How do you?

[Axellance]

How can i make shure that my computer doesnt have aney unwanted peograms ( trojans viruses ect.). I have antispy ware but i want to make shure my system is runing at its full poteclial.

I would also like aney puther tips on how to speed up your comp.

My computer is running windows xp SP3 in case you need to know!

I would also like to know how to find out how much free memory i have!!

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[0=]

First of all, there's only service pack 2 :p

To address your main concerns, if you're out to purchase good software I recommend Trend Micro Pc-cillin Internet Security, which can be found at local electronics stores with a rebate for almost free or retail for something like $50 for a one year license. As for software to speed your computer up in general, download Crap Cleaner http://www.ccleaner.com/. Just install it and run the cleaner and you should have a lot of space freed up. If you know what you're doing then run the registry cleaner, but if you do not know what you're doing the registry cleaner could cause certain parts of Windows to stop functioning properly. I'm sure someone else will come along with free software, but nothing works quite like Pc-cillin. It's very effective at detecting problems, has an easy interface, and doesn't use much of your system's resources. It just takes a few minutes after installing to tweak the settings to your liking. Good luck.

[Axellance]

sorry i changed it from sp3 to sp2 OOPS

Thanks for the help i think it spead it up it wasnt to slow in just teying to maximize my performance!!

[Aηdy]

Always read the stickies first:

Computer Problems Explained and Maintenance to Help Them (http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=300)

[Blahages]

First of all, there's only service pack 2 :p




I have XP SP3, RC1. There are also SP1 and SP0 (No Service Pack). SP3 will be released sometime before long. I've been running the Release Candidate for SP3 since End of November.

As for ways to speed up your computer, Startup Control Panel is a good program to use for some things.

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

It'll allow you to easily remove nonsensical junk from your Windows Login. Most things in there you can remove. If you've got a question about a specific item, feel free to ask. But, if you just uncheck them, you can always go back and recheck it.

[0=]

I'm aware of that, but it's not officially released or in its final form, so the average user wouldn't have it installed. You have to hunt it down.

[Blahages]

I'm aware of that, but it's not officially released or in its final form, so the average user wouldn't have it installed. You have to hunt it down.

It's officially released as a RC. Not the Final release, but the RC is an official "released" RC.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=75ED934C-8423-4386-AD98-36B124A720AA&displaylang=en

You never know what people might have installed. Just because most people don't have it installed, doesn't mean someone else might not, even an average user might stumble across it and install it for whatever reason.

:)

[0=]

I've known about that, too.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6386/sp3gj2.png

[Axellance]

is SP3 better Than SP2

[0=]

Service pack three is not in its final, stable form yet. It is merely all of the updates ever released for Windows XP in one package plus a couple things to increase compatibility with Server 2008. If you've kept Windows updated you do not even need to bother with it until its official release.

[Axellance]

Thanks for all the help guys my systen is running ALOT!! faster now. I downloded SP3 scince i havent relly kept up on updates and that had a big affect on my speed!!

[Blahages]

There are some changes in SP3 that aren't available from normal updates from Windows Update.

Thanks for all the help guys my systen is running ALOT!! faster now. I downloded SP3 scince i havent relly kept up on updates and that had a big affect on my speed!!

Be advised that when SP3 Final comes out, you will likely have to uninstall SP3 RC1 to be able to upgrade to SP3 final.

[Axellance]

Will that be avalible over the internet free of charge?
if so can sombody please let me know when it comes out and post a link to the place to get it

will the final version have more features?

[0=]

We don't know any of that except that it will be free.

[Blahages]

Will that be avalible over the internet free of charge?
if so can sombody please let me know when it comes out and post a link to the place to get it

will the final version have more features?

Overview of XP SP3

http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/7/687484ed-8174-496d-8db9-f02b40c12982/Overview%20of%20Windows%20XP%20Service%20Pack%203.pdf

It's free. It's just a bunch of updates. Microsoft released SP2 online and also let people order a CDROM with the update on it, but pulled it after a while. I don't know if they have any intentions of offering the free CD with SP3 or not.

It'll probably be somewhere between 330-340MB when it's released.