Computer Help How to/useful programs

[macattack]

Since I have been pretty bored i am going to work on this. so far this is what i have ill finish more of it later. If you have any suggestions post below.

a * next to a program name means its my preferred program but all are good give anyone a try.

Useful Programs

Hardware monitoring programs

Speedfan
www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Sisoftsandra|
www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.html?dir=&location=pinformation&langx=en&

Everest - free version no longer maintained
www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

PC Pitstop system analysis
www.pcpitstop.com/

The free Belarc Advisor Hover over Free download and select download
www.belarc.com/

SIW System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala*
www.gtopala.com/

Crucial Ram analyzer
www.crucial.com/systemscanner/index.aspx

Anti Spyware

Spy Bot*
www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

Windows Defender
www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

Ad aware
www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Scotty The Watchdog Winpatrol
www.winpatrol.com/download.html

SpywareDoctor With No AntiVirus from PCTools
www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/downloads/2213005/spyware-doctor-starter-edition

How To

Turn off Automatic restart on system crash. Yes this enables the BSOD

For Windows XP Professional:

* Open Start >> Run and type gpedit.msc (group policy editor) and press Enter

* Navigate to the following path


Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\Windows Update


* Double click “No auto-restart for schedule Automatic Updates installations” and select to enable this setting.

* Restart windows.

For Windows XP Home Edition:

1. Procedure for windows XP Home edition is quite different as it doesn’t have group policy editor.

2. Open Start >>Run and type regedit (registry editor )

3. Navigate to the following path[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\WindowsUpdate\AU]

4. Locate the following keys:

“RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled” and “NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers” and set their values as 0 and 1

5. f these registry key doesn’t exist create them with type as dword values in this registry location.

6. Exit registry and restart.

Windows Vista

www.winvistatips.com/disable-automatic-restart-t84.html

[morian]

=) Awesome!

[morian]

I recommend an update with such tools as "CCleaner", "CleanMem", and "avast!". Also a little blurb about what each one does would be coolz.