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Useful Internet Addresses

Anti Virus & Firewall

PC Enhancement Tuning Recovery

 Freeware and Shareware Links

Graham's Genealogical Links

Trouble Shooting Internet Help

Cleanup Your PC - Give it an MOT

Using Onscreen Foreign Keyboard

Talks Programme 

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 PC Tuning Enhancement and Recovery

Belarc Advisor - GO 

Whether you're troubleshooting, shopping for an upgrade, or just want to check what's underneath the hood, it's helpful to know what you have. Belarc Advisor gives you the scoop on what's installed on your desktop or notebook. It scans your computer and generates a profile of everything installed on it, from your main circuit board to software. Version, manufacturer, and serial numbers are listed, as well as statistics such as available memory slots and hard drive space

Formatting and Partitioning a Hard Drive - Installing a 2nd drive - Putting System onto Hard drive

Are you adding a new Hard Drive to your PC then read about Formatting a Hard Drive Go

Details of how to Install a 2nd Hard Drive with photographs - GO

Putting the operating system onto the hard drive and then Installing the operating system - GO

Formatting and Partitioning Hard Drive - GO

Boot FloppyGO

from Bootdisk.com - Lost your boot disk, then you can Download any O/S Boot Disks here -

Maxtor Maxblast Go

Hard Drives Fast Partition and Format get Max blast -

Western Digital Data lifeguard GO

Hard Drives - Data Lifeguard. Hard disk Formatting and manipulation. Faster than Fdisk and DOS Format.

Diskeeper Lite  Go

DiskeeperLite is one of several utilities intended to keep your PC humming by repairing fragmented files. As you use your computer, files become fragmented on the drive, and bits become scattered physically over the disks. Too much fragmentation makes a drive unreliable, and can possibly slow it down. A defragger brings the files together again.

Intel - Details of these and other information on building PCs based on Intel - GO

AMD - Details of these and other information on building PCs based on AMD, obtain details of recommended motherboards, heatsinks, power supplies etc. - GO

Easy Cleaner - GO

Free download General info
EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups etc. You can search for duplicate files and you can view some interesting information about your disk space usage! You are also able to manage start-up programs, invalid shortcuts and add/remove software list. ToniArts may not be held accountable in any way if EasyCleaner affects your computer in a negative way.

List of some features:
Finds invalid registry entries ----> deleting them speeds up your computer!
Finds duplicate files ----> deleting them will free disk space!
Finds all unnecessary files like backups, temps etc. ----> deleting them will free disk space!
Finds all invalid shortcuts ----> deleting them will free disk space and increase usability!
Manage programs starting at Windows start-up! ----> who knows, you might even catch a virus before it gets serious!
Manage Windows' add/remove software listing!
Easily remove Internet Explorer's temporary Internet files, history and cookies!
Very user friendly!
Shows some interesting information about your disk space usage.
Very customisable.

PC Pitstop - GO

Our free automated tests will get your PC running faster, make it more stable, and identify security problems. The diagnostic tests don't change any settings on your system. The results will show you the details of your PC's operating status, and the advice will help both experts and novices to find and fix system problems.

Registry Mechanic - GO

With Registry Mechanic for Windows you can safely clean and repair Windows registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages. By using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing your registry your system should not only be more stable but it will also help Windows and your software run faster. Learn more about the importance of a clean registry with our registry insight. The Trial program will repair a limited number of errors, to be able to clear all requires that you purchase a licence.

Ram Booster - GO

Windows fills up your computer's memory (RAM) little by little and finally RAM is filled with unnecessary data.
Sooner or later you have to reboot your computer to make it work faster. With RamBooster you can continuously monitor the amount of RAM. If the amount of free RAM goes too low, free more with RamBooster. RamBooster can do this automatically if you wish.

Proxy Server - GO

Do you have several machines on a network, but only one connection to the internet? Wish you could browse the net from the other machines, just like you can from the machine that's connected? Then what you're looking for is called a Proxy Server, and AnalogX has just what you want. AnalogX Proxy is a small and simple server that allows any other machine on your local network to route it's requests through a central machine. So what does that mean in English? Simple, run Proxy on the machine with the internet connection; configure the other machines to use a proxy (it's very easy, there's a detailed description in the read me), and voila! You're surfing the web from any other machine on your network! Supports HTTP (web), HTTPS (secure web), POP3 (receive mail), SMTP (send mail), NNTP (newsgroups), FTP (file transfer), and Socks4/4a and partial Socks5 (no UDP) protocols! It works great with Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Messenger, and many more!

MS Windows

Windows File Names and purpose (what's that file)- GO

Service packs for MS Windows, Office Suites and more GO

WIN XP service Pack 1a - GO

WIN XP service pack 2 - GO Live version as of mid August 2004

The Elder Geek WIN XP Great site for your XP problems & Answers to Questions - GO

PC 911 Help with PC problems - GO

Windows Re-install Guides Comprehensive instructions on Backup and Restore of Systems - GO

Win XP Bonus Pack - Microsoft GO

WIN XP - Keyboard Shortcuts - GO

More Windows Short Cuts - GO

Windows 2000 Short Cutes - GO

Microsoft Short Cuts - GO

MS Word Short Cuts - GO

WIN XP Pro - Instal Guide - GO

WIN XP Home - Instal Guide - GO

Windows Services - GO

Windows XP Home and Professional services and what they are doing, details of tuning these

PC Doctor On Call - GO

Diagnostic Program to check your PC -

Missing DLLs - GO

Are you getting error messages about missing DLL then Download here  -

MS Update - GO

general page for all systems and software -

Windows Update - GO

to check your PC for relevant updates -

Windows Startup - GO

The intention of these pages is to provide a central resource for PC users and Tech Support staff alike who are concerned about the poor performance of their PCs due to the number of programs that run at system start-up. The following information is provided:

Background to the problem

Techniques that can be used to identify and disable start-up programs from running

A comprehensive list of programs that are loaded at start-up

A request for additional programs or updated information

Missing Drivers - GO

When you get to site login with Name = Drivers and password = All

Let's face it, finding the right device driver can be a tedious, time consuming, often impossible task! The Driver Guide was created to make finding driver updates a whole lot easier. With the help of thousands of our members, we have compiled a massive database archive of drivers and resources that is by far the largest and most comprehensive on the Web. Here is what The Driver Guide will do for you:

Provides an easy step-by-step process for finding and installing drivers.
Offers a huge searchable archive of over 100,000 driver files, manufacturer information, and links.
Includes discussion boards that give members the opportunity to interact with others with their hardware type, and learn from their experiences (very useful!).
Offers a drivers found area where members can upload new and hard to find drivers for others to download.
Provides a driver request board where members can make requests for specific drivers.
Includes resources for Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux, and other platforms.
Provides links to helpful tutorials, valuable utilities, and other resources.
Offers a great collection of old, out of date, and hard to find drivers.
Membership is absolutely FREE! Members are given lifetime access to this site.
Since opening in 1997, millions of people have joined The Driver Guide!

 Driver Detective - GO

This will Check your PC Drivers and tell you if you don't have latest ones

Windows Networking - GO

Your Problems and Questions answered

 Help - Major Geeks web Site for lots of Info and downloads - GO

 Networkin Information, Solve some problems here - GO

Useful Internet Addresses

Anti Virus & Firewall

PC Enhancement Tuning Recovery

 Freeware and Shareware Links

Graham's Genealogical Links

Trouble Shooting Internet Help

Cleanup Your PC - Give it an MOT

Using Onscreen Foreign Keyboard

Talks Programme

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