speed up your broadband Internet connection

These settings allow you to boost the speed of your broadband Internet connection when using a Cable Modem or DSL Router with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.Open your registry and find the key below.Create the following DWORD values, as most of these values will not already exist you will need to create them by clicking on 'Edit -> New -> DWORD Value' and then set the value as shown below.DefaultTTL = "80" hex (or 128 decimal)Specifies the default...

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Registry Backup

Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit, or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps how-to restore the registry to its previous state.How to Export Registry KeysClick Start, and then click Run.In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.On the File menu, click Export.In the Save in box, select the boxs at the bottom the bottom according to weather you want to...

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Firewall

The best firewall is a hardware firewall that is completely separate from your operating system. It need not be a dedicated router, could be an old pentium box running Linux. Below I have found some sites that have How To's on setting up an outside hardware router using an old computer and using a little linux program that fits on a single floppy disk.Brief Description:floppyfw is a router with the advanced firewall-capabilities in Linux that fits...

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Hard drive gone bad

The most common problems originatefrom corruption of the master boot record, FAT, or directory.Those are soft problems which can usually be taken care ofwith a combination of tools like Fdisk /mbr to refresh themaster boot record followed by a reboot and Norton disk doctoror Spinneret.The most common hardware problems are a bad controller, a baddrive motor, or a bad head mechanism.1. Can the BIOS see and identify the hard drive correctly? Ifit can't,...

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Firefox Tweaks

Yes, firefox is already pretty damn fast but did you know that you can tweak it and improve the speed even more?That's the beauty of this program being open source.Here's what you do:In the URL bar, type “about:config” and press enter. This will bring up the configuration “menu” where you can change the parameters of Firefox.Note that these are what I’ve found to REALLY speed up my Firefox significantly - and these settings seem to be common among...

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Delete An "undeletable" File

Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open.Close all open programs.Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXEGo to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe.Leave Task Manager open.Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in.At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart...

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Data Capacity of CDs

AbstractYou can fit on a S/VCD without overburning:- approx. 735 MB of MPEG data onto a 74min/650MB disc- approx. 795 MB of MPEG data onto an 80min/700MB discYou can fit on a CD-ROM without overburning:- approx. 650 MB of data onto a 74min/650MB disc- approx. 703 MB of data onto an 80min/700MB disc----------------------------------------------------------------IntroductionLet us ignore for now the terms of megabyte for CD capacity and try to understand...

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Converting to NTFS

Your hard drive must be formatted with a file system such as FAT, FAT32 or NTFS so that Windows can be installed on to it. This system determines how files are named, organised and stored on the drive. If you’re not using it already, NTFS (New Technology File System) is recommended for Windows XP because of the additional functionality it offers. If your PC came with Windows XP pre-installed then there’s a chance that you’re already using NTFS. If...

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Converting Movies To Psp Format.

Hey again, this is a real quick guide for anyone interested to get a movie onto there PSP without all the fluff i have seen elsewhere. I just watched Africa the Serengeti on my PSP and heres is the lowdown.Movie - approx 40 minutes - dvdSaved to hard drive - 2.6GIG - using DVD Decryptor (free program) try googleTransfered to avi format - 377MB- using Super DVD Ripper (9 FREE trial uses) then you must buyTransfered to MP4 - 37MB - using the (basically...

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Computer Maintenance

You may not realize it, but your computer and your car have something in common: they both need regular maintenance. No, you don't need to change your computer's oil. But you should be updating your software, keeping your antivirus subscription up to date, and checking for spyware. Read on to learn what you can do to help improve your computer's security.Getting startedHere are some basics maintenance tasks you can do today to start improving your...

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Cant See Secure Sites

Fix the problem with seeing them secrue sites (banks or online stores) i found this very usefull to me at my work (isp backbone support lol, at the time i was regular support )Any way... what u need to do is make a new notepad file and write in it the followng DLL's.. just copy-paste theseregsvr32 SOFTPUB.DLLregsvr32 WINTRUST.DLLregsvr32 INITPKI.DLLregsvr32 dssenh.dllregsvr32 Rsaenh.dllregsvr32 gpkcsp.dllregsvr32 sccbase.dllregsvr32 slbcsp.dllregsvr32...

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Caught A Virus?

If you've let your guard down--or even if you haven't--it can be hard to tell if your PC is infected. Here's what to do if you suspect the worst.Heard this one before? You must run antivirus software and keep it up to date or else your PC will get infected, you'll lose all your data, and you'll incur the wrath of every e-mail buddy you unknowingly infect because of your carelessness.You know they're right. Yet for one reason or another, you're not...

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Boot Winxp Fast

Follow the following steps1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".5. Click "OK", "Apply"...

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Bit Torrent Tutorials

The first things you need to know about using Bit Torrent:-Bit Torrent is aimed at broadband users (or any connection better than dialup).-Sharing is highly appreciated, and sharing is what keeps bit torrent alive.-A bit torrent file (*.torrent) contains information about the piece structure of the download (more on this later)-The method of downloading is not your conventional type of download. Since downloads do not come in as onebig chunk, you...

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BIOS Update Procedure

All latest Motherboards today, 486/ Pentium / Pentium Pro etc.,ensure that upgrades are easily obtained by incorporating the system BIOS in a FLASH Memory component. With FLASH BIOS, there is no need to replace an EPROM component. Once downloaded, the upgrade utility fits on a floppy disc allowing the user to save, verify and update the system BIOS. A hard drive or a network drive can also be used to run the newer upgrade utilities. However, memory...

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Keyboard Shortcut

Getting used to using your keyboard exclusively and leaving your mouse behind will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows system. I use the following keyboard shortcuts every day:Windows key + R = Run menuThis is usually followed by:cmd = Command Promptiexplore + "web address" = Internet Explorercompmgmt.msc = Computer Managementdhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Managementdnsmgmt.msc = DNS Managementservices.msc = Serviceseventvwr =...

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Beep Code MAnual

American Megatrends Int. & PhoenixBIOS Beep CodesWhen a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an error message; however, if the BIOS detects an error before it can access the video card, or if there is a problem with the video...

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Why PCs crash

Why PCs crashFatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications."You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening?1. Hardware conflictThe number...

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