Just got word that Extremetech have posted their SuperGuide: Maximize Windows XP to celebrate Windows XP's first birthday with over 156 Windows tips.

Computers have increased the speed of life, there's no doubt about it. So then, why has Windows decreased the speed of your computer? Don't waste anymore time--dig into the latest tips, tricks, and tweaks that'll help you eek out the last drop of performance from Windows on your PC.

Here's a very cool guide posted by Fraggin_Phun that will show you How to create a Voice Pack for UT2003 using Unreal Editor 3.0! Hey you stink Where's my Gasmask? Hehe

Voice Packs were one of the great ways of personalizing Unreal Tournament. When UT2003 (finally) came out, everyone was very disappointed that voice packs didn't seem to be possible; there is no obvious way of selecting the player's voice in the GUI, and all the taunts for all characters appear to be in a single file (PlayerSounds.uax). Well, after several hours of enjoying UT2003 I just had to get my Homer J Simpson voice pack back. So I went to work, and finally figured out how to do it. I believe the capability was design intent, but that Epic just hasn't gotten around to documenting how to do it, or putting the required components in the GUI.

Just spotted this @AMDZone.com

I've put up the initial portion of our new Hammer section. Initially it has only a few links, but I will add many more as time goes by. This will be the top place to go for links to important Hammer information and articles.

We want to help you with your PC anything and everything we have to offer to you. So now we'll write it down for you as a BIG TIP to help you enjoy and to get a better experience of your computer.

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Making your Windows OS more secure & improving privacy online is an awkward enough process given the sheer number of things that can be done to improve it. This guide will cover many such tips for various applications & such, which should make the system that bit more secure as well less prone to viruses.

The guide is mostly aimed at Windows 2000/XP users, though much applies to earlier versions also in addition to other sections covered such as Internet Explorer/Outlook Express, ICQ IM client and general firewall tips, etc.

Looking to design your own UT2003 map but don't no where to begin? then get yourselves over to DeviantPC! Here's a snip.

The aim of this first article in the series is to introduce you to some of the concepts and terminology used in 3D editing apps, as well as give a brief overview of UED, its interface and some of the tools we'll be using along the way towards building your very first level. Go ahead and start UED now, take a good look at it. Confused? I'm not surprised, a modern 3D design app can be a daunting sight to anyone at first glance. Okay close UED down, grab a cup of coffee and let us guide you through an introduction to UED.

Tired of waiting for Windows 2000 or XP to install all the time. Well you can create an unattended installation. Just drop the CD in and go do something else. Come back and it's at the desktop with all your custom settings done.

Bitbenderforums.com have posted a new guide for all you Peeps that are looking to set-up a dual boot system! Here's a snip.

I love Windows XP. Best version they've come up with yet, in my opinion. It makes setup of new computers and networks a breeze. But, it does have a few problems running some older programs that can't be solved by running them in compatibility mode. I did a quick search of Google, but was unable to find a definitive list of programs that have known compatibility issues. I did find 2, both utilities - PowerQuest's "Partition Magic 6.0" and Norton's "SystemWorks 2001". The program that I couldn't get to run in XP was "Easy CD Creator 4.0". The solution for me was to either buy upgraded software, or using the tools I had on hand, create another partition on my hard drive and install Windows 98 on that, in order to run the older programs. Not wanting to spend money to upgrade software that had worked well for me before, and having plenty of hard drive space, I chose the second option.

Xp-erience.org reports this is an excellent .pdf file sent in by moonboy and created by Daniel Keller, TASCAM Sr. Product Specialist !

It covers tons of important tips and tweaks as well as many guides.

"Windows defaults to continual logging of Input and Output data to your hard drive. Disabling this will free up some resources. To disable performance logging, go to the Start menu and select Run. Type in diskperf -n and hit Okay.Write Behind Caching!

Do you want to make a window? In SecretGameZone.net teach you to build your own window

I was just passing 3dgpu.com and I noticed that Richard999 has posted a quick guide on! How to install NVIDIA drivers in Mandrake 9.0 in their Forum for all you Newbies to Linux.

Just got word from Crow that he's posted a new guide which looks @ Nvidia's NV28 & NV18 and compares that to nvidia's last generation of graphics cards! to see if AGP 8X is better than AGP 4X.



To maintain impartiality, we overclocked the Ti4200 128MB(NV25, 250@513 MHz) and the same clock with Ti4200-8X(NV28, Default 250/513MHz).

Just got word from Crow and yes the site is in Korean! He tells me that he's put together a new guide that compares the latest video cards on the market from Matrox's Parhelia to Nvidia's new Geforce4 TI 4200 X8 and ATI's Radeon 9700 Pro using Unreal Tournament 2003.

Lite-On seems to have picked Memorex as the their OEM to bring 52x drives on the market and seems again to have not tried to protect their drives from overclocking. Of course the performance of the 52x drive is only a little better!

Our german partnersite HardTecs4U has published a very detailed and interesting article concerning the problematic APIC, IRQ and IRQ sharing issues many users have to face every day. May it be crackling sound cards, constant blue screens or other show stoppers. Novices and advanced users alike may just find the background information for problem solving here. Note: Article in german language.

Ok this is for all the Peeps that have emailed me or are going to, asking me I've got this problem XYZ with Windows XP. HOW DO I FIX IT? Just hit Read More and all will be revealed.

You've all been waiting for it and now it's here! Join TweakTown as they give us the newest edition of the TweakTown Buyer's Guide. With some very interesting additions to the PC world this past month, it is time to see what was worthy to be added to the ranks of the best.

Geek.com's Rick C. has posted a guide that looks @ squeezing every last drop of Performance out of your x86 CPU and it's called A Way to Revolutionize x86 CPU Performance: How multimedia and non-multimedia applications can benefit from MMX, SSE, and SSE-2.

Planet3DNow.de have posted an in-depth guide that takes a look at the AGP 3.0 specifications! Here's a snip.

AGP 3.0 is the third generation of accelerated graphics for the Intel-compatible computers and will be officially introduced on 11/12/02. In contrast to AGP 2.0 the AGP 3.0 specification isn't just a derivation of an existing standard. AGP 3.0 is incompatible to AGP 2.0 ? in theory. However, compatibility can be forced by implementing the "Universal AGP 3.0 Motherboard" standard. Another major difference is, that most of the specification's enhancements are quite irrelevant for the gaming community, whereas the professionals will be truly grateful. Intel states in its specification, that most of the enhancements are specifically for workstations and professional users. The following table shows a brief summary covering the existing AGP modes:

Neobond at Neowin.net has wrote his own guide on slipstreaming XP SP1. "I have completed my guide on Slipstreaming Windows XP SP1 and hope I can contribute to the awareness I feel Microsoft could of done a better job at for home users.