Trouble with a slow PC?

I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is everything you can do to make your PC faster. It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 David I

That's an excellent guide David which no sim racer should be denied. Do you mind if I post it on the site? Full credit will be given of course :-) www.SimBin.com For all your Sim Needs! "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9uok2c$7j6$[email hidden]...

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> I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is everything > you can do to make your PC faster. > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > David I > >

By all means, and thanks for the mention. David I "Ian Bell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OzQP7.4704$[email hidden]...

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> That's an excellent guide David which no sim racer should be denied. > Do you mind if I post it on the site? Full credit will be given of course > :-) > > www.SimBin.com > For all your Sim Needs! > > > "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9uok2c$7j6$[email hidden]... > > I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is

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> > you can do to make your PC faster. > > > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > > > David I > > > > > >

Appreciate it David, being 'stolen' as we speak! :-) Ian www.SimBin.com For all your Sim Needs! "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9uom5a$91j$[email hidden]...

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> By all means, and thanks for the mention. > > David I > > "Ian Bell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:OzQP7.4704$[email hidden]... > > That's an excellent guide David which no sim racer should be denied. > > Do you mind if I post it on the site? Full credit will be given of

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> > :-) > > > > www.SimBin.com > > For all your Sim Needs! > > > > > > "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9uok2c$7j6$[email hidden]... > > > I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is > everything > > > you can do to make your PC faster. > > > > > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > > > > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > > > > > David I > > > > > > > > > > > >

A few additional notes: * Via's 4-in-1 driver and various other patches for Via chipsets are available here: http://www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm * Tweakfiles is unfortunately defunct for lack of funds. Similarly useful registry and DLL cleaning applications are available here: Clean System http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/files/clnsysdr.zip RegVac http://regvac.com/downloads/regvacz.exe RegClean ftp://ftp.sunnet.com.br/regcln41.exe * To enable DMA on older chipsets: Windows 2000/XP: Right click My Computer ~> Properties ~> Hardware ~> Device Manager ~> IDE ATA/ATAPU Controllers ~> Primary & Secondary IDE Channels ~> Properties ~> Advanced Settings Windows 98: Right click My Computer ~> Properties ~> Device Manager ~> Desk Drives ~> Generic IDE Disks Type XX ~> Properties ~> Settings DMA should be checked or selected for both drives/drive controllers. David I "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9uok2c$7j6$[email hidden]...

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> I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is everything > you can do to make your PC faster. > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > David I > >

David, if you want to handle any feedback, you can access it here: http://www.simbin.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=3c0fcb6e7166ffff;act=SF;f=14 Of course you can ignore it too :-) Are you KnightRT? If so welcome aboard! Thanks again :-) Ian "Ian Bell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:48RP7.4993$[email hidden]...

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> Appreciate it David, being 'stolen' as we speak! :-) > > Ian > www.SimBin.com > For all your Sim Needs! > > "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9uom5a$91j$[email hidden]... > > By all means, and thanks for the mention. > > > > David I > > > > "Ian Bell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:OzQP7.4704$[email hidden]... > > > That's an excellent guide David which no sim racer should be denied. > > > Do you mind if I post it on the site? Full credit will be given of > course > > > :-) > > > > > > www.SimBin.com > > > For all your Sim Needs! > > > > > > > > > "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:9uok2c$7j6$[email hidden]... > > > > I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is > > everything > > > > you can do to make your PC faster. > > > > > > > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > > > > > > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > > > > > > > David I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

David, if you want to handle any feedback, you can access it here: http://www.simbin.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=3c0fcb6e7166ffff;act=SF... Of course you can ignore it too :-) Are you KnightRT? If so welcome aboard! Thanks again :-) Ian

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> Appreciate it David, being 'stolen' as we speak! :-) > Ian > www.SimBin.com > For all your Sim Needs! > > By all means, and thanks for the mention. > > David I > > > That's an excellent guide David which no sim racer should be denied. > > > Do you mind if I post it on the site? Full credit will be given of > course > > > :-) > > > www.SimBin.com > > > For all your Sim Needs! > > > > I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is > > everything > > > > you can do to make your PC faster. > > > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > > > David I

Sorry, wrong link, here: http://www.simbin.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=3c0fcb6e7166ffff;act=SF;f=13

Thanks again David, updating now:-) Ian www.SimBin.com For all your Sim Needs! "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9uonfl$9u2$[email hidden]...

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> A few additional notes: > > * Via's 4-in-1 driver and various other patches for Via chipsets are > available here: > http://www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm > > * Tweakfiles is unfortunately defunct for lack of funds. Similarly useful > registry and DLL cleaning applications are available here: > > Clean System > http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/files/clnsysdr.zip > > RegVac > http://regvac.com/downloads/regvacz.exe > > RegClean > ftp://ftp.sunnet.com.br/regcln41.exe > > * To enable DMA on older chipsets: > > Windows 2000/XP: > > Right click My Computer ~> Properties ~> Hardware ~> Device Manager > ~> IDE ATA/ATAPU Controllers ~> Primary & Secondary IDE Channels > ~> Properties ~> Advanced Settings > > Windows 98: > > Right click My Computer ~> Properties ~> Device Manager > ~> Desk Drives ~> Generic IDE Disks Type XX ~> Properties ~> Settings > > DMA should be checked or selected for both drives/drive controllers. > > David I > > > "David Indech" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9uok2c$7j6$[email hidden]... > > I wrote a guide that oughtta be right up your alley. Inside is

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> > you can do to make your PC faster. > > > > It isn't specific to GPL, but you may be pleasantly suprised anyway. > > > > http://www.epinions.com/content_2061934724 > > > > David I > > > > > >