Computer Optimization Guide

[catacylsm]

Yup both, gives flexability in the options, monitor threads, inbound outband connections, what type of mode you would like the firewall to react on, uses 40megs of ram? Not sure about HDD usage but its an antivirus, its designed to sweep through files, you can also set it to on acess scanning rather then the kind of slow sweep that you have which is nice too.

[jpzsports]

Great guide jpz, i second the use of comodo, its a great free firewall and AV.

Thanks

Yup both, gives flexability in the options, monitor threads, inbound outband connections, what type of mode you would like the firewall to react on, uses 40megs of ram? Not sure about HDD usage but its an antivirus, its designed to sweep through files, you can also set it to on acess scanning rather then the kind of slow sweep that you have which is nice too.

Yeah, Comodo is a great alternative firewall for those looking for a little more protection than the standard Windows Firewall.

[zOne31]

Excellent post. My netbook is booting up extremely fast. It's about time I learned how to take better care of my computer. Thanks!

[jpzsports]

Excellent post. My netbook is booting up extremely fast. It's about time I learned how to take better care of my computer. Thanks!

Glad you like it

FYI- I'm not sure if your netbook has a SSD but if it does, then you don't need to use a disk defragmenter.
See this for more info:
http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/03/sho...ragment-a-ssd/

[jpzsports]

8-22-09:

Minor Change to the Guide. My recommended Power Option has been changed from "High Performance" to "Balanced" due to my latest findings. For more info, please see:
Power Plan Controversy

[MidnightSun]

Ya, RevoUninstaller is an excellent program, but it's not compatible with Windows 64 bit so that's why I didn't list it.

Yes it is. I have been using it on my T500 with Vista Business 64-bit since Day 1. It makes your life a lot easier when uninstalling bundled bloatware, rather than manually hunting down each stray bit that the uninstallers fail to remove.

[jpzsports]

Yes it is. I have been using it on my T500 with Vista Business 64-bit since Day 1. It makes your life a lot easier when uninstalling bundled bloatware, rather than manually hunting down each stray bit that the uninstallers fail to remove.

Maybe it "works" but it's not fully compatible because on their site it says:
"64 bit operating systems are NOT supported!"

I emailed them and they said they are planning on releasing a 64 bit version in the future.

[cwt4]

Loved the optimization guide! Helped out a lot...

Just wanted to see if this setup overkill:
Run every month:
AntiVir
CCleaner
SUPERantispyware
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Advanced SystemCare
Glary Utilities
Auslogics
FileHippo

anything else I need to run/can I remove one of those.

Thanks for all your help!!!!

[jpzsports]

Loved the optimization guide! Helped out a lot...

Just wanted to see if this setup overkill:
Run every month:
AntiVir
CCleaner
SUPERantispyware
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Advanced SystemCare
Glary Utilities
Auslogics
FileHippo

anything else I need to run/can I remove one of those.

Thanks for all your help!!!!

Glad to help. All those programs are good and you should be able to run them all without any conflicting. I'm not sure if you really need all that anti-spyware stuff because AntiVir comes with it, but I guess it's better to be safe than sorry. And glary utilities is very similar to Advanced SystemCare so you don't have to use both.
Lastly, I recommend that you run CCleaner first along with the other programs and save Auslogics Disk Defrag for last. That way you won't be defragging files that CCleaner would end up deleting later.

[cwt4]

Alright, I might remove the spyware... what about the malware? Does AntiVir take care of that too. Which of the two (glary and systemcare) is better? I figure there is no reason to do the same thing multiple times.

Thanks for the help!