re: Computer freezes
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 5:46 pm
Windows 95 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Henry Bensimon
(11 messages posted)
Wow!!! A lot of information. I copied on a word doc. and I will go though it soon.
Thank you, John
Henry
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 2:27 pm, John wrote:
>A good clean out is the next step Henry .
>
>Run a virus check from 1 of these .
>Online Virus check ( free )
>http://housecall.antivirus.com/
>http://www.coledata.com/virusalert.htm
>http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/misc/av.php
>http://www.pandasoftware.es/activescan/activescan-com.asp
>
>------------------------------
>
>From Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file )
>in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q218160
>
>To view Applog , do this .
>Windows Explorer > View > Folder Options > View , click on Show all files . Click
>OK .
>http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-17.shtml
>
>If you have plenty of memory , disable Taskmon .
>Start > Run , type in msconfig & press Enter .
>Click on Startup & untick TaskMonitor .
>
>-------------------------------
>
>Run Scandisk Standard ( do not Tick > Automatically fix errors )
>Scandisk log records the errors .
>http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/scandisk.htm
>
>-----------------------------
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q259161&FR=1
>Computer Speed and Performance May Decrease
>The information in this article applies to:
>Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
>Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
>Microsoft Windows 98
>Microsoft Windows 95
>
>-----------------------------
>
>Streamling startups .
>http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/streamlining_startups.htm
>http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
>http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
>http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/startup/start4.shtml
>http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Running_items.htm
>http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html
>
>------------------------------
>
>You can protect your comp from Spyfiles by using these 3 programs together .
>
>http://beam.to/spybotsd
>What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy?
>
>SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules
>that are
>responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit
>information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.
>If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty
>dummies in
>case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host
>still runs
>fine after removing the bot.
>For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface
>is so
>easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates
>are
>distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are also available from
>inside the
>programs update section.
>
>Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more
>complicated
>for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites,
opened
>files,
>started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three
>major
>browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.
>
>Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid
>entries into
>the registry.
>
>Red entries indicate spyware problems that should be fixed to avoid security and/or
>privacy
>problems. This is the only kind of problem that is preselected to be fixed.
>
>Black entries are system internals. If you do not know what they mean, I would suggest
>to either
>keep your fingers from it or visit the support forum.
>
>Green entries indicate usage tracks. It can do no harm to remove these.
>
>I personally only remove the Red entries as the Green entries remove items I use
>.
>
>Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly .
>
> -----------------------------
>
>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html
>
>SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being
>installed.
>
>How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents
>the
>installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet Explorer with Active-X
>enabled,
>but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to install a spyware
>Active-X
>control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls
>or
>plug-ins will work fine.
>
>The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X
>controls. Make
>sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest database!
>(And make sure
>you check the new items to protect your system against them!)
>
>As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the spyware Active-X
>from running,
>in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*
>
> --------------------------------
>
>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareguard.html
>
>SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a
great
>addition
>to SpywareBlaster's protection method.
>
>An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if
>a virus is
>detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you can easily
>have an
>anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.
>
>
>Features Listing: Fast scanning engine
>Scans exe and cab files - the two most popular file types for distributing spyware
>Signature-based scanning - for known spyware (list)
>Heuristic/generic detection capabilities - some spyware programs can be detected
>even if the
>code undergoes significant changes
>Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates
are
>quick
>SG Control Panel - provides easy access to help and integration options
>SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution
>Spyware files are blocked before being opened or run - they are not simply shut
down
>after they
>are loaded in memory (and after they have performed their tasks)
>The full path to the spyware executable is provided on the alert screen
>Once a spyware file is detected and blocked from running, the options are provided
>to either
>continue or to delete the spyware file
>It's a free download
>
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>
>http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=alphapage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&alpha=0-9
>http://www.1cleanup.com/
>1CLEANUP..........Clears your computer of Unneeded Files: These may possess any
attributes
>left
>to be specified by the user. In addition, all zero length files and folders are
included
>automatically. Recent Documents: Recently accessed files which are displayed in
Start
>Menu->
>Documents and stored in Windows' Recent folder. Favorites and Bookmarks: All favorites
>and
>bookmarks created and stored over time by the user. IE Cache: This includes cookies,
>history
>and Temporary Internet Files created by the Internet Explorer. Dead Shortcuts: Shortcuts
>to
>files that have been moved to another location or deleted from the computer after
>the shortcut
>was created.....(free).....GO THERE!
>
>Or ,
>
>http://www.fsm.nl/ward/
>Spider finds hidden Url's that other mean's don't .
>Cleans >
>1 . Hidden Url's .
>2 . Temporary Internet Files .
>3 . History Files .
>4 . Cookies .
>Click on Spider , not Spider Bite .
>
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>
>Index.dat
>Delindex works in Win98 and WinME .
>http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html
>The primary purpose of Delindex is to delete Index.dat files which are never resized,
>and only
>get bigger. These files contain all your web surfing history since they were (re)created,
>and
>large index.dat files can cause performance issues with browsing. Index.dat files
>cannot be
>deleted if Explorer is running. The secondary purpose is to delete junk files for
>reasons of
>space, privacy, and performance. Delindex is "stand-alone" program and requires
no
>installation
>and no other files to run. All notes are within the program, so there are no separate
>ReadMe or
>Help files.
>
>
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