Comments on: Cleaning Up a Computer http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/ A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:43:39 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Shaney http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-23894 Shaney Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:06:31 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/#comment-23894 Great advice. Thank you! Great advice. Thank you!

]]> By: Dai-Gaijin http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-23871 Dai-Gaijin Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:24:22 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/#comment-23871 I second the recommendations given in the long post, and emphasize CCleaner. Get it from Majorgeeks (google both terms). In the tools section, go through the startup, examine each entry and google the thing launched.. You will remove a LOT of needlessly "idling" background stuff. READ the docs first so your changes can be reversed if you foul up. Then finally let it scan for registry issues, and re-do it until clean. You probably will get back most of your original pep to your xp load. Advanced users might want to hunt down "service tuner 2007". Really advanced users can try the "Experience tiny xp platinum" load from various places like the infamous "....bay" site via torrent. Remember it aint naughty if you have a valid xp pro license and dont install the "extras". It does a very clean XP self-instal, but you still lose everything.. I only mention this because I hear that finding a fresh XP english cd in Japan can be a lot of fun. Last thing: Some of the external drives for sale for PC's in the Akihabra will choke on a english xp system.. Need a firmware update of something.. SO says the rumour... read the fine print. I second the recommendations given in the long post, and emphasize CCleaner. Get it from Majorgeeks (google both terms).
In the tools section, go through the startup, examine each entry and google the thing launched.. You will remove a LOT of needlessly “idling” background stuff. READ the docs first so your changes can be reversed if you foul up. Then finally let it scan for registry issues, and re-do it until clean.

You probably will get back most of your original pep to your xp load.

Advanced users might want to hunt down “service tuner 2007″.

Really advanced users can try the “Experience tiny xp platinum” load from various places like the infamous “….bay” site via torrent. Remember it aint naughty if you have a valid xp pro license and dont install the “extras”. It does a very clean XP self-instal, but you still lose everything..

I only mention this because I hear that finding a fresh XP english cd in Japan can be a lot of fun.

Last thing: Some of the external drives for sale for PC’s in the Akihabra will choke on a english xp system.. Need a firmware update of something.. SO says the rumour… read the fine print.

]]> By: Nitaya http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-17087 Nitaya Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:06:55 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/01/cleaning-up-a-computer/#comment-17087 Thanks a lot Shaney. Thanks a lot Shaney.

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