Archive for the ‘Computer Optimization’ Category

  • 21 Apr

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    Simple Tip for Speeding Up Windows 7 & Improving Stability

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    This is a very easy to do tip for getting a decent speed boost from windows 7 and to increase it's stability. In fact, if you keep getting random crashes it most likely a result of this service eating up memory and conflicting with everything else.

    The end result of this guide will turn off the "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service" which is constantly running in the background and from what I can tell it does absolutely nothing but slow down your computer and cause random Windows 7 crashes. » Read the rest of the entry..



  • 15 Apr

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    Computer Clean Up – Addon Programs

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    This is a round up of free programs I highly recommend using, on top of your typical protection and clean up programs such as Ccleaner, Nortons, Mcafee, AVG, Ad-Aware, Spybot etc.

    MalwareBytes Anti-Spyware & Anti-Malware – This little program is really powerful, it has found malware on my system that Ad-aware had missed and it was able to remove some of the harder to get rid of malware programs such as Coolwebsearch without the need of an additional removal program. The only con to MalwareBytes, is that it does not do schedule scans, you need to manually go into the program to update and run the scan.  On the plus side though, the scan runs fast and is quite thorough.

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    Dr Web CureIT – About a month ago I was having problems with a backup hard drive and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it. I kept having random boot errors and I knew the hard drive was not going bad, so I was suspecting some type of virus had gotten into the Master boot record and was causing havoc. I did a thorough scan with AVG and Nortons and they both said the drive was virus free. So on a whim I decided to look around and see what new programs were out and I found this little gem of a program called Dr Web CureIT. I ran this program on my backup hard » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 14 Apr

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    [Fix] The memory Could not be written – Windows error message

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     Problem:

     
    The instructions at "0×000000" referenced memory at "0×00000000". The memory could not be "written"
     
    I would get this error message when I was trying to open a program such as Adobe, Winamp, Office, Firefox, etc. Here is how I fixed the error message…
     
    Fix: 
     
    First lets verify that this fix will get rid of this error message for you.
     
    First go to – Control Panel, Open up System, Click on the Advanced tab – then Performance Setting, then Data Execution Prevention Tab. if this screen is not grayed out and instead has a box checked – to turn on DEP- then chances are this is the root of your problems and this fix will work for you.
     
    So turn off DEP and fix your problem, follow the next 8 steps…..

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  • 07 Sep

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    [Fix]Microsoft Office – Files Blocked By Registry Policy Setting

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    A few days ago I was planning on going through some of my old office files and deleting out any files that were out dated, or I did not need anymore. But every time I tried to open a file I received this nice error from Office 2003 & 2007 saying

    You are attempting to open a file type that is blocked by your registry policy setting.

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    You are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry policy setting.

    So after trying to open up two files and receiving this error, I head over to Google to do some research, and see what is causing this error. After a little while of looking around, I find a Microsoft page explaining how to fix it. The fix involves several registry changes to stop Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint from producing this error.

    Well to make life easier for the next person that has this error message, and to avoid having to play around in the registry, which can cause some serious problems, I decided to make a registry patch that you just open up, and it will automatically add all the necessary registry entries in a few seconds for you.
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  • 19 Feb

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    Internet Optimizing In Laymen Terms

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    Windows – ALL

    So today, I will go through how to optimize your internet for peak performance. I don’t think I need to go through and explain what the internet is, so I will avoid that for this article. The reason why you want to optimize it is for a better web surfing experience, In laymen terms – Faster internet speed for web-surfing and file downloading. I have included some advanced tips at the bottom of this article. Namely, what to do to increase Bit Torrent Speeds and P2P downloads.

    I have never experienced any problems from using this method to speed up internet connection.

    So lets get down to the internet optimizing

    1. Goto Speedtest.net – you will see a screen like this. » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 15 Feb

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    Optimizing The Windows Registry

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    Page Defrag + NTRegOpt

    Supported Windows – Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT

     

    I bet some of you just did a double take, and said, Optimizing the what, and why?

    So on that note, first things first, is to explain what the Registry is, and why it needs to be optimized and defragged. The Windows registry is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows(all verisons). It contains information and settings for all the hardware, operating system use, software and programs, users and preferences of the PC, etc. Whenever a user makes changes to Control Panel settings, file associations, system policies, installs or unistalls software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry. The registry is constantly in use, and because of this, it gets bogged down easily. The effect of this will cause your computer to slow down. Whenever windows does anything such as starts up, opens a programs, goes on the internet, etc, it will read the registry and then process the action. So the bigger the registry file the more time it takes to read and use the information gathered.

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  • 13 Feb

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    Easy Windows Optimizing

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    Advanced Windows Care
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    Supported Windows – All

    I have been using Advanced Windows Care since it first came out and have been very pleased with IO Bits creation. I can’t say enough about this program, it’s simple to use, efficient, and very capable of taking on the role of multiple programs combined together. It is the #1 most popular system utility on download.com. Here’s the a direct quote from IO Bit website.

    "Advanced WindowsCare Personal provides a convenient way for non-technical users to perform routine maintenance and apply system optimization tweaks without the need to become a computer geek. "

    Advanced Windows Care may not be the best spyware search and defend program, it’s not the best temporary file clean up (see lesson one for this), and it is not the best computer optimizing program out there, at least not yet. But what it is the best at, is being able run a combination of 6 to 10 programs all in one little program. It does an over the top clean up, repair, protect, and optimize for your computer in 2 to 3 minutes time. Your other option is to download the best programs, and spend the entire day running each program one at a time. So I think 2 or 3 minutes of time is very worth the time you save by running this powerhouse software. » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 12 Feb

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    Computer Optimizing – Using Ccleaner

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    Removal of Computer Crap Using Ccleaner
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    Supported Windows – All

    The reason I have chosen to start, Computer Optimizing in Layman Terms, with Ccleaner, is for one reason, it’s an amazing program, much like a nuke aimed at junk on your computer. The true name of this program is Crap Cleaner. It does just what the names says, it cleans up all the crap on your computer that a user accumulates automatically by just using the computer.

    Did you realize that by turning on your computer, your operating system will have created several log files and temp files that are just junk that pile up, not to mention all the files that pile up when you open a program. By far the biggest culprit of unnecessary junk files, is going online and surfing around. I have seen some computers with millions of files just sitting in these temp areas, slowing down the computer and causing problems.

    So on that note, lets begin with the first step – Installing Ccleaner » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 12 Feb

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    Computer Optimizing in Layman Terms – Intro

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    For the next couple weeks I plan to be posting How To articles on computer tips and optimizing tricks. I don’t plan on getting into the eternal argument of what programs are better. So in that sense I plan to stay away from Anti-virus programs, music players, firewall programs, and internet browser recommendations.

    I started a computer technician business when I was 16, by the time I was 19 I had over 3000 customers and was very active with my business, and I did this with no formal education in computers. So what I am planning to do is to teach people the easier ways to fix a computer, without the need of a computer degree to understand the why and how for.

    These articles will be based around using software programs to fix problems. I will only talk about programs that I know work in Windows, and I will specify which OS version the programs will work with. In most cases the programs work in all versions including vista. It will be hard for me, but I plan to not go into detail about how much I despise, the beast of an operating system called, Vista.

    I am against formating a hard drive and reinstalling all your programs to fix a problem. Most of the tricks that I list, will fix most problems one time around. As long as it is not a hardware issue, you will be able to fix it with the programs that I mention. Each program is freeware, but I highly recommend donating to the creators for making such amazing software tools. » Read the rest of the entry..

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