Daviesbad04 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Good guide. For once my XP has gone about 2 months without a reinstall. And so far its healthy as can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyman Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Sweet guide dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I like this guy's potential.... 6 posts and he's golden already haha :p GJ man :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman01 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Have a good possibility of becoming moderator of this forum :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 I like this guy's potential.... 6 posts and he's golden already haha :p GJ man :) 585556870[/snapback] What do you mean, I'm pretty new here. Golden? Moderator.... Me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 As well as a lot of that stuff I use CCleaner and Diskeeper Lite <-- very quick and does the job well. 585547357[/snapback] Awesome! I didn't know about Diskeeper Lite. I loved the Pro version but got rid of it when I purged all of my pirated software. Thanks a ton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I always use TuneUp Utilities.. nice all-in-one application :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindstormer Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Awesome! I didn't know about Diskeeper Lite. I loved the Pro version but got rid of it when I purged all of my pirated software. Thanks a ton! 585559094[/snapback] Same HERE!!!! OH and I love Tune Up utilities! I use it all the time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chacho Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Congrats on getting your post in the Del.icio.us popular list! :cool: :) Posters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Very good guide, I use all of those programmes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smart001 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Nice guide, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 welcome to Neowin (Y) good job nice guide dude (Y) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 What other things should I add to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Awesome, thanks for the tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 I have edited a few bits. The edits are shown below: Basic SolutionsSimple Stuff Keep these things in mind when using your computer. Don't open E-Mail attachments from people you don't know, and if you do - be careful, run a virus scan on them before opening. Don't run files you don't trust, especially if they are just bare .exe files from a dodgy source. Once you've downloaded a file, run a virus scan on it. Just to make sure, it can't harm you. If your antivirus tells you you've got a virus in your temp internet files, stop browsing that page immediately. Before running a virus scan, clear your temp internet files and clean out the Sun Java Temp folder (more a Firefox thing). Pay close attention to the task manager, if you see a new process there, and you haven't installed anything - be cautious, it may be legit - but do some checking anyway. Google the process name, and run a virus/adware scan. Third Party Solutions Perfect Disk 7 This program makes you wonder why you even used the Microsoft Disk Defrragger. Among other things, it defrags your HDD(s), and optimizes the files, defrags your system page file, and the master file table. Altogether these things may seem insignificant, but together, they've sped up my PC immensely. The computer now boots in about 4 passings of the loading bar. Perfect Disk 7 is made by Raxco Software Download the trial here. I really urge you all to buy this software, it's by far the best disk defragmenter on the market. Copyright ? Nighthawk-F117 2005 585531959[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLaren_F1 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Cool, Update :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 Cool, Update :) 585642846[/snapback] Thanks, feedback is appreciated. Just looking at your sig, don't you mean XP Service Pack 2. Build 2600 is Service Pack 2, not Service Pack 1. Isn't it? Start > Run > winver > Enter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLaren_F1 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Thanks, feedback is appreciated.Just looking at your sig, don't you mean XP Service Pack 2. Build 2600 is Service Pack 2, not Service Pack 1. Isn't it? Start > Run > winver > Enter 585642873[/snapback] :p http://img236.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img236ℑ=untitled2nu.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 :p http://img236.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img236T...untitled2nu.jpg 585642905[/snapback] http://img197.exs.cx/img197/6903/winver1pv.png Oh, I thought the build changed with each service pack. Maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrar Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 system recovery disks...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 system recovery disks...... 585642967[/snapback] I've never used system recovery disks, so I can't really write about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpomery Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Nice work on the guide. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 Edited the thread again to include the newer Intel CPU's with EMT64 & Itanium. RAM - Random Access MemoryYour computer needs this stuff, and the more the better. Any 32bit CPU (Intel Pentium 3, 4, Celeron. AMD Athlon XP, Barton, Sempron) can take 4096MB or 4GB of RAM. A 64bit CPU (AMD Athlon 64, Opteron. Intel Pentium 4 with EMT64, Xeon with EMT 64, Itanium) can handle hundreds of GB of RAM, but the ammount a certain system can take is limited by the motherboard and chipset. One simple solution to speed your PC up, is to buy more RAM for it. Just check what speed of RAM your Motherboard and CPU can take, and what the maximum amount of RAM your computer will make use of. Copyright ? Nighthawk-F117 2005 585531959[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted March 25, 2005 Author Share Posted March 25, 2005 Just added a massive update. If you've seen the thread before, you'll see it. If you haven't seen the thread before. Have a nice read. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattiwatti Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Nighthawk bribed me into praising his post, so here goes :) No seriously, very nice guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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