VIRUSES & SPYWARE

SOFTWARE

WIRELESS

REMOTE DESKTOP
CONNECTION

SHOPPING

File Conversion?
YouTUBE conversion to video files?

Need pdf?, etc.

ZAMZAR

Need WINDOWS FILES DISK?
WINDOWS FILE CHECKER INFO?
click here

O&O GREAT FILE DEFRAG

To enable Defrag to do a system restart for a boot time defrag go to EDIT JOB, Volumes:

Choose the volume and the defragmentation method you wish to use.
You can also activate the boot time defragmentation for each volume, so that blocked files can be defragmented when your system starts up.

Select the volume, choose your method and further options, and then click on “Set”.

You can get O&O Defrag to restart your system when the initial defragmentation is finished.
If you chose to restart, the program can perform an offline defragmentation run.
You can then leave your computer whilst it is being defragmented – it will shut down and restart afterward automatically.

LASTLY, choose start time in the PAST and
TIME PLAN, ADVANCED is set to "start later if start time can be adhered to."

When you click APPLY, O&O will automatically start its initial defrag and then bop through BOOT TIME defrag.

O&O Software - Downloads

For clean uninstall:
Run Windows UNINSTALL
* Run CrapCleaner

DELETE these files:
Search registry for O&O and delete Keys
C:\Program Files\OO Software
C:\WINDOWS\0.log
C:\WINDOWS\OODCNT.INI
C:\WINDOWS\OODCNT.INI
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodbs.lor
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodag.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodbs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodtrrs.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodbsrs.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodagmg.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodagrs.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oodag

DID YOU INCREASE RAM MEMORY
Now Speed up Windows XP w/this tweek
 

System Cache Boost
Changing the value of the key LargeSystemCache from 0 to 1 will tell Windows XP to allocate
All but 4MB of system memory to the file system cache, basically meaning that the XP Kernel can run in memory, greatly improving it’s speed.
The 4MB of memory left is used for disk caching, but if for any reason more is needed, XP allocates more.
Generally, this tweak improves performance by a fair bit but can, in some intensive applications, degrade performance.
As with the above tweak, you should have at least 256MB of RAM before attempting to enable LargeSystemCache.
jt did not use this - this is supposed to be for servers.

Processor Cache Setting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->System->CurrentControlSet->Session Manager->Memory Management. In there find SecondLevelDataCache.
There enter the size of your cache in decimals. So if you have a Athlon because the size of L2 cache is 256KB, enter 256.
For a Duron, enter 64 for 64KB.
jt has PENTIUM w/512 MB cache...so I used 512.


Disable Paging Executive
In normal usage, XP pages sections from RAM memory to the hard drive.
We can stop this happening and keep the data in RAM, resulting in improved performance.
Note that only users with a large amount of RAM (256MB+) should use this setting.
The setting we want to change to disable the ’Paging Executive’, as it is called, is called DisablePagingExecutive.
Changing the value of this key from 0 to 1 will de-activate memory paging.
jt set this from 0 to 1

WinXP
Slow shutdowns?

Need To Speed Things Up
(After running SPYBOT & AVG first)

MAJOR HINTS and Speedups
Partition Settings, etc.
CLICK HERE

It's not only start-up that you'd like to speed up; you can also make sure that your system shuts down faster.
If shutting down XP takes what seems to be an inordinate amount of time, here are a couple of steps you can take to speed up the shutdown process:
 

• Don't have XP clear your paging file at shutdown. For security reasons, you can have XP clear your paging file (pagefile.sys) of its contents whenever you shut down.
  Your paging file is used to store temporary files and data, but when your system shuts down, information stays in the file.
  Some people prefer to have the paging file cleared at shutdown because sensitive information such as
  unencrypted passwords sometimes ends up in the file.
  However, clearing the paging file can slow shutdown times significantly, so if extreme security isn't a high priority, you might not want to clear it.
  To shut down XP without clearing your paging file, run the Registry Editor (click Start > Run, then type regedit in the Run box) and go to:
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
  
   

• Change the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0. Close the Registry, and restart your computer.
  Whenever you turn off XP from now on, the paging file won't be cleared, and you should be able to shut down more quickly.
  
  Note: Please be careful when editing the Registry; you can do a lot of damage here.
  Don't change or delete anything unless you know exactly what it is.

Cannot Open a Web Page in Internet Explorer
&
"Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error Is Displayed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293402
This will explain how your Temp files indexes are corrupt.

Just RUN CCleaner

OUTLOOK & OUTLOOK EXPRESS
Significant delay from when the letters are typed to when they appear on the screen

IE with Outlook - When typing a new email in Outlook, or replying to an email,
in html format there is a significant delay from when the letters are typed to when they appear on the screen
This problem is caused by a "protective" protocol that I do not support or recommend, that is, loading down the registry
by adding a slew of sites to IE's Restricted Sites zone - sometimes tens of thousands of URLs.
Products that "protect" you by loading down the registry in such a way include Spybot, IE-Spyad and Spyware Blaster.

IE7 has made changes to the way that the rendering engine interacts with the Restricted Sites zone -
the end result is that if you are using Outlook (not 2007), have IE7 installed and use HTML as your email format,
then when you type an email the IE rendering engine will check the registry for entries in
IE's Restricted Sites zone **every time you type a character***.

FIXES:
Remove all of those entries in the Restricted Sites Zone - 
use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings Tool
(Tools, Internet Options, Advanced tab)

- or -

Stop using HTML (switch to Rich Text instead)

- or -

Use Word as Outlook's email editor.

***DO NOT*** set Outlook to run in the Internet Zone.

Manage large entries in RESTRICTED SITES with

To manage large amount of entries I use:
ZonedOut
 

Problems with SEARCHING
in your browser?
Make GOOGLE default?

This will explain how to reset ALL the search registry entries to GOOGLE
or
BACK to the IE defaults.

Internet Explorer Search defaults from MS
here

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

Windows Media Player - keeps repeating the same songs
Does ACCURADIO display just album covers fast and repeats without playing?

windows media player 10 or 11 stays silent from Accuradio radio stations
Very rapid  - connect and disconnect - and then it may completely disconnect with an error.

A maliciously Windows MediaPlayer plug in was installed probably by a newsgroup VIRUS

The bad files will be in this directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR COMPUTER USER NAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Media\10.0
and/or
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR COMPUTER USER NAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Media\11.0

You will see the bogus file perhaps like this:
WMSDKNSD.XML.(2005.08.09 21.47.18)
THE FILE NAME NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY THE DATE & TIME INFECTED
And you will have other valid files that will be recreated by Media Player so:
JUST DELETE ALL THE FILES IN EACH DIRECTORY
AND bingo the player works!!!
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WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
MENU BAR DOES NOT HIDE
Run RegisteryEdit,
go to HKEY_USERS
Search for PREFERENCES
You must keep searching until you find
Preferences In the LEFT side of regedit
and the RIGHT side has MANY (>100) entries.
DELETE the entire PREFERENCES key on the left.
Now when you run media player, it will restart
 

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Problem with Windows Media Player Synchronizing mp3 with Cell Phone
 Do you get that Media Player has to
Be sure that when saving mp3 files that the recorder's mp3 attributes
are set 28 BIT and 44K STEREO

QUICKTIME PLAYER

Repeating Error:
There is no disk in the drive
Please insert a disk into drive

Search for this file and then rename it
QTTASK.EXE

Be if necessary,
be sure to delete it from the RECYCLE bin too

That's it for Apple's QuickTime!!!
And Windows Media Player
And Real Player

TRY THIS:
QuickTime Alternative

It's Media Player Classic that PLAYS EVERYTHING
INCLUDING QT FULL SCREEN SWITCH

I've been searching for a program like this for years!

NORTON SYSTEM WORKS
HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL OF NORTON UTILITIES ONLY
How to Disable Norton Protection Center

1. Pick the custom install and select what features you want.
2. Install the program...
(I had to manually go through registry and delete any reference to NORTON so installation would continue)
3. You CAN disable the Norton Protection Center service completely:
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS, SERVICES,
find NORTON PROTECTIONS CENTER SERVICE, right click PROPERTIES, STOP, then set startup type to DISABLED,
then STOP and then APPLY !!!!!!!  (hah it's gone)

WINDOWS NO DISK ERROR
You must INSTALL NORTON SYSTEM WORKS WITH
NORTON ANTIVIRUS - - then UNINSTALL ANTIVIRUS.
Also Norton GoBack would not install and gave this weird installation errors:
A DISK DRIVE OVERLAY HAS BEEN FOUND
THAT NORTON SYSTEM WORKS DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS
 

Set Windows Program Access & Default
How to Choose default Windows Program to always run
such as MEDIA PLAYER, etc.

click START, CONTROL PANEL, ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS, SET PROGRAM ACCESS AND DEFAULTS

This free program plots in real-time all data sent and received
using the Dial-Up Adapter and Modem
(UNZIP INTO ANY DIRECTORY AND INSTALL)

DOWNLOAD Latest version of ModemGPH
(Scroll Down for ModemGPH)

WINAMP
Listen to Internet Radio all over the world
HIGH SPEED RECOMMENDED
Click here to get WINAMP
Click here to listen to 1000's of radio stations
Click here to record digitally with mpg info

winamp skins

Click here to get SONY EXPENSIVE winamp SKIN
Click here to get SONY EXPENSIVE steamripr SKIN

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Click here to get nucleo winamp SKIN
Click here to get nucleo steamripr SKIN

No annoying password LOGIN SCREEN for Windows XP

• Start, Control Panel, Pick a user, click REMOVE MY PASSWORD
  or for REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION skip this step - then
• Start, Run type control userpasswords2, and click Ok.
• Turn off Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option,
  and click OK.

I forgot my Windows XP ADMINISTRATIVE PASSWORD
click here

MS WORD does not save changes
or you receive an error message
in Office after you install Adobe Acrobat 7.0
click here

WORD - SHIFT/SAVE ALL saves NORMAL.DOT

PAYPAL

PAYPAL does not fully cover you for a SOFTWARE PURCHASE that does not work correctly.
Although PAYPAL advertises safety and BUYER PROTECTION it is NOT true -
and when you CAREFULLY read the PAYPAL BUYER PROTECTION POLICY,
you will see that you may not be covered with ANY Paypal Buyer Protection.

To purchase on PAYPAL with complete buyer protection
you MUST fund your purchase with a credit card at time of the transaction. 
That means withdrawing ALL your PAYPAL funds before you change the
funding choice to your credit card.

You get a second layer of defense with
your credit card company & PAYPAL's buyer's protection
- plus -
you may get an extended guarantee from your card issuer.

You can then - if you want - transfer the funds back to PAYPAL all FREE

WinSock XP Fix 1.2
WinSock XP Fix offers a last resort if your Internet connectivity has been corrupted
due to invalid or removed registry entries.
It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware components or
improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings.
If you encounter connection problems after removing network related software,
Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail, then give WinSock XP Fix a try.
It can create a registry backup of your current settings, so it is fairly safe to use.
Download here

Windows XP Start menu and Favorites menu are not listed in alphabetical order
HERE