Power User Setup for Windows XP

[Chewy]

all subfolders, all files

[codajohn]

Thanks!

[codajohn]

Chewy,
I finished your guide.
One thing. I ended up with Album Art.jpg files on my desktop. When I clicked on them to remove them, a message "removal of files my damage your system." I am assuming that the change in Folder options made these files appear. Can I delete them? Jo Jo Cd cover art. I have no idea how they got there. Will this warning precede File or Folder deletions from now on?
CJ

[Chewy]

read these, something was hiding from you
power users like to see everything(all seeing)

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,44243

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Album+Art.jpg+&btnG=Google+Search

media player 10?
it's a dangerous program to let loose on a hard drive in default install

[codajohn]

Yes I have WMP 10. I really don't care about Album Art. If I was to delete these files would there be a system problem? I have an IPod Mini. No album art capabilities.

CJ

[Chewy]

you could just move it, you might change your mind later

[codajohn]

Thanks. Jo Jo is my kids. It won't be missed.

[dubbjr]

Hey Chewy,
I know it's late in the game and I have an older type of ram, but can you tell me anything from my report?

Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4
CPU Alias P68, Willamette, A80528
CPU Stepping C1
Engineering Sample No
CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1700MHz
CPUID Revision 00000F0Ah

CPU Speed
CPU Clock 1694.76 MHz (original: 1700 MHz)
CPU Multiplier 17.0x
CPU FSB 99.69 MHz (original: 100 MHz)
Memory Bus 398.77 MHz

CPU Cache
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions
L1 Data Cache 8 KB
L2 Cache 256 KB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 51-2300-000000-00101111-030199-$GB850_
Motherboard Name Intel Garibaldi D850GB (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 RIMM)

Chipset Properties
Motherboard Chipset Intel Tehama i850
CAS Access Delay (tCAC) 8T
Row To Column Delay (tRCD) 9T
Roundtrip Channel Delay (tRDLY) 3T

SPD Memory Modules
RIMM1: Kingston 128 MB PC800 RDRAM
RIMM2: Kingston 128 MB PC800 RDRAM
RIMM3: Toshiba THMR1E8E-8 128 MB PC800 RDRAM
RIMM4: Toshiba THMR1E8E-8 128 MB PC800 RDRAM

BIOS Properties
System BIOS Date 10/08/01
Video BIOS Date 05/16/01
DMI BIOS Version GB85010A.86A.0078.P18.0110081719

Graphics Processor Properties
Video Adapter MSI MX400 Pro (MS-8826)
GPU Code Name NV11 (AGP 4x 10DE / 0110, Rev B2)
GPU Clock 175 MHz
Memory Clock 167 MHz



Any info would be appreciated. gotta use what I have until...who knows!

[Chewy]

Well it's a slower P4 so just run the computer as lean and mean as possible, keep windows happy and defragged and don't multitask.

[kevinlt69]

I am trying to figure out how to use memtest86 I've tried to figure it out myself but no luck as of yet.

I dont have a flopy drive so I made an ISO img of the 2 files [boot.cat and memtest.img] I opened the cd and nothing happened so I clicked on each file. The boot.cat says the file is invalid for use as the following: security catalog.

I cant figure it out.

[Chewy]

you need to set your computer to boot to the cd if it's not already, that runs memtest

[kevinlt69]

I looked in the registry and it's set to auto run but I still got nothing. here is a screen shot of registry and files on cd.

[Chewy]

my memtest has a folder called boot with those 2 files in it

used nero to make it, burn iso?

put it in your drive and reboot the computer, if it doesn't boot to the cd, you have to go into bios and change the boot order, or press a boot command key when it first posts

doesn't run from within windows

[kevinlt69]

I rebooted and nothing. then rebooted hit f12 and booted from CD drive and got nothing. I put just those two files on the CD and not the folder but I can't see that being a problem.

I've changed the boot order before dut do not remember the steps to get to where you change it. This is the most trouble i've ever had figuring something out on my computer.

[Chewy]

but I can't see that being a problem

after downloading the zip file

http://www.memtest86.com/#download0

http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.2.iso.zip

extract the iso
burn with imgburn or nero