Clean Spyware and Viruses + Optimize Windows XP to improve home, work and gaming performance safely. Windows XP's default configuration is far from optimized. This Free guide will help you improve your overall system performance without having to manually edit the Registry. I avoid using or recommending "all-in-one" Windows XP Tweak programs since many blindly adjust settings that have no affect on performance and can cause future problems. This guide is designed to be performed top to bottom, in sequence since some steps are required to be performed before others.

Mozilla Firefox is a great Internet browser, applauded by users and critics alike for its features, performance, usability, customisation and security. Firefox 1.5 builds on Firefox 1.x by adding an integrated auto-update system, improved pop-up blocker and improved standards support, not to mention thousands of bug fixes.

Diagnosing System problems can be very complicated and time consuming. There are no simple solutions. Windows XP systems should never Lock-up (freeze), display Blue Screen Stop Errors or Randomly Reboot. These are all warning signs something is wrong or misconfigured with your system.

TweakGuides have thrown up their latest guide that looks at tweaking your ATI Catalyst Drivers!

ATI have released the official Catalyst 5.12 graphics drivers. These are the final version not beta, and I strongly recommend all ATI users upgrade to these if you are playing recent games and/or have recent ATI hardware. They include performance improvements for Dual Core and Hyperthreading CPUs and fixes for a range of recent games.

Want to give your 6800 GS a boost in frame rates but can't seem to push the card any further? Our Forum member Jason shows you how to enhance voltages and drops you some amazing results with just good old air-cooling!

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Not all AMD PCIe motherboards are inevitably equipped with a nForce4 chipset. ASRock shows us, what's possible with a SiS 756 chipset in combination with a SiS 965L South Bridge. The inexpensive ASRock 939S56-M Socket 939 PCIe motherboard offers the most important features, which are necessary for the entrance into the fast 16x PCI express technology. Further details regarding the equipment, performance and overclocking of the PCIe motherboard are tested in the latest OCInside.de motherboard Review and is also compared in the overview with the 12 so far tested S939 boards.

In the ever changing world of computing, new threats are emerging from the darkness to invade our computers. Firstly there was the virus, followed by spyware and now rootkits. The first two threats although still widely catchable on the Internet, can be mitigated by the use of anti-virus software and anti-spyware software.

You just spent hundreds of dollars to build your own SLI computer for some serious gaming. But, you are having problems trying to configure your system to work at its full capability. Playing around with your nVidia 3D Graphic Settings, you come across two options called Antialiasing (AA) and Anisotropic filtering (AF), yet you're not sure what these settings are used for and how they affect you.

It'd be nice to get video files on your iPod, but how? All you need are the right tools, a little technical knowhow, and some patience. Follow PCMag.com's guide on how to get video on to your iPod.

Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox for short, is just a free Internet browser. It's not a cure for cancer. It doesn't wash your car or make you a frothy coffee. So why all the fuss and hype over Firefox? In a nutshell, the reason is simple: Firefox is a true open source competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

We've dipped deep into the wells of TR hardware know-how, forged by thousands of hours of exhaustive component testing, in order to formulate a series of recommended system specs designed to fit any budget. These systems are designed specifically for PC enthusiasts, and we haven't compromised quality or reliability in order to cut corners on price. Read on for our recommendations. You might be surprised at how potent a system can be had for relatively little cash.

The ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe is a pretty new board based on the Intel nForce 4 x16 chipset. As there are not a lot of overclockers using this board, little information is shared about enhancing the overclocking capabilities on this board. Today, we show you some tricks to enhance the overclocking capability of this board!

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The long-awaited second part of my comparison of Windows Vista beta and Mac OS X "Tiger" continues with an examination of the security, networking, and power management features in each system.

Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier BIOS optimization guide! Here's some of the updates.

For some time a very popular question on the CDR-Zone.COM forums has been 'what is a good quality media'. In answer to this I have drawn on all my experience with recordable media and used this to publish a Recordable DVD Quality article. I have listed many popular brands of recordable media available almost anywhere in the world and tried my best to give a fair judgement on their quality.

Struggling to impress your friends after buying your brand new PC? Chris Caines is here to take you from lamer to gamer in 10 easy steps. An essential guide that nobody should miss!

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Ever had the desire to setup your own wireless home network? But lack the know-how to do it? Look no further as this guide provides you the simplest steps on how to create and secure your home network.

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Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier BIOS optimization guide! Here's some of the updates.

We take the fastest GPU on the planet and make it even faster. Just how fast is the XFX 7800GTX 512MB when overclocked?

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I work at Stardock. I'm a guy who is so into messing around with the OS that I made it a large part of my career. But since I work at a company that makes this stuff, I obviously have my own biases and such. I've written this as objectively as I can.

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