Windows XP Tweak(ER) or something like that

[DnD]

anyway this piece of **** messed up my computer so bad that after i undid everything i did with it that it said a few files were missing and replaced with ones unknown to the windows....nvr ever use this piece of **** and i recommend going after the people who made it and slaughtering them all...slowly...painfully....unendingly.

-DnD

oh yeah GOOD MORNING! HI!

[Kurtis]

lololol... i never install crap like that. tweak windows yourself :P

[Brian]

Kurtis is on vacation and yet he is somehow drawn back to the forums here... hrmm.

He is on a POS Mac over in NJ right now :-P

NJ, right kurt?

[Kurtis]

NJ, im on my laptop though. Its not a POS mac. Its pretty good for 2 yrs old.

[MyFifthLimb]

yeah dude...that is the kind of crap you find through pop-ups...pure crap.
Tweak windows yourself with Resource Hacker, any hex editor, in DOS with 'edit' command...or in the registry...anything you want to do..just search on google and you will find everything you want. Can you still screw up your computer this way? sure....but you have the same risk no matter which way you do it. I have never fudged my computer, i make backups of my kernel(ntoskrnl.exe i believe) and explorer(duh explorer.exe) since i edited those, and if i ever have a problem, i can replace the edited one with the original through DOS or through linux (if you have it mounted on the same hard drive or same motherboard)

[Rich]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=afa135c8-8b63-4c03-8986-d7f45a6aa1fa&DisplayLang=en#filelist

This is a good set of tools to tweak XP with. I have used the PowerToys version on 2000 for the past 3 years and it has worked flawlessly. This version should work with XP Home, Pro and the latest Server 2003 which is what I am trying it with. It is basically a front end to many of the registry hacks you could do yourself.

[caniswolfie]

And these are the new released version 2 of these tools too.. just came out yesterday.

[handrail]

DnD you are too hilarious.

[web56n]

if you want to tweak a windows based pc running fast and barebones for gaming or just smooth for everyday computing, check out
blackviper (http://www.blackviper.com/)
this site is for sore eyes or pc's, it will tell you from a list what's good and safe and explains what things do as well.
there are many things running in the back ground of window's OS's that you don't need and they suck the juice for nothin.......
you can also check out
pc pit stop (http://www.pcpitstop.com/)
had problems with my sister's new pc, thought it was a virus was going to formatt and install.
I checked out this site and after a couple of onsite tests they came up with bad ram, changed out the ram and bingo worked like a charm.
they too have other tests to optmizing your pc.

[ELiTE KiLLaH]

if u wnana do them urself www.tweakxp.com is a place to start

otherwise powertoys works
ther was also anothe rpgoram i used but i dont quite remembe hte name to it.....had TONS of things ...more than powertoys... :?

[ELiTE KiLLaH]

tweakui was one of them

but theres a far more "powerful" (read: more options) one...i dont recall that ones name yet tho lol

[PHR34K3R]

Resource editor?? uh other than a few images what can u change with that? but a hex editor, w00t! those things are usefull.