Get this Geeked Out Screensaver

If you are diligent about keeping your machine running optimally, as I try to be, check out this screensaver which, when it runs, it defrags your hard drive. Don't be alarmed by all the comments you will get on it, but it will surely get someone's attention. Us this if you are constantly forgetting about defragging your drive.
http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/
Take the screensaver program and copy it over the system32 directory and then right click on your desktop > select screensaver and pick the JKDefrag screensaver and you're done.

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Super Charge the Windows Photo and Image Viewer

Super Charge the Windows Photo and Image Viewer by adding this free toolkit.
http://www.photo-toolkit.com/features.html
Just download it and it is integrated into the Windows image viewer.

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Microsoft Malware Online Scanner

Go here to check this out. Will be helpful to some.
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-au/default.htm?mkt=en-au

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Before you call Tech Support

This might b helpful for some folks to run through this before making the tech support phone call. http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/04/21/get-fantastic-tech-support/
One note that really hits home with me is the point about lying. That one drives me nuts. If it is somehting that you may have done that is relevent. Please let me know. Anyway, I hope this might help someone out. Enjoy.

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PC Links

Sites to check out : enth or brightplanet

Also closerlooksearch.com and northern light

 
 

drivers for compaq laptop

 
 

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp...

Realtek RTL8100CL/RTL8110Sb NIC (Ethernet controller) Driver:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp30001-30500/sp30156.exe

Intel Pro Wireless Driver:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33404.exe

BroadCom Wireless Driver:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34152.exe

Clean up your Cluttered Desktop

You can clear up clutter on your PC desktop by doing a simple trick. If you drag "My Computer" off the screen for example at the top and it will create a bar that will have the directories shown underneath. Then, right click on that bar and check on the "Auto-Hide" feature. You can drag other items that you don't use that much into that folder. If you have another folder on the desktop, you can drag it to the edge of the screen as well. You can have a bar of stuff that you use for one project in there and special "Bars" dedicated to that task or tasks. Use these steps to declutter your desktop and get that extra nonsense out of your way.

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How to Make Your Computer Run Faster

The performance of all Windows computers will degrade over time unless general preventive maintenance is performed regularly. But even the most proactive user cannot make an older machine perform fast in the digital era without making some hardware changes. With that said, what you do on the computer largely dictates what steps need to be taken to improve you computer’s performance. Your computer is also affected by lack of maintenance. Be sure to defragment your hard drive, run Disk Cleanup and clear your browsers temporary files at least every three months. To access these tools, go to Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools.
Your computer will also load many programs at startup you probably do not need. You can run the Microsoft Configuration utility to prevent these programs from loading into memory. To do so, go to Start>Run and type msconfig and hit OK. Under the Startup tab, uncheck any programs you know do not need to load.
Lastly, the most common performance hit comes from viruses and spyware. Make sure you are running an antivirus program like AVG and a spyware program such as Spybot Search and Destroy.