Just spotted this guide posted over at I Am Not A Geek!

I'm writing this today to get you prepared for the SP2 release. You will want to get your install CDs up to date so that you'll be able to install SP2 without having to go through windows update or anything else like that after a clean install of windows. This guide can also be used for updating a Pre-SP1 CD to SP1(substitute SP1 files for SP2)and making your backup windows discs bootable.

VPU/GPU Pipelines: Here is one of those terms that is thrown around the VGA world so often and it might be one that you are not really comfortable with. Datafuse fills in your own pipeline with the 411. Just don't bend over to grab the soap around those guys.

Juts got word that our bro's over at Neowin.net have thrown up their Spyware removal guide!

It's a great guide on how to remove spyware, and protect yourself against it in the future. The guide offers some top-tips, and goes into how to be pro-active - i.e. securing Internet Explorer such that it is useable but "insulated" against all those nasty people.

I Am Not A Geek have thrown up their Windows XP Performance Tuneup Guide! Here's a snip.

I have broken this guide into 6 parts. Networking, file system, memory performance, freeing up memory, startup/shutdown and then the other stuff. I've tried to pack as much performance related tweaking here as I can but there's always more to be uncovered. I will update this article as frequently as possible.

Everyone knew that sooner or later HTPCNews would finally bring you a guide on building a HTPC. Well folks here it is! Our first in a three part series of building HTPC guides, each focusing on a different price bracket. Today's guide is Building a HTPC for around 1000 Dollars. All of the hardware you could need is covered in this guide, along with some looks at the pieces of software that we all love to use in our HTPC's. For those of you who are just now looking into HTPC's, this is for you. For those of you who have been around for a while, you might get some new ideas from it too.

Looking for some Windows XP tweaks and tips? then head this way to Kellys-korner-xp for hundreds of tweaks for XP.

This 10 page article focuses on firewall applications and how well they perform as far as securing your system. Four typical firewall applications were tested including two routers, one being the Cisco 831 SOHO which performed rather well. In total, nine security test were conducted to measure how well each firewall performed.

Thanks to Dark Biene for the heads up that MSFN.org have updated their creating an unattended XP and Office 2003 CD Guides!

Have you ever wanted a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 CD that would install Windows XP or Server 2003 by automatically putting in your name, product key, timezone and regional settings? Followed by silently installing all your favourite applications along with DirectX 9.0b, .Net Framework 1.1 and then all the Pre-SP2 hotfixes, updated drivers, registry tweaks, and a readily patched UXTheme.dll without any user interaction whatsoever? Then this guide will show you how you can do just that!

TheCrucible.ca has posted a quick and easy to follow guide on how to add expandable sleeve to your power supplies leads. They cover all aspects of installation, from purchase to completion. Looks really cool when it is finished.

Thanks to Mackey D for pointing me in the direction of this article posted over at Toms Hardware Guide called Eye Candy: Stereo 3D Imaging in which they cover 3D Anaglyph Glasses, 3D Shutter Glasses, 3D TFT Desktop Displays For Single User (without Glasses) and lot more! Here's a snip.

There are vast quantities of stereo 3D photos around the world on paper, in the form of slides and now in digital form. But there have been no breakthroughs in 3D products or high demand in the broader market until the recent past. The reasons for this, which dates back to the last few centuries, is due to technological limits and the high costs of creating, duplicating and visualizing content.

Next L3vel's Chris123NT has just uploaded the new Longhorn tweak guide, Most of the changes in build 4053 include bug fixes, particulary with explorer.exe, which had a huge memory leak in previous builds.

PC Stats have a new beginners guide out for installing a RAID array on your PC and what performance you can expect from it, and a quick explanation of what 'RAID' actually means.

It's an unfortunate fact that hard disk drives are rather slow at storing and retrieving data. Sure they are faster than CDs, linear backup tapes and other removable media, but compared to actual computer memory, they lag behind massively. The mechanical nature of hard disk technology will always hold it back when compared to a purely electronic storage devices such as a stick of RAM. The thing is, our reliance on hard drives has if anything increased over the years, while the technology they are based on has changed little.

Following on from Stimpy's article AMD's best kept Secret ! Just thought I would give you the heads up on the latest developments in the so called "obsolete" Athlon XP line of CPU's... The Mobile Athlon XP-M 2500+ seems to be AMD's latest overclocking king, news is starting to spread through the various enthusiast forums now, and the resulst are amazing! Some people are getting 2.7GHz and MORE!

Needless to say, the TechReport couldn't sit this one out, so last week they ordered up an Athlon XP-M 2500+, and have spent the last 24 hours or so putting it through its paces. Read on to find out more about this overclocking wonder, and see how our particular chip fared.

Thanks to Mackey D for spotting this Guide posted over at AMDMB's Forum by Caprid! Here's snip.

If your choice of a board will be made mainly for overclocking in mind. You should pick one that has those options available, to make it easier. You'll want to find one that has some sort of an AGP/PCI lock or working divider. Since the motherboad manufactures won't come flat out and tell you wants going on you'll have find out yourselves. Good thread on that Here (once you skip over the Oclocking posts) Irregardless of how it works, the fact is that some boards will do well over 300FSB and some won't.

Just got word that Neoseeker have thrown up their new Overclocking Guide! Here's a snip.

Overclocking, once the shadowy mystic domain of the horned rimmed glasses and pocket protector crowd, has moved more into the mainstream today. While in days of old you had to modify hardware, change jumpers, flick dip switches and pray to the computer Gods to get more "juice" out of your system, today's chipset producers and motherboard manufactures often include features in the BIOS designed specifically for easy overclocking and tweaking. With some caution and guidance even a novice can take a 2500+ AMD CPU and overclock it to 3200+ with little danger to one's system.

Have you ever woken up, looked at your PC, and thought to yourself 'That?s one boring pc?. Well, I did. In this article, I shall be showing you the stages of designing the window. Getting it ready, cutting it, and finishing it off to make it look nice! So, why have a window? Well, if you like modding, lights, and making thinks look nice, then, I think you should keep reading.

This was for years now my little secret but after nominating me with the VILLAGE IDIOT title i thought to share it with you.

The Microsoft Creating Skins For Windows Media Player 9 Series White Paper describes how to plan, design, and create a skin for Windows Media Player 9 Series. Readers should have a basic understanding of Microsoft JScript (or a similar scripting language), as well as a basic understanding of XML. (25 pages printed)

My old beige monitor looked rubbish once I bought a posh new case, so I decided to paint it black to match. I couldn't find a tutorial about how to do this on the internet, so I decided to write one myself.

To read how to do it, click here

Designtechnica have thrown up a new guide called Backup that data the smart way! Here's a snip.

No matter how good the components in your computer are, sooner or later you will have a major failure on your hands. Unfortunately it?s usually after such an event that people start thinking that they should have backed up their data.