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Startup Utilities
If you use MSConfig, and then run the start up program, you may cause what is known as a "memory leak". Instead, use one of the following startup managers.
00.. Codestuff Starter.
01.. Pacs-Portal Startup.
02.. Greatis Startup.
Hardware and Software Utilities
Need to find out something about your computers hardware or software?
01.. Belarc Advisor Reports on Software and processes.
02.. MS Windows Memory Diagnostic Tests your physical memory
03.. PCPitstop.com checks many things from disk fragmentation to Internet speed tests.
Internet Security
01.. Shoot the Messenger Disables windows messenger service for you.
02.. Kellys-Korner has a fix if you use shoot the messenger and Outlook Express or Hotmail slows down.
03.. DCOMbobulator Disables DCOM (a security threat)
04.. www.Popuptest.com Test your PopUp Stopper
05.. Auditmypc.com scans your firewall for security leaks
06.. Unplug and Pray Disables the Rarely used UPnP service for you.
07.. DirectX Buster fully uninstalls DirectX from your computer.
08.. Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer sp1. Now you can download all the updates and save them to your drive or burn them to CD.
09.. Sun Java. More secure than MS version of java and still supported.
Free Personal Firewalls
Never have 2 or more software firewalls running on the same computer. They often conflict with each other and cause problems
01.. Tiny Personal Firewall
02.. ZoneAlarm
Free Web Browsers
It's generally recommended that you have more than one browser available to you even if you use one exclusively. That way, you can check to see if a problem is unique to your browser or a more generalised problem.
01.. Mozilla Firefox
02.. Opera
03.. Flashpeak SlimBrowser
04.. Avantbrowser
Web based Virus and Trojan Scanners
It's always a good idea to never rely on a single anti virus program. Especially if you have recently cleaned out a virus.
01.. Panda ActiveScan
02.. Free Online Trojan Scan
03.. BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan
Stop 98% of E-Mail Spam
01.. SPAMIHILATOR E-mail Spam Filter, this program works with almost every E-Mail client, such as Outlook 2000/XP/2003/Express, Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Pegasus Mail, Phoenix Mail, Opera, etc…
Local computer Virus and Trojan Scanners
These free anti virus programs give you extra protection against viruses and are updated regularly.
01.. Avast, Home Editon
02.. AVG AntiVirus 30 day full trial version
03.. Mike Lins Startup Monitor alerts you if any programs like trojans, viruses, or hijackers register to run at startup.
04.. Winpatrol also alerts you to programs that are installed on your computer without your knowlege.
Links to common virus removal instructions
01.. Symantec w32 blaster worm information
02.. Symantec w32 blaster worm removal tool
03.. Symantec qhosts worm information
04.. Symantec qhosts worm removal tool
05.. McAfee Qhosts-1 information and removal instructions
Adware, Spyware, and Hijacker Scanners
If your anti virus program finds nothing and you are experiencing virus like symptoms or unwanted advertisements, these programs may help.
01.. Spybot Search and Destroy removes advertising and spyware from your computer.
02.. AdAware removes advertising and spyware from your computer.
03.. Hijack This is a highly useful program for finding and removing computer hijacking.
04.. Spyware Blaster prevents some spyware from being installed in the first place.
PopUp Stoppers
01.. STOPZILLA POPUP BLOCKER
02.. Google Toolbar with POPUP BLOCKER
03.. POPUP BLOCKER
Web Sites with Useful information
These web sites have information that can help people diagnose many common problems on their computers. They also have information that people commonly ask about.
01.. Doxdesk.com/parasite lists information about software parasites.
02.. SpywareGuide.com lists information about spyware.
03.. Spywareinfo.comalso lists information about spyware
04.. Answersthatwork.com lists common tasks that are running on your machine.
05.. BlackViper.comgives information about windows services.
06.. BIOS Power On Self Test (POST) Beep Codes
07.. Fdisk Radified gives information on how to use the Fdisk utility.
08.. Annoyances.org has a lot of information and tip on many subjects.
09.. Password Recovery for Windows XP, 2000, NT. Make sure you read the FAQ Before you do anything
Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles
These articles by Microsoft resolve issues that we often see on this board.
01.. Windows "Software Update incomplete, This Software Update Did Not Update Successfully" Error Message When You Visit the Windows Update Site
02.. 281679 You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You Click a Link
03.. 306615 The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode
04.. 308421 How To Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
05.. 148919 Windows Restarts Continuously
06.. 311806 Windows Restarts When You Try to Shut Down Your Computer
07.. 314057 NTLDR Is Missing Error Message When You Upgrade or Install Windows XP Over Windows 95, Windows 98, Or Windows Millenium
08.. 321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your PassWord Expires
09.. 302089 How to Prevent Windows Messenger From Running on a Windows XP Based Computer
Windows Installation Helpful How To Sites
These sites offer good information on how to install and repair Microsoft Windows.
01.. XP Clean Install
02.. How To Repair XP
03.. How to Install Windows 98 on a Computer With No Operating System
04.. How to Use the Fdisk and Format Tools to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk
Registry Cleaners, file shredders, and file recovery
Securely deleting files, recovering deleted files, and cleaning the registry are common issues many people have asked about.
01.. Regseeker is a registry cleaner
02.. Eraser is the most recommended file shredder
03.. AnalogX Supershredder
04.. Ultrawipe
05.. Cuteeraser is more of an internet privacy utility
06.. MRUBlaster cleans up Most Recently Used entries for privacy on public computers
07.. Active@Killdisk hard drive eraser will wipe the entire hard drive completely
08.. PC Inspector emaxx will wipe a hard drive well enough for the defence department.
09.. PC Inspector File Recovery
10.. Restoration - File Undelete Utility will recover files after they were removed from the recycle bin.
11.. ISO Buster will allow you to recover lost data or files from CD's or DVD's.
12.. Autoclave wipes the entire hard drive clean
Video conversion and editing
These websites give excellent information about converting video and making DVDs, VCDs, and SVCDs.
01.. DVDRhelp.com has information on making DVDs, VCDs, and SVCDs.
02.. DVDRhelp convert has information on converting files into DVD, VCD, and SVCD formats.
03.. TmpGenc video conversion program.
04.. Irfanview will display pictures and video in most formats.
Other, Uncategorized Links
01.. www.dllfiles.com find missing dll files here.
02.. missingfiles has many of those files that your computer may be missing.
03.. Winzip compresses and decompresses most file formats.
Tweak Sites
01.. Kelly's Korner
02.. PurePerformance.com
03.. Overclockers.com
04.. PC Pitstop can test your computers performance.
05.. Xteq Xsetup has lots of tweaks. Don't forget to get the extra plugins.
06.. Jv16 utilities has many tweaks available for your system.
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