Computer Things . . .
System Tips . . . Page
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First, let's get your system running
right.
Following are several things you can do (EASILY!) to improve your
computer's response.
If anytime you need some advice or have a question, e-Mail me and I'll
try to help out.
Okay, ready?
First, right click on
the ' My
Computer ' icon and
select '
Properties '.
Now, select the ' Performance 'tab.
Next, click on the ' File System 'button.
You should see the ' Hard Disk 'window.
if not, select it's tab.
You'll see a drop down box called ' Typical role of this computer
'.
Click the arrow next to it and select ' Network Server '.
Next, click on the ' Floppy Disk ' tab and
be certain that the
' Search for
new floppy... ' box is checked.
This is important.
If your rig should ever crash, it will need to access tha A:\
drive
when you use your startup diskette.
Now, click on the OK button. Click the ' Yes ' button when(if) prompted for a restart.
Next, select
the ' Effects
' tab. Any box that is checked
will add to the system load.
Anything you don't absolutely need (do you really need any of
them?), uncheck those boxes.
Cool wallpapers are
neat, but they add a tremendous load to your system.
Turn them off when you're really working seriously. Same for the
screensaver.
(Make a hotkey for the screensaver(s) you use most. Delete the
ones you don't use.)
This way, you can call one up if you want, but the computer won't
be wasting resources
counting and waiting to execute a command. Same thing for your
desktop.
Now, select
the ' Background
' tab. select ' None ' for your background.
Click the ' OK
' button. Now, back to the Desktop ...
Next, right click on it and select ' View as Web Page ' or, ' Active Desktop '.
Choose your background image(.jpg or .gif) or webpage.
Then click on the ' OK ' button in
the '
Properties ' window.
Click the '
Yes ' button when(if) prompted
for a restart.
Now, you can toggle
back and forth by right clicking on your desktop and checking
and
un-checking the ' View as Webpage ' item. (Off to actually work, on to imress the
neighbors.)
There, you will have
just turned your system from the slow, poky machine set up
for John Q. Knucklehead to play with into it's best, basic
configuration for speed.
B u t . . . . .
There are some more
things you can do to make it even better.
(See More Computer Things)
