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[Boomslang]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/downloads/upgrade.asp

Need a 64bit os

[Boomslang]

Monitor tweak... moire adjustment

http://www.pinch.com/tweak/focus-grid.html

[ZWarrior]

MY EYES!!!


What the heck do you do with it?

[Edited on 2-12-2004 by ZWarrior]

[Boomslang]

If you see that the dotted lines are not straight and they look like ~~~~~ or((())))) or \\\///. Then you need to adjust your moiré settings on your monitor. This will make the lines straight. you have H moire and V moire settings on your monitor.

http://www.pinch.com/tweak/focus-grid.html

[Edited on 2-12-2004 by Boomslang]

[JollyRoger]

it still screws with the Eye balls,
*sigh*
I got a head ache now

[Boomslang]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

reg files lots of them. Remember to backup first.

[Boomslang]

Have you ever found your computer slowing to a crawl when working on the network? That's because WindowsXP by default, uses your CPU to process network tasks instead of off loading them onto the network card which obviously chews up less resources.

Luckily if you have a good network card you can force Windows to do all the calculations at the network card instead of on your processor.

First load up regedit (start -> run then type regedit and press ok). >From there follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Services -> Tcpip -> Parameters and find/create the DisableTaskoffload DWORD value. Set its value to 0 then save and reboot.

Once that's done WindowsXP will use your NIC's processing power to handle any network tasks instead of the main processor.

[JollyRoger]

WOW...I noticed a sugnifacant differance
Boom that was your greatest tweak to date!
Thanks:D

[Edited on 2-20-2004 by [303]JollyRoger]

[Fraggster]

Originally posted by Boomslang
Have you ever found your computer slowing to a crawl when working on the network? That's because WindowsXP by default, uses your CPU to process network tasks instead of off loading them onto the network card which obviously chews up less resources.

Luckily if you have a good network card you can force Windows to do all the calculations at the network card instead of on your processor.

First load up regedit (start -> run then type regedit and press ok). >From there follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Services -> Tcpip -> Parameters and find/create the DisableTaskoffload DWORD value. Set its value to 0 then save and reboot.

Once that's done WindowsXP will use your NIC's processing power to handle any network tasks instead of the main processor.

will this work if u have onboard LAN?

[JollyRoger]

I would assume so.
all that this does it transfer the network
load form the CPU to the network adaptor, be it a card or on-board chipset.

[JollyRoger]

Cleaning a Monitor

I found this is a useful tweak from time to time.

Before you clean a monitor, unplug it!
The standard process for cleaning a monitor goes as follows - take some glass cleaner, spray it on a cloth (never directly spray anything on a monitor), and wipe down the monitor carefully. I, personally, have never had a problem with this method, but the instruction manuals of most monitors warn against using ammonia-based cleansers (like most glass cleaners) due to certain chemical coatings that are put on the monitor to prevent glare and static. If you would like to follow these instructions to the letter, be careful to either use a monitor cleaning product that you have probably paid far too much for or use an ammonia-free glass cleaner (yes, they are available).

Also, take a damp cloth and wipe off the air holes on the top and sides of the monitor to eliminate any dust that could be sitting there. If you are having trouble getting rid of it with the cloth, compressed air is another option - blowing out the monitor's casing should remove most of the random debris that has settled there over time. This will stop the monitor from getting quite as hot and increase its useable lifetime. Once you have taken care of the rear vents on the monitor, I would also recommend cleaning and tending to the cabling for the monitor. Make sure that there aren't any kinks in the cables and that they are dust free. While you are at it, take some compressed air and blow off the male VGA port on the end of the video cable and the female VGA port on the back of your video card. This will help improve signal quality and will lessen any connection degradation over time.

[ZWarrior]

You trying to spam the forums for post count? :lol

[snauzberries]

h mmmmmmmmmm
'

[Boomslang]

Run your os from a cd or if you have 1gig of mem. run it from there.

http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20040303/knoppix_linux-01.html

[ZWarrior]

Very nifty!

[JollyRoger]

I have Knopix 3.3
It is the most recent and stable version
http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
is the link to try it out if your intrested
It is more fun to dink around with then anything
it come with a full KDE package and some GNOME items too.

[Edited on 3-3-2004 by [303]JollyRoger]

[Morpheus]

downloading it presently

[Boomslang]

One thing I really liked about the old versions of Windows (ie, non-WinXP) was that you could change motherboards during an upgrade without having to reinstall the whole system. With WindowsXP, it's a lot pickier about that, and often when you swap out the motherboard you'll have to format and reinstall everything all over again.... tedious. Luckily with a few clicks of the mouse we can fix that problem. ;-)

Before you make the hardware swap you're going to want to change the IDE drive controller's driver. Go to your device manager, right click on the My Computer icon and go to properties. From there click the Hardware tab then click on the Device Manager button, that will open up a new window. Expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers section, right click on the your main IDE drive controller and select Update Driver. Once the Hardware Update Wizard opens, select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then select the "Don't search. I will choose the right driver to install." radio box and click next. From there select Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller and click next.

Once that's done, WindowsXP will be configured to use the default IDE controller driver so that you can swap out your motherboard without having the scarry blue inaccessible boot device screen show. Of course, once you're finished swapping out parts simply install the latest drivers for the new motherboard and you should be set.

Now if you haven't already done so, head on over and Vote for PCstats.com at Techlinks100.com!

[Boomslang]

Tweak the DOS box in XP
Tested with Windows XP
 


Sometimes you need to run the DOS-style command prompt … for instance, when you want to use some of the stripped-down commands that XP includes. For a full use-with-care listing, create a shortcut.

Right-click any spare area of your desktop, select New/Shortcut and, when you’re invited to … enter the location of the item … type this (all on one line):

%windir%\hh.exe ms-its:c:\Windows\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

Name the shortcut Command Listing, or whatever you like.

That will give you a help file … complete with a yellow ? … containing all the command-line commands in XP, and boy, are there a lot of them.

In Windows 98/ME it’s possible to change the size and appearance of the DOS box by using the command icons along the top of the window. In XP, you get a lot more control.

Open the Command Prompt window … it’s no longer called the MS-DOS Prompt box … in the usual way by clicking Start/All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt … or by typing “command” (no quotes) in the Start/Run box.

Now, when the window opens, click on the tiny icon in its top left corner (it looks like c:\ on black) nicely hidden isn’t it? From the dropdown menu, go to Properties, and you’ll see a load of changeable settings, including the colour of the background and the text, the font used, and more.

These changes will improve performance a little:
Go to the Options tab. Under the Command History, change the Buffer Size to 999 (this enables scrolling through the window) and Number of Buffers to 5 (this increases the number of lines you can have in the Command Prompt window to 5,000).

Under Edit Options, tick the Quick Edit Mode and Insert Mode checkboxes if not already ticked; that enables copy and past to and from the Command Prompt window. To copy something from the window (you just done a “ping” and you want to show the world), select the text by clicking the left mouse button and dragging to highlight the text and then right-click. The highlight will disappear, but don’t worry you really have copied that text. To paste inside the Command Prompt window, just right-click.

Outside the Command Prompt window the normal procedures apply … right-click and select Copy or Paste as appropriate.

WARNING: If you don’t know what your doing in the Command Prompt window … type “exit” (no quotes), this will close the window.

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[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Boomslang]

[Boomslang]

Colin's Weekly Tech Tips CPU Utilization
 
 One of my many pet peeves about WindowsXP is how CPU utilization goes up to 100% when viewing AVI files. When this happens it slows the rest of the system to a crawl. As always though, there's a registry hack that can solve this problem, you just have to know where to look!

Load up regedit (start -> Run then type regedit and press the Ok button) and follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Classes -> CLSID -> {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE650DC73E}. Once you're there delete the "InProcServer32" key then save and exit. Once that's done AVI files will no longer suck up all the CPU resources. =)

Make sure you Vote for PCstats.com at TechLinks100

[Edited on 3-31-2004 by Boomslang]

[Boomslang]

PCstats Weekly Tech Tips Spring Cleaning
 
 
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When it comes to my PC I like my files and folders nicely organized. A messy 'Program Files' directory or weird folders in the root directory of my hard drive are not going to cut it. Windows though, protects certain files and folders from deletion. I know I don't need them, and they're not loaded into memory, but Windows still refuses to let me delete!

There's a registry tweak that can bypass this little problem of course. First load up regedit (Start -> Run then type regedit and press the ok button) and follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> WindowsNT -> Current Version -> Winlogon. >From there find the SFCDisable binary value and enter this hexadecimal value FFFFFF9D (decimal value = 4294967197), after that's done save and reboot your PC.

Now you'll be able to delete whatever file you want on your PC and you won't have to hear Windows complain about it. = ) A warning though, this tweak is intended for the more experienced computer user who knows which files are important, and which are not! if you delete the wrong file, it's possible you can destroy the OS, which would require a reinstallation!

[Edited on 5-7-2004 by Boomslang]

[Boomslang]

dvd copy $20 get the patch and copy any dvd
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15764

Buy it here http://www.123copydvd.com/

[Edited on 5-7-2004 by Boomslang]

[Boomslang]

down load XP antispy3.8
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.xp-antispy.org/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dantispy%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

[Edited on 6-5-2004 by Boomslang]

[ZWarrior]

And this does what?

[Boomslang]

XP AntiSpy is A little utility that lets you disable some built in updates and authentication ' features ' in WindowsXP.
For example, there's A service running into the background which is called ' AUTOMATIC updates '. I don't know what this service transfer from my machine tons of OTHER of machines on the InterNet, especially the ms of ones. Thus I play it safe and disable look for functions. If you like, you CAN even disable thesis functions manually, by going through the system and checking or unchecking some checkboxes. This wants take you approximately helped on hour. But why wast time when A little neat utility CAN DO the same in 1 minute? This utility which successfully tested by guide OF users, and which found ton disable all the known ' Suspicious ' Functions into WindowsXP. It's customiseable, but comes UP with the default settings, which acres recommended. This utility is DONATIONWARE! This means, you don't have tons pay anything for this program and you CAN give it ton anyone who's interested in it, as long as you don't sell it. If you find this tool useful, and wanna gimme something bake, think about donating A small amount OF money.
Thanks.

 
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