.

jimrockford · 03-08-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff M

I appreciate you posting your Windows 98 optimization tips. I never thought I'd find such good computer advice on a Toyota forum! I am moderately computer savy (we'll see if you disagree after reading my question), but I am having a bit of trouble with the virtual memory step. I am supposed to specify a value that is 1.5X greater than the size of my hard drive, correct? My hard drive shows a capacity of 57.2GB with 20.7 available. 57200 X 2 = 85800. Would this be my minimum value? My maximum value was preset at 21273. Does it make sense for the max to be less than the min? When I adjust my settings this way and then go back to check on them, the Minimum shows "0" again. Hmmm...

You actually want to set virtual memory to 1.5X the amount of RAM (Random Access Memory) in your computer. Your hard drive is where data is stored when you're not using it. RAM is where data is stored while it is being used.

I haven't used Windows 98 in quite a while, but if I remember right you can find out how much RAM (memory) your computer has by opening an MS-DOS prompt and entering "mem" at the command line (without the quotes of course).

EDIT: Uh, yeah, what green91runner said...

Jeff_M · 03-08-2005, 11:17 PM

That makes more sense. I have 256mb, so I set mine to 384. Thanks a bunch guys!

boogyman · 05-10-2005, 10:29 AM

when using internet explorer OR firefox..

instead of typing in the address bar: "www.yahoo.com"

just type in the main part of the address (i.e. "yahoo") and hit CTRL+ENTER

it will fill in the "www." and the ".com" at the end. pretty nice feature, and saves some time.

-Russell

***Corey*** · 06-26-2005, 04:52 PM

Wanna free up some horsepower for better gaming?
Hit Ctrl Alt Delete to bring up your Task Manager.

Before a game I always right click the various icons down by the system clock and turn them off such as my anti virus app and others.
However there is a lot of extra stuff running that you do not need to have that can free up as many as 10 or more running processes and free up 100 MB or more of extra RAM for you.

When you get into the Task Manager, hit the Processes tab.
Then click on Username to sort them.
Choose your name and shut down them all except for explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe.
You need the former for Windows shell, and the latter is the app you are in doing this.

When I do mine I go from around 32 processes down to 22, and free up about 100 MB of memory.
You should find that your game will now run better than before.

This tip I just read today in the Battlefield 2 manual on improving performance.
BF2 is a memory hog.

***Corey*** · 07-03-2005, 05:47 AM

Saw this on CNets site.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10163_7....html?tag=bnav

Lots of vids there too.

Keeping your PC clean, especially inside the case is important to the life of it.

Spectre · 07-11-2005, 09:44 AM

This site will help you out.

Best computer info in here period.
[H]ard ocp

http://www.hardforum.com/

Churnd · 08-03-2005, 06:33 AM

Free up some memory by going to Start - Run - type "regedit", then:

1. Find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionExplorer].
2. Create a new DWORD sub-key named ‘AlwaysUnloadDLL’ and set the default value to equal ‘1′ to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory.
3. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

As always, make a backup of your registry if you've never tried editing it before.

data · 10-06-2005, 09:19 AM

Microsoft Security Tools

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...s/default.mspx

data · 11-23-2005, 08:24 AM

Pretty decent article titled

How to make wireless networking work

***Corey*** · 01-27-2006, 05:46 PM

Try this
http://www.widowpc.com/2005/08/fix_dead_pixels.php

Saw it posted over on DSL Reports.

Calimus · 07-11-2006, 08:48 AM

When using windows explorer to manage your files, would you prefer that is automaticly displayed the contents of a specfic drive right away rather then having to click on it. If so, all you have to do is modify an existing shourtcut.

The standard "target" in the shortcut should look like this "%windir%\explorer.exe"

Change it to this "%windir%\explorer.exe /e, C:\" to have it automaticly display the contents of the C:\ drive or change C to whatever drive letter you want to it show automaticly.

I will say that it's best not to choose the drive letter of a CD/DVD device as if you don't have anything in those drives at the time, it can cause a long hang/pause which can ultimately cause the explorer shell to crash.

Churnd · 07-26-2006, 01:52 PM

Relocate your "My Documents" folder.

Why? To prevent loss in event of a system crash or hard drive failure.

Right click "My Documents", then "Properties". Under Target folder location, click "Move", and select the new location. Click OK, then watch it work. From now on, your documents will be stored there, but will work like usual. Just remember where they are so you don't accidentally delete it!

For most machines, a secondary internal hard drive is the ideal place to relocate your documents. If you do this, create a directory on the secondary drive and point the new target to that. I wouldn't recommend an external drive, because those can be turned on and off too easily. Another possibility is to partition your main drive... one for the OS and programs, and one for your documents. Problem with that is if you run out of space, you're stuck unless you have a partitioning tool like Partition Magic.

Lots of possibilities with this, but the idea is simple... to preserve your files.

Also, this is not a substitute for regular backups... it just adds to your peace of mind.

95ToyotaPU007 · 02-20-2007, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey

This link was in another thread here.
http://www.anandtech.com/

Good place for tech info via forums, and also great tech articles on gear with reviews such as this transparent case.

I have been visiting that site daily for 5 years now.

CCleaner...trust me your PC will thank you. get it at www.ccleaner.com

02-14-2005, 10:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
green91runner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: thunder bay, ontario Posts: 897	Quick little tweak for windows XP/2003, definetely speeds up menu browsing and the windows desktop in general. 1. Right-click on 'My Computer', click on 'Properties'. 2. Click on the 'Advanced' tab, then under performance click on 'Settings' 3. Click on 'adjust for best performance', then scroll to the bottom of the list and re-click the last 2. This will make everything run smoother, and keep the same windows XP look, i.e. the backdrops for the desktop icons (behind the text, so its not a box like in 98), and the fancy toolbar at the bottom. __________________ 1991 4Runner SR5 3.0L 4wd 5Spd, 31x10.5 ATs, HG replaced 02/05, 320,000km 2008 Acura CSX 2.0L 5Spd, Leather, Sunroof, Wing, Fog Lights, VSA, TC, 10,000km

02-14-2005, 10:52 PM	#29 (permalink)
green91runner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: thunder bay, ontario Posts: 897	Main programs I use for spyware removal are Adaware SE Personal, Spybot 1.3, HiJackThis 1.98, and CoolWebShredder 2.0. BUT, I only run these programs once I've removed as much spyware as possible, manually... 1. Go to Start>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, and go through and remove whatever you don't recognize installing, usually programs around 0.02MB aren't much more then spyware, use your best judgement. 2. Go to Start>Run, type in 'regedit'. Now, navigate to... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>Run In here, delete any entries that look like random characters, or that you don't need running at startup. If you have an antivirus, make sure to take a close look at the entries before deleting them, ensuring you're antivirus stays in tact. Do the same in the following folders... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunOnceEx HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunServices HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>Curr ent Version>RunServicesEX 3. The only windows this step doesn't apply to is Win95. Go to Start>Run, type in 'msconfig' (On some windows 98 and ME machines, you might have to manually open the file, 'C:\Windows\System32\msconfig' least, i think its there.. been a while since i used either.. if all else fails, use windows search/find to locate it.) In here, click on the 'Startup' tab, and de-select any and all things that you don't recognize, or don't need, again... being careful not to disturb your antivirus settings. (You may notice some of the things you already deleted in registry, the reason for this is in the registry those were the machines settings, where as in msconfig, its the users settings) Click OK, and you will be prompted to reboot. 4. Now that you have reduced the amount of startup items on your computer and killed as much spyware as possible by yourself, time to start running the programs, really in no particular order, usually i go: a. adaware se(get latest update (released weekly), then full system scan), b. spybot (get latest updates, then immunize and scan), c. coolwebshredder and finally... d. hijackthis, in this program you have to be just as careful as in the registry and the startup config, if you remove the wrong items you can make alot of things on your computer stop working. Go through slowly and remove things based upon your best judgment, and things that you know you don't want. Items beginning with R0 and R1 can be removed, they are just homepage settings, by removing all of those, your homepage will be set to 'default:blank', you can then re set it as you please. If you managed through all that, congratulations, your computer is now, about 95-98% free of spyware... and more then likely running quite a bit faster. Repeat the above steps about once a month, or sooner, depending on how many warez sites you visit. All programs mentioned above can be obtained here. !!EDIT!! Ooops, forgot to add, you have to do steps 3 and 4 in ALL user profiles for WindowsXP, I know... it's a huge pain, but worth it in the end, promise! __________________ 1991 4Runner SR5 3.0L 4wd 5Spd, 31x10.5 ATs, HG replaced 02/05, 320,000km 2008 Acura CSX 2.0L 5Spd, Leather, Sunroof, Wing, Fog Lights, VSA, TC, 10,000km** Last edited by green91runner; 02-15-2005 at 10:08 PM.

02-14-2005, 11:10 PM	#30 (permalink)
green91runner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: thunder bay, ontario Posts: 897	One more tip that comes to mind at this late hour will benefit laptop users the most, but really it's just an all around great tool that everyone should have, it being.. Daemon Tools. Downloaded here. This nifty little program lets you mount virtual optical drives, from ISO's, Cue's and a couple outher image files that I can't think of at this moment. You can have up to 4 drives, the benefits of this are.. saving on the amount of burnt discs, or with laptops, if you haven't found a no-cd crack for a game yet, you just mount the image and your computer thinks the cd is in there.. because the motor in the cd-drive isn't being used, you will get a ton of extra battery life. __________________ 1991 4Runner SR5 3.0L 4wd 5Spd, 31x10.5 ATs, HG replaced 02/05, 320,000km 2008 Acura CSX 2.0L 5Spd, Leather, Sunroof, Wing, Fog Lights, VSA, TC, 10,000km

03-08-2005, 11:17 PM	#35 (permalink)
Jeff_M Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 201	That makes more sense. I have 256mb, so I set mine to 384. Thanks a bunch guys! __________________ 1998 4runner LTD 4X4. Anthracite. 110,000 miles and counting... (9/1/2007)

05-10-2005, 10:29 AM	#36 (permalink)
boogyman Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 662	entering a web site when using internet explorer OR firefox.. instead of typing in the address bar: "www.yahoo.com" just type in the main part of the address (i.e. "yahoo") and hit CTRL+ENTER it will fill in the "www." and the ".com" at the end. pretty nice feature, and saves some time. -Russell __________________ 2000 V6 TRD 5spd \| 1.5" body lift; 2.5" sus lift: SAWs, 8leaf deavers, downey shackles, bilstein 5125s, 32" BFG AT's \| Magnaflow 18" muffler, Hella 500s, bentup sliders, polar bear guards, aluminum diamondplate skidplate, clear corners & bumper lenses, tonneau cover \| deckplate mod, disable DRL mod, greywire mod, extended diff breather, clutch pedal mod

06-26-2005, 04:52 PM	#37 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	More power to ya... Wanna free up some horsepower for better gaming? Hit Ctrl Alt Delete to bring up your Task Manager. Before a game I always right click the various icons down by the system clock and turn them off such as my anti virus app and others. However there is a lot of extra stuff running that you do not need to have that can free up as many as 10 or more running processes and free up 100 MB or more of extra RAM for you. When you get into the Task Manager, hit the Processes tab. Then click on Username to sort them. Choose your name and shut down them all except for explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe. You need the former for Windows shell, and the latter is the app you are in doing this. When I do mine I go from around 32 processes down to 22, and free up about 100 MB of memory. You should find that your game will now run better than before. This tip I just read today in the Battlefield 2 manual on improving performance. BF2 is a memory hog. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

07-03-2005, 05:47 AM	#38 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	7 tips to a cleaner PC Saw this on CNets site. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10163_7....html?tag=bnav Lots of vids there too. Keeping your PC clean, especially inside the case is important to the life of it. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

07-11-2005, 09:44 AM	#39 (permalink)
Spectre Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 1,088	This site will help you out. Best computer info in here period. [H]ard ocp http://www.hardforum.com/ __________________ ~Todd 2001 4Runner V6 SR5 4x4 , Sway-A-Way Racerunners , Old Man Emu rear shocks & coils

08-03-2005, 06:33 AM	#40 (permalink)
Churnd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 4,093	Free up some memory by going to Start - Run - type "regedit", then: 1. Find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionExplorer]. 2. Create a new DWORD sub-key named ‘AlwaysUnloadDLL’ and set the default value to equal ‘1′ to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory. 3. Restart Windows for the change to take effect. As always, make a backup of your registry if you've never tried editing it before. __________________ -Chris If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Click here to search! My Website

10-06-2005, 09:19 AM	#41 (permalink)
data Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,915	Microsoft Security Tools http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...s/default.mspx __________________ 98 Limited 4x4, Rockstomper skid, Rockware Front bumper, Warn HS9500i, 1" RB BL, Tundra coils front & OME HD rear, Nuke quick discos, diff drop'd, 305/70/16 Baja Claws, Electric Locker, couple of battle scars, but nothing major :)

11-23-2005, 08:24 AM	#42 (permalink)
data Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,915	Pretty decent article titled How to make wireless networking work __________________ 98 Limited 4x4, Rockstomper skid, Rockware Front bumper, Warn HS9500i, 1" RB BL, Tundra coils front & OME HD rear, Nuke quick discos, diff drop'd, 305/70/16 Baja Claws, Electric Locker, couple of battle scars, but nothing major :)

01-27-2006, 05:46 PM	#43 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	Got dead pixels on your LCD? Try this http://www.widowpc.com/2005/08/fix_dead_pixels.php Saw it posted over on DSL Reports. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

07-11-2006, 08:48 AM	#44 (permalink)
Calimus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cartersville, Ga Posts: 17	Windows Explorer shourtcut tip When using windows explorer to manage your files, would you prefer that is automaticly displayed the contents of a specfic drive right away rather then having to click on it. If so, all you have to do is modify an existing shourtcut. The standard "target" in the shortcut should look like this "%windir%\explorer.exe" Change it to this "%windir%\explorer.exe /e, C:\" to have it automaticly display the contents of the C:\ drive or change C to whatever drive letter you want to it show automaticly. I will say that it's best not to choose the drive letter of a CD/DVD device as if you don't have anything in those drives at the time, it can cause a long hang/pause which can ultimately cause the explorer shell to crash. __________________ Trying to be different, Just like everyone else. 94' Pickup DX 2wd A multitude of VW's 97' Vmax

07-26-2006, 01:52 PM	#45 (permalink)
Churnd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 4,093	Relocate your "My Documents" folder. Why? To prevent loss in event of a system crash or hard drive failure. Right click "My Documents", then "Properties". Under Target folder location, click "Move", and select the new location. Click OK, then watch it work. From now on, your documents will be stored there, but will work like usual. Just remember where they are so you don't accidentally delete it! For most machines, a secondary internal hard drive is the ideal place to relocate your documents. If you do this, create a directory on the secondary drive and point the new target to that. I wouldn't recommend an external drive, because those can be turned on and off too easily. Another possibility is to partition your main drive... one for the OS and programs, and one for your documents. Problem with that is if you run out of space, you're stuck unless you have a partitioning tool like Partition Magic. Lots of possibilities with this, but the idea is simple... to preserve your files. Also, this is not a substitute for regular backups... it just adds to your peace of mind. __________________ -Chris If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Click here to search! My Website

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