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More info?)
Thanks again Ted. I'll try and look through some of these over the weekend
and hopefully not get to bogged down in it all!
"Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> There are lots of good resources that a novice can use, so you'll hopefully
> get lots of good responses. Unfortunately, there are also lots of bad
> resources and you're not yet in a position to distinguish what is good from
> what is bad. In general, avoid any source of information that seems to have
> an 'attitude'. You want information, not bluster.
>
> Microsoft's web site is a good place to start. It can be intimidating,
> though, because there's so much information. Start here:
>
> "Windows XP Setup and Maintenance"
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/default.mspx
>
> And don't miss this:
>
> "Protect Your PC"
>
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> Of course, you'll be getting Microsoft's view of the world, which is not
> exactly terrible, but if you want some independent advice, you might start
> here:
>
> "PC Pitstop"
> http://www.pcpitstop.com/
>
> And you'll find lots of solid, authoritative advice from the venerable Fred
> Langa:
>
> "Langa.com - The LangaList Newsletter Home Page"
> http://www.langa.com/
> --
> Ted Zieglar
>
>
> "cdb" <cdb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:74546CD8-D1B4-4D7B-B06A-25DEEF28987C@microsoft.com...
> > Cheers for the advice. Any good places to start this quest for knowledge??
> >
> > I would like to avoid putting unneccsary things onto my PC too, just
> > wondered if there were any options within Windows or something that are
> not
> > that obvious to a novice that could give the system a bit of extra pep?
> >
> > "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> >
> > > To get optimum performance: Read, read and read more. The more you learn
> > > about how hardware and software works, the better you'll know how to get
> the
> > > most from your computer. That's what works for me.
> > >
> > > Of course, that's not as glamorous an approach as installing the latest
> > > hyped up 'optimization' program or following misguided advice to hack
> into
> > > your computer. On the other hand, I haven't seen a BSOD on any of my
> > > computers since Windows 95. And both of the computers I currently own
> are
> > > problem-free and fas ast as the old Mustang CobraJet.
> > >
> > > Ted Zieglar
> > >
> > > "cdb" <cdb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:CE76B6F3-D4E2-4283-852C-DAA7C576DC86@microsoft.com...
> > > > What can I do to my system to confirgure it for maximum performance?
> Are
> > > > there any handy tricks/tips that can be used to make it all a bit
> better?
> > > >
> > > > I'm currently using a seemingly very resource intensive program and
> when
> > > > that's running everything else slows to a snails pace. Is there any
> > > > options
> > > > or setting etc that I can fiddle with to help?
> > >
> > >
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