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10 Easy Steps To Speed Up Your Computer Without Upgrading
By By Jim Shutes
1. Empty the Temp directory regularly. To do this, make sure NO programs are open, and… a. In Windows 95, 98 or Me, go to C:WindowsTemp and delete everything inside the Temp folder. b. In Windows 2000 or XP, make sure that you can see hidden folders. Go to C  ocuments and SettingsAdministratorLocal SettingsTemp folder. Delete everything here. 2. Empty the Temporary Internet Files regularly. Go to your Control Panel and double-click the Internet Options icon. Choose to Delete Cookies, and to Delete Files 3. Check your hard disks for problems. a. For Windows 95, 98, or Me, double-click My Computer. Right-click the C-drive and click on Properties. Click on the Tools tab and choose to check the computer for problems. b. For Windows 2000 and XP, double-click My Computer. Right-click the C-drive and click Properties. Click on the Tools tab and choose to check the computer for problems. Click on Check Now. 4. Download a good 3rd Party Disk Check and Optimization Utility HERE... http://www.lapeertechgroup.com/downloads.asp 5. Or, you can do a few of the performance tweaks yourself, if you have Windows XP. Right-click on My Computer and click on Properties. Click on the Advanced tab. Under the Performance section, click on Settings. On the Visual Effects tab, you will see a list of check boxes. You really don’t need any of them for Windows to run. 6. Turn off Active Desktop. a. In Windows 95, 98 and Me, right-click on the desktop and in the pop-up menu, choose Active Desktop. Inside that option, uncheck Active Desktop b. In Windows 2000, right-click on the desktop and in the pop-up menu, choose Active Desktop. Inside that option, uncheck Show Web Content. c. In Windows XP, right-click on the desktop and in the pop-up menu, choose Properties. On the Desktop tab, choose Customize Desktop. Now, on the Web tab, make sure that there are no websites chosen here. 7. Use a good program, such as AVG AntiVirus. Get it HERE... http://www.lapeertechgroup.com/downloads.asp 8. Get rid of Spyware. Install two different AntiSpyware programs: AdAware
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SE and SpyBot. They compliment each other and catch Spyware that the other misses. Get SpyBot HERE... http://www.lapeertechgroup.com/downloads.asp. Get Adaware SE HERE... http://www.lapeertechgroup.com/downloads.asp 9. Streamline MSCONFIG. You can use a utility, called MSCONFIG, to turn OFF unnecessary Start Up items. a. In Windows 98, Me, and XP, click on StartRun and type msconfig. Click on the Startup tab. This is a list of everything that is running in the background. Now, be careful, some of these you do need. Some items to keep are Ctfmon.exe (XP), Scan Registry (Win98, Me), Task Monitor (Win98, Me), System Tray (Win98, Me), LoadPowerProfile (Win98, Me), Rundll.32, any programs (such as McAfee, Norton, or AVG). Others, you can uncheck. Remember, if something doesn’t work because you turned it off, it can always be turned back on. b. For Windows 2000, MSCONFIG must be downloaded HERE... http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html. 10. Defragment your hard drives. a. To defragment your hard drives, double-click on My Computer. Right-click on the c-drive and click on Properties. Click on the Tools tab and choose to Defragment Now… Good luck. I hope this article has helped you. If you live in the Lapeer County, MI area, and would like a Professional professionally TuneUp your computer(s) in your home or business, please contact Lapeer Tech Group at (810) 793-1093 I have worked in the IT field since 1989 and hold several Microsoft certifications. I am a network administrator and owner and operator of Lapeer Tech Group, located in Columbiaville, Michigan (just outside of Lapeer). During these years, I have supported both Macs and PCs, am an accomplished graphic and web designer, and have had the opportunity to support 2nd and 3rd level enterprise networks for GM, EDS, Delphi, and Delco. If you would like to get in touch with me, you may do so at (810) 793-1093, or by email at jim.shutes@LapeerTechGroup.com. My website is http://www.LapeerTechGroup.com
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CTR, CA -Features such as learn-mode, protection against 'stack and heap-based attacks,' and support of all major third party antivirus vendors adds to the existing ...
"Security has now become a business issue"CXOToday.com, India - 6 hours agoTraditional solutions cannot possibly defend against these types of attacks as evidenced by the fact that of the 99% of enterprises that have an
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Open sauce spat boils overInquirer, UK - 55 minutes agoSince Trend Micro is a consumer of free and open source software we call on Trend Micro to drop these attacks." Eben Moglen founding director of the ...Barracuda to defend i
SunHerald.com, MS -Computer Security If your computer is linked to the internet, be sure to regularly update firewall, antivirus, and spyware software to protect you from ...
Barracuda vows to fight open-source patent war against Trend MicroPC World Magazine, Australia - 30 minutes ago... antivirus scanning," said Kylie Heintz, spokeswoman for Barracuda. "We believe that neither our product
SC Magazine US -5623600] such that it would have exclusive control of gateway anti-virus scanning. Scanning for viruses at the gateway is an obvious and common technique ...
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Cyberoam Partners With SYNNEX Corporation to Grow Presence in ...PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria - 23 hours agoOutside of its identity-based firewall, VPN, antivirus, anti-spam, intrusion detection and prevention, and content filter
Windows & Net Magazine, OH -Webroot said that the new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering includes antivirus, anti-spam, anti-phishing protection along with image filtering, ...
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