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| UltimateDogg | Oct 9 2004, 12:27 PM Post #1 |
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Here ill post any questions & answers that get asked alot: Q: Help my computer is acting slower. A program doesnt work, or its running alot slower then it used to A: First off check for spyware. Download Ad-Aware SE and Spybot Search And Destroy. Install both, update them, then run them. If that doesnt help then run a full check on your anti-virus software. If you dont have any (though you should) use HouseCall, PandaScan, or Symantec System Scan. All are web based and free. Then get yourself an anti-virus program. (AVG Personal is a good free choice). Next on this fine list is to de-fragment your drive. (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Degrafmentor on most windows systems) If that still doesnt work check to make sure that you arent running to many programs in the backround and that you arent logged on as too many users. Q: I want a new computer A: Dont we all. First off decide if you want to build the system yourself or if you want to have if premade. If you have decided to build it yourself go to TigerDirect.com and Newegg.com to start looking. I wont go into detail about putting it together but go Here for a step by step tutorial. Now if you want to buy a ready made system check out Dell, Alienware, or HP. If you want something customized to your needs but want someone else to build it head to PCUSA Q: Help I have adware and spyware A: See the very first question. Then get yourself a new browser. Avant Browser is good if you just cant leave the comfort of IE6 yet you want additional features. Mozilla Browser is an all in one browser with email, and instant messageing support. FireFox is a completly different browser not based on IE at all. While this means learning new things it also means that almost all spyware and adware has no effect on FireFox. Opera Browser is somewhere in the middle, with not all adware / spyware effecting it. Also unless you want to pay 39$ dollars there is a ad banner on the top. Netscape Navigator is another browser but i have no experience with it. Q: Whats Linux? Where do i get it? A: Linux is an open source OS. That means that anyone can get the source code for free. You can even make your own version. Go to LinuxIso for all of the most popular ones. Red Hat, Mandrake, and Gentoo are all good choices Q: How do i permantly stop spyware from infecting my computer? A: Download Spybot Search And Destroy and install it. Then activate its immunize function. Remember like all anti-virus software its only as good as its definitions. Q: Why do i have to update my Windows update, Spyware and Anti-Virus software? A: Think of it this way. Your computer is a castle and all those viruses, spyware and hackers are invaders trying to get in. Now your "castle" has gatehouse guards. However they let anyone in by default ( As thats what computers do) Now what if no one told the gatehouse cards that they were enemies? Why they would let them in cause they dont know better. Updating your Software and Windows is like handing your guards a list of everyone not to let in. Well enough creativity from me. Q: I here you can set up a system link game over the internet. How do I do this? A: First off you will need some things. A broadband internet connection is required. You also must have a Router. You will also need a halway decent PC or Mac. Ethernet cables are required as is an Xbox and system link enabled game. Next head on over and download XBox Connect (For PC) or Aquaduct 2 (For Mac). Install and run. Next plug in your xbox to your router. Its IP is 0.0.0.1 . Allow it to get through the firewall if need be. Boot up the game you want to play and go to the "Looking for games screen". Stay there until instructed to do other wise. Q: What is the difference between PAL and NTSC? A: They are the 2 main video standards used through out the world today. Unfortunaly they are not usually compatable. SO make sure you buy the right TV, DVD Player and Media for your area. PAL is usually used in Europe while NTSC is used in The US and Japan mostly. Q: What is my IP? A: Click Here Q: I got a cool picture i want to post/ show everyone. How can i let them see it? A: You need an image host. Go to PhotoBucket or ImageShack. Q: Can someone make the popups stop? A: Yes. First off i recommend you get a new browser (See above). If you must have Internet Explorer then download The Google Toolbar. That stops most popups from the web. There are also numerous alternates I won't go into here. Q: Can I get a free email address? A: Yes you can. Hotmail is free and offers 2MB of free storage. Yahoo Mail is also free and offers 100MB of free storage. Also if you know someone with a Gmail account ask them to send you an invite as Gmail offers you 1GB of free space however it is not open to the public and the only way to get on is to get an invite from someone who already has one. Q: How do I keep my data safe? A: This isnt an option for most people but a RAID 1 array is the best way to keep your data safe. The next best thing you can do is to have 2 drives. Format one as a NTFS or FAT32 drive as these offer the least chance of errors and reaching max size on larger hard drives. Simply keep all important files on that drive and and put the operating system on the other. Now if your OS goes and you have to reformat you can. Also burn anything to cds that you really really want. more later |
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| MaTrIxXx | Oct 10 2004, 06:52 PM Post #2 |
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I'd say format it but it is possible to fix it but just easier to format it |
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| UltimateDogg | Oct 10 2004, 10:17 PM Post #3 |
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which question are you referring to? |
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| UltimateDogg | Nov 3 2005, 06:25 PM Post #4 |
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any clue what question you were refering too? |
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