2.GlaryUtilities
Portable - RAR - 780 kb - Batch Uninstaller
plus several other utilities.
2.CCleaner
Portable - RAR - 780 kb - Remove Unnecessary
Startup Items in Windows 2k! Why would Microsoft Remove this?
3.MSCONFIG
Windows 2000 - EXE - 154 kb - Remove
Unnecessary Startup Items in Windows 2k! Why would Microsoft
Remove this?
4.TweakUI
- EXE - 6.3 kb- Microsoft Powertoy to
tweak Windows XP. Vista
Bubble - 354kb
5.Add/Remove
Cleaner - EXE - 937 kb - Have you removed
a program only to find it still listed in Add/Remove Programs?
Try this!
6.AIDA
Diagnostics - ZIP - 2.9 MB - Find out
what kind of motherboard, cpu, ram, video, etc that a computer
is using.
7.Process
Explorer - EXE - 3.4 MB- Better than
WIndows Task Manager! It shows what originally started the
process and allows you to end the entire tree!
8.Hardware
Monitor - EXE - 796 kb- If your computer
has a sensor anywhere in it.... this will find it!
9.AMIC
Email Backup - EXE - 1.3 MB -
Unlike other email backup utilities Amic Email Backup works
with the top 9 popular Email Clients such as MS Outlook, Outlook
Express, Eudora, Netscape Messenger, IncrediMail and PocoMail
10.FABS
AUTOBACKUP - RAR - 992 kb - Backup Windows
Activation Files, Fonts, Docs, Email, Firefox and IE bookmarks,
Desktop, all at once! FABS
3 NEW
11.MagicISO - RAR - 4.25 MB- Create and Mount ISO images.
Includes the disk mounter application. FREE and WORKS GREAT!
12.Image
Resizer - EXE - 520 kb- Microsoft Powertoy.
Simply right-click a picture to resize it for editing!
FORENSICS
1.FastResolverIP
- 31kb
Quickly resolve multiple IP address to Domain Name, or PC Name.
2.INTERNET
FORENSICS - Zip File - 450kb
Includes: FastResolver IP, IE Cache View, Cookies View, History
View, Last Searches, Mozilla Cache View, Mozilla Cookies View,
Mozilla History View
3.PC
FORENSICS - Zip File - 126kb
Includes: BlueTooth Monitor, Recent Files, What USB Devices
were installed?
4.RECOVERY - Zip File - 4.8 MB
includes: LSASecrets View, SD Card Photo Recovery, Wireless
Key Viewer, Unreadable CD Recovery
NETWORKING
STUFF 1.Look@Lan - EXE - 2.6 MB- Find out who is on your lan!
Allows multiple profiles! Scans for routers, bridges, and any
other device that has an IP address on your network.
2.SuperScan
- ZIP - 200 kb- Run a quick scan on your
network and see who's using it.
3.UltraVNC
2008 - EXE - 5.5 MB- Connect to a remote
pc thru routers! Includes DSM plugin!
13.Networx
Portable Monitor - EXE - 500 kb- Monitor
your daily, weekly or monthly bandwidth usage. Measure internal
network speed.
1.Volumouse - EXE - 29 kb - Tired of stumbling for the
mute button when the ,phone rings? Try adding this to startup!
2.Free
PDF Creator - EXE - 10.8 MB- The best way to create a
PDF document from any file. It installs as a printer...just
print your document to PDF! PrimoPDF
4.Sandboxie - EXE - 454 kb- Run your applications in
a secure environment and don't risk infecting your computer
with a virus. Very Cool!
5.SyncIT - EXE - 3.89 MB- Do you use multiple computers
and want your IE bookmarks automatically synchronzied daily?
Try this. FREE, but you have to sign up for an account.
6.VLC
Media Player -RAR - 21.5 MB- A replacement
for Windows Media player to play movies. Great Codecs, and
Works Great!
7.YAttach - EXE - 1 MB- Do you use Yahoo Mail and want
it to automatically open as your Default Mail Client? Install
This!
8.PowerPoint
Viewer 2007 - EXE - 25.8 mb- Valid for
WIndows VIsta and Opens .pps files in Windows Mail
9.Free
Spell Checker for Outlook Express -
EXE - 567kb mb- Outlook Express does not have a built in Spell
Checker. It actually uses the spell checker built in to Microsoft
Word. Unfortunately in Office 2007 they quit supporting the
English Version of Spell Checker in Outlook Express, so here
is the fix for that!
2.DirectX
8.1 - EXE - 11.5 mb- Required for many
games.
3.Java
Offline Install - EXE - 16.2 mb- Requried
for Animations in Internet Explorer. Youtube videos, etc.
4.Free
Spell Checker for Outlook Express -
EXE - 567kb mb- Outlook Express does not have a built in Spell
Checker. It actually uses the spell checker built in to Microsoft
Word. Unfortunately in Office 2007 they quit supporting the
English Version of Spell Checker in Outlook Express, so here
is the fix for that!
5.Adobe
Reader 6 for Windows 9X - EXE - 8.7mb
- The newer versions of Adobe don't work with 9x. This one
does, but is unsupported anymore.
6.Open
Office (2.4) Win9X - 127mb - This is a free
version of Office. The newer version of OpenOffice 3.0 will
not work on 9x systems.
8.Windows
98 Resource Pack 190mb - Adobe Reader
6, ClamWin Antivirus, Direct X 8.1, Java 1.5.0., Open Office
2.4.1, Winrar, Adobe Flash Player 9, Internet Explorer 6,
1.DrPic.Com - Web based Imaging Editing Software! Quickly
upload, Crop, Edit, Fix Red Eye, Rotate, Add Text, Blurs, Raised
Effects, and more! All Online! No install Required!
1.DrPic.Com - Web based Imaging Editing Software! Quickly
upload, Crop, Edit, Fix Red Eye, Rotate, Add Text, Blurs,
Raised Effects, and more! All Online! No install Required!
2.Clipnabber..Com - Copy and paste those awesome YouTube, Metacafe,
Facebook, etc and create .flv files from them to save for
later.
3.TinyUrl.Com - Copy and paste those awesome YouTube, Metacafe,
Facebook, etc and create .flv files from them to save for
later. BACK TO TOP
WINDOWS SUPPORT LIFECYCLE:
- Www.Microsoft.Com July 11, 2006 - End of support for
Windows 98 and Windows Me
UNSUPPORTED BY MICROSOFT. You can no longer receive critical
Microsoft Updates, Service Packs, Patches, or Hotfixes for
your Windows Operating System. This makes you easily succeptible
to Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Holes for Hackers, Applicatoin
Errors, Driver problems, and even Operating System corruption.
You are recommended to upgrade this computer to a more recent
operating system if the hardware in your current ystem will
allow it, OR buy a new system custom built by CGrafiks to
cater to your needs!
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and 1a ended on October 10, 2006.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 will end on April 14, 2009
Windows XP License subscriptions ending on June 30, 2008,
17 months after the release of Windows Vista
On April 14, 2009, Windows XP will begin its "Extended
Support" period that will last for 5 years until April
8, 2014
-READ ARTICLE
PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended;
233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);*
Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family,
or compatible processor recommended
• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64
MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
• 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*
VISTA:
¦1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
¦512 MB of system memory
¦20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available
space
¦Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics
memory
¦1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit
(x64) processor
¦1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
¦16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB
(64-bit)
¦DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher
driver
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional
15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable
of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
PROPER COOLING:BACK TO TOP RULE OF THUMB: The air flow needs to travel in one
direction through your computer case. * Starting at the front
of the case you want to suck air in ... blow the air over your
CPU (processor) and then out the back of the case. General advice
is to allow more air in the front and less out the back. Always
have the CPU fan blowing air OFF the processor, and out the
side of the computer case if you have a side fan installed.
PC TUNEUP:
- NOT VIRUS REMOVAL. Virus Removals are subject to the normal
virus removal fee of $65 or recommended a Wipe and Reload
of the Operating SYstem.
Remove all Unnecessary Startup items. Perform Disk Cleanup
on Hard Drive. Clear Internet Explorer Browsing History –
Cookies – Temps – Notify customer before clearing
password history! Remove Unnecessary Internet Explorer addons.
Flush DNS resolver cache – ipconfig /flushdns. Check
Microsoft Updates and Service Packs up to date – IE7
/ SP3
Antivirus installed and updated. AVG Free on home computers.
Recommend Norton 2009 Internet Security purchase on business
computers. Quick Scan performed if have time, but is not required.
Verify all hardware drivers are installed and working. Check
Available hard drive space and adjust if needed. Add/Remove
Rogue Malware or Unnecessary Programs. System Restore Point
Created. Defragment if required. CHECK CD-Drive – Remove
any media in Drives. Restart with Scandisk. Clean dust Inside
and Outside of Computer case. BACK TO TOP
Hardware Diagnostics – (Approx 30 minutes)
Backup Data – My Documents, Internet Favorites, Email,
Address Book,
Desktop Icons
Reload or Recover O.S. – Create a 6GB partition separate
for a recovery
partition from CGrafiks.
All Drivers Installed
Activate Windows
Microsoft Updates and Service Packs
Adobe Reader
Adobe Flash
Java
Restore Backup
Remote Assistance SETUP
Configure Power Saving settings – Disable standby and
hibernation. Turn
off monitor after 20 minutes. Screensaver after 5 minutes.
System Restore Point created
Install Additional Software if needed such as Office, OpenOffice,
Quickbooks, Quicken, Printers, etc.
CHECK CD-Drive – Remove any media in Drives
MSCONFIG – Remove any Junk!
Clean Inside and Outside of Computer case
1.BACKUP
OUTLOOK EXPRESS
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{5B220D3B-8A13-4CD4-B71D-740849476A4F}\Microsoft\OutlookExpress
2.BACKUP
ADDRESS BOOK CONTACTS
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Address
Book
3.REMOVE
'Compress Old Files' - Disk Cleanup -
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress
old files] DELETE THE LAST KEY - Compress old files
- No Need to restart the computer!
4.CHANGE
DEFAULT INSTALLATION DIRECTORY:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
2. Find ProgramFilesDir whose default should
be C:\Program Files
3. Change this to whatever directory you wish. I changed it
to D:\Program Files for example.
5.VIEW
YOUR INTERNET "HOSTS" FILE:
C:\WIndows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts is the name of the file.
Open in notepad
6.Try
the following to bring back the Internet Browser Service,
if it's not a connection or dns issue:
1. in the cml run "regsvr32 actxprxy.dll" and "regsvr32
shdocvw.dll"
2. reboot windows
If the above couldn't fix the issues, run the following extra
commds:
regsvr32 mshtml.dll
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
regsvr32 msjava.dll
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 browseui.dll
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 shell32.dll
and restart the system once again
7.REMOVE
MAGIC JACK FROM REGISTRY: VIEW
WEBSITE:
1) Unplug the Magic Jack device from your computer. This should
remove the virtual devices that MagicJack installs:
Disk Drive: YMax MagicJack USB Device
CD Drive: YMax MagicJack USB Device
USB: TigerJet USB Composite Device
USB: Generic USB Hub
USB: USB Mass Storage Device
Don't ever plug it back in again.
2) Delete the "mjusbsp" directory from the following location:
C:\Documents and Settings\[YourUserProfileName]\Application
Data
3) Delete any MagicJack directories from the following location:
C:\Documents and Settings\[YourUserProfileName]\Local Settings\Application
Data
4) Delete any desktop icons
5a) Clean up your registry using a registry cleaning tool.
I highly recommend TuneUp Utilities 2008. Among many other
features, it will keep your registry sparkling clean.
5b) Clean up your registry manually. Use regedit to locate
the HKEY Current User > Talk4Free entries and Delete the
Talk4Free Key and all Subkeys.
6) Reboot and you should be all set.
** UPDATES ** - mostly from user posting in the comments
How to uninstall from Windows Vista:
"To uninstall from vista, simply go to the search bar and
look up "mjusbsp". Right click and open explorer. Delete whole
folder. Use CCleaner (free) to clean rest up. That easy. Vista
isn't perfect, but things like the search function rock."
8.CHANGE
TIME FROM MILITARY TO NORMAL
1. Click on the Start Button
2. Click on the Run Button
3. Type in the Run Box intl.cpl and hit Enter
4. Click the Customize Button in the Standards and formats
5. Change the time format to H:mm:ss and hit OK.
6. Hit OK once more to close Regional and Language Options
Step 2: Delete the UpperFilters registry entryloadTOCNode(3,
'whattotry');
In Registry Editor, expand My Computer,
and then expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Expand SYSTEM, and then expand CurrentControlSet.
Expand Control, and then expand Class.
Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
In the details pane of Registry Editor, on the right side,
click UpperFilters.
Note You may also see an UpperFilters.bak
registry entry. You do not have to remove that entry. Click
UpperFilters only.
If you see the UpperFilters registry entry in the
details pane of Registry Editor, go to step 6.
If you do not see the UpperFilters registry entry,
you still might have to remove the LowerFilters registry
entry. To do this, go to "Step 3: Delete the LowerFilters
registry entry."
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
Click Yes when you receive the following
message:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?
The UpperFilters registry entry is removed.
Step 3: Delete the LowerFilters registry entryloadTOCNode(3,
'whattotry');
In the details pane of Registry Editor, on the right side,
click LowerFilters.
Note You might see a LowerFilters.bak
registry entry. You do not have to remove that entry. Click
LowerFilters only.
If you do not see the LowerFilters registry entry, unfortunately
this content is unable to help you any more. Go to the "Next
Steps" section for information about how you can find more
solutions or more help on the Microsoft Web site.
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
Click Yes when you receive the following
message:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?
The LowerFilters registry entry is removed.
Exit Registry Editor.
Step 4: Restart your computer
loadTOCNode(3, 'whattotry'); Restart your computer. After you
have done this, try to access the CD or DVD drive. If you can
access the CD or DVD drive, and if you do not receive an error
message, the problem is resolved. You can reinstall your CD
or DVD writing or recording software.
If you cannot access the CD or DVD drive, or if you receive
an error message, unfortunately this content is unable to help
you any more. Go to the "Next Steps" section for information
about how you can find more solutions to the problem.
10.REMOVE
UNNECESSARY DEVICE DRIVERS XP :
Follow these steps to view and remove unnecessary device drivers:
Windows XP
1. Press [Windows]+[Break] to bring up the System Properties
dialog box.
2. Select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables
button.
3. Click the New button below the System Variables panel.
4. In the New System Variable dialog box, type devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices
in the Variable Name
text box and 1 in the Variable Value
text box.
5. Click OK to return to the System Properties dialog box
and then click OK again.
6. Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
7. In Device Manager, go to View Show Hidden Devices.
8. Expand the various branches in the device tree and look
for the washed out icons, which indicate
unused device drivers.
9. To remove an unused device driver, right-click the icon
and select Uninstall.
11.INTERNET
GATEWAY DEVICE DISCOVERY :
In Windows XP under Start/Control Panel/Network Connections/
sometimes you see an Internet Gateway connection above your
Local Area Connections. This can cause confusion among some
clients, so I typically remove it with normal Home Users and
some Business Clients depending on how their network is set
up.
To remove this you can go to Add/Remove Programs /
... Add/Remove Windows Components
then Under Networking Services uncheck the
box next to "Internet Gateway Device Disconvery
and Control Client" and it will not show you
that icon any more. To a normal home user it is safe to remove
this as far as I can tell. This will only remove the icon
under Network Connections and there is less confusion among
your clients.
12. ENABLE AND DISABLE FIREWALL
VIA CMD ENABLE AND DISABLE WINDOWS FIREWALL
WITH COMMAND PROMPT C:\firewall>netsh firewall show config
C:\firewall>copy con disable.bat
ctrl Z
C:\firewall>disable.bat
Follow same directions to enable.bat, just replace disable
with Enable.
1.REMOVE
MISSING VXD FILES AT STARTUP: The actual problem is not that those files are missing,
but that your computer looks for them and can't find them.
This is what you've got to do to solve your problem:
- Go to START - RUN
- Type 'regedit'
- Open 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'
- " 'System'
- " 'CurrentControlSet'
- " 'Services'
- " 'VxD'
- Delete the following keys: 'VNETSUP', 'VREDIR' and 'DFS'
2.SYSTEM
RESTORE - WINDOWS 98 At startup press and hold CTRL key to bring up the
advanced startup menu.
Select Safe Mode Command Prompt Only
Type scanreg /restore
Select a date to restore the registry to
1. Go to Search -> Command Prompt -> right click on
Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator. 2. Type: reg
delete HKLM\Components /v AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving
and press ENTER.
3. Go back to Windows Update and it should install them just
fine.
YOU MAY ALSO NEED TO REMOVE THE FILES UNDER C:/Windows/SofwareDistribution.
This is where Windows Update downloads the updates.
The user profile had entered a backup state. This issue may
occur if the user profile was manually deleted by using the
command prompt or Windows Explorer by a user or by some program.
A profile that is manually deleted does not remove the security
identifier (SID) from the user profile list in the registry.
Since the SID is still present, Vista will still try to load
the profile by using the ProfileImagePath that points to a
nonexistent path. Therefore, the profile cannot be loaded.
This can also be a issue with the user profile entering into
a backup state, or by manually renamed the C:\Users\(User
Name) folder.
Logon as administrator or under the corrupted user account
in Safe Mode if you have to and examine the keys under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\Current
Version\ProfileList\ ... there find the key for the users
id SID.
NOTE: A) In the right pane, look at the ProfileImagePath
to verify that this is the user account profile that has the
error. B) You may have another S-1-5..... folder
(SID key) above it with the exact same number without the
.bak at the end of it.
It will most likely have a ".bak" appended to
it and there is an identical one that was set to a temp directory.
Backup the users data before doing this step.
I have done it successfully without loosing any data, but
don't really want to take that chance.
Remove the ".bak" from the one name. Now In the
right pane of the one without .bak now, right click on RefCount
and click on Modify. NOTE: If you do not have RefCount, then right
click on a empty space in the right pane and click New and
DWORD (32 bit) Value, then type RefCount and press Enter.
Enter 0 for the VALUE DATA. This value for this entry will
reset and return back to the original value after you have
restarted the computer and logged on to the account.
Finally change the State property key back to 0. Reboot
the comptuer and this allowed me to log in.
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