Tuesday, August 28, 2007

FreeProxy Setup

FreeProxy is a proxy program which enables a single connection to the internet to be shared by other computers on a network. Looked at another way, FreeProxy is a mechanism to provide controlled access to the internet or intranet. Controls now include advanced security methods, user name and password verification and IP filtering.

Typically, one computer connects to the internet service provider and the other computers in the local network "point" to the connected computer running the FreeProxy program. No other software is required in the client systems.

The front to the proxy is the FreeProxy Control Centre. The Control Centre enables you to enter configuration parameters and start/stop the server program. It is also possible to set up a configuration ('config') file and control the FreeProxy program directly without the use of the Control Centre. Detailed technical information can be found here.


Download Link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/51961937/Freeproxy.rar.html

How to fix: NTLDR is missing

What happened?

When your computer starts, the BIOS attempts to find the primary hard drive's active partition to read the first sector for the MBR (Master Boot Record), it uses that info to load the rest of the OS. For Windows NT4/2k/XP the NTLDR (New Technology Loader) takes it from there. If you get the "NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart" what's most likely going on is the BIOS either didn't look for the right drive, didn't find the right partition, it wasn't active, didn't find the MBR, or the MBR didn't list NTLDR in the right place, or the location of NTLDR changed.
If possible, try to change back whatever hardware or software change you just made (this could be as simple as leaving a floppy disk in the drive or you need to recheck the cables).

Download Link: FIX NTLDR



http://rapidshare.com/files/51956497/FIX_NTLDR.rar.html

Help for a Slow PC

This is a very common question about a very common problem:

My computer is slow, what can I do?
Now on to your real question: How to speed up a PC, whether it's slowing down or not.

Here's the steps I follow when trying to give a little extra oomph to a PC that needs it.

Clean up the disk. Uninstall unneeded programs (especially those that run at startup and/or put something in the system tray), run Disk Cleanup, and defragment the drive. This is a good first step that will almost always take a few seconds off boot time and application loads for any computer.

Run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan. You never know what's lurking on your machine, and these anti-malware tools can help you get rid of other PC-clogging detritus on your PC, even if it's not harmful.

Clean up the registry. This is controversial, as some experts claim registry cleaners don't really help. I've seen evidence to the contrary, so I recommend doing it if you've got a major slowdown. CCleaner is free and worth running.

Delete old network connections. Your computer may be trying to connect to shared hard drives that no longer exist. In Windows Explorer right-click on any network shares you don't actively use and click Delete. Under Tools, also click "Disconnect Network Drive" to see if there are any others lurking about.

Stomp auto-starting programs. Click Start > Run and type "msconfig" at the prompt. Click the Startup tab and look at all that junk that loads when you launch your PC. Do you really need "Adobe Reader Speed Launch"? Probably not. Turn off anything else that looks useless, but be careful not to disable Windows system components.

Those are the easy and free things you can do. If your computer is still slow you need to move on to the bigger guns.

Upgrade RAM.
Reinstall Windows.
Upgrade your hard drive.

I hope these tips help you. Meanwhile, I of course invite the readers to submit their own performance-boosting advice

DOWNLOAD LINK: for REGISTRY CLEANER to Speed up your PC