http://www.bootdisk.com/ 246 December 2005
The BootLIST
Welcome to the 246th Edition of The BootLIST
INDEX
1) Right Mouse Click Menu Review
2) 24/7 Anti-Virus And Software Installs
3) XP Not Reporting Correct Processor Speed
4) Re: BootLIST 245 #4 Utility To Test/Tweak Wi-Fi
5) Sell Your Old RAM
6) Double Click Mouse Niggle
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1) Right Mouse Click Menu Review
john asked - Over a period of time I have acquired some programmes that seem to have become attached to the Recycle Bin. If I right click the bin it offers:
"Browse with PaintShop Pro"
"Play with VLC Media Player"
"Add to VLC Media Player's Playlist"
These seem a bit pointless - How can I get rid of these links?
Malke answers:
You can manage the right-click context menus with the free program ShellExView:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
Manage the context-menu entries for folders, drives and Namespace objects:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context.htm
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2) 24/7 Anti-Virus And Software Installs
Louis R. wrote - [It seems that EVERY program I install warns you to TURN off your AntiVirus first before installing. Why is this? My buddies tell me its just a silly warning and to ignore it]
*** An anti-virus running 24/7 will check every file you are copying to the hard drive during an install. If it
pauses on a file, eg has a tad of trouble reading it, or perhaps it's a perfectly legit file but is id'd as a false
positive, then the install may fail and it can be a royal pain to get that app installed properly later on.
Check your downloads for a virus first, then disable your 24/7 anti-virus and let the darn thing go. If you are downloading an app from a legit site, then the odds of having a virus in the download are near zero.
Yes, many people never disable their anti-virus and never have a problem. And, many "install" routines for simple programs merely copy files to a folder and dont modify the registry in a major way. So often for simple progs/utils most likely you wont have a problem with leaving your anti-virus on.
But, that warning is there for a good reason. I'd follow it especially if installing software for a friend or if you are on a service call. For example, I often get calls to come over and get an app to install properly. More often then not, all I have to do is to disable their anti-virus, delete the temp/tmp files, and try again and am most often successful.
Of course, often the problem is spyware infection. So that has to be removed first. Quite time consuming. Tiss the reason I suggest NOT installing spyware in the first place.
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3) XP Not Reporting Correct Processor Speed
TypeR650 asked - I have the athlon 64 3200+ on xp pro on my hp pavilion a550e. when I right click my computer and go to properties, the cpu speed says about 790 - 900 MHZ when I first load windows.
If I check it later, it is up to 1.7 GHZ It is supposed to read 2.0 GHZ.
Carey F points to:
The Processor Speed May Be Reported Incorrectly in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316965
How Processor Speed Is Reported to a Computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312104
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4) Re: BootLIST 245 #4 Utility To Test/Tweak Wi-Fi
Dan O. emailed in regards to Issue 245 #4 Utility To Test/Tweak Wi-Fi
I'd recommend airsnare (free of course). Authors page (download and how to here):
http://home.comcast.net/~jay.deboer/airsnare/
Support forums here:
http://s3.invisionfree.com/AirSnare/
Tony emailed:
I use this product called Air Defense on my Laptop and it performs well. I use the FREE Personal version (There are other pay for versions). I have listed the URL so you can read the pertinent information that interests you:
http://www.airdefense.net/products/adpersonal/index.php
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5) Sell Your Old RAM
Steve F. asked - I just replaced 3 computers worth of memory, substituting higher capacity memory modules for a pair each of 128M DIMM (RIMM?) on each machine. I now have 6 x 128M sitting in a box.
There was a time when someone somewhere would recycle old computer memory. Do they still do that and, if so, any links to the companies that do it?
*** Yes: http://www.18004memory.com/sellusyours.asp
OK some of you are obviously thinking "Why not just sell it on Ebay?" Fine, but will you ever get around to it? How about if you sell that pair of 64 meg dimms you have and they dont work in the buyers pc and they complain and now paypal hits you with the $10 chargeback fee plus being out all your time and postage? Heck, a bag of old RAM may be worth $40 today but zero in 3 months.
Also, Coast to Coast Memory used to be located in my township and I've dealt with them before and I can say that they are reliable. They've only moved once, and now I can see the street they are located on from my kitchen window.
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6) Double Click Mouse Niggle
newbee05 wrote - I hate that my mousepad double-clicks automatically. I keep changing it in the Control Panel and "apply" changes and then click "ok". But every once in a while, the control panel resets and the mousepad starts double-clicking again.
lost_in_70s_tunes replied:
Try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=266738
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