Aug
30
2008
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Speed Up Vista For World Of Warcraft

How to Setup Windows For Better Gaming
By Mike Man

Windows is an excellent environment for gaming. The flexibility of a PC offers so many ways to play games that consoles just cannot match. The only problem with a PC is with regular use your system will overtime become sluggish making the games you play run not as well as they first did. Here are some tips to get your Windows PC running up to speed.

Choose the Right Driver

Too many people make sure they have the latest driver from their hardware vendor. When doing so you risk using software that may conflict with your favorite game. It is best to go to the vendor’s site and see what they recommend for that particular game. Also do a Google search and find out what other people are suggesting. Why do the work when someone else has done it for you.

Remove Start up Items

The more programs you have running in the background the less resources your game has to use to run as smooth as possible. Go to the start menu then select run. In the run dialog box type “msconfig”. Select the Startup tab. In this tab uncheck the items that you know you don’t need to startup every time you boot your computer. Once done click on OK and restart your computer. If you have an undesired result just go back to run command in the start menu and type “msconfig”. In the startup tab put a check mark back on the program that is having problems.

Clean up the Junk

Make sure that you only have the programs that you will use installed on your computer. Remove the unwanted programs through Add/Remove programs.

Defragment

Sounds pretty basic huh? Well the faster your game can access the data it needs the better the game will perform.

Check the Network

If you are playing a network based game like World of Warcraft. Make sure you are using the fastest connection possible. If you are on a wireless network, consider a wired network. Also make sure that other computers in the home are not running network intensive applications as you are all sharing the same connection.

All of this is really simple and there is a whole lot more you can do. These are a few simple ways to make your gaming that much better.

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Written by Josh Sommers in: Old Stuff |
Aug
27
2008
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Common Computer Problems

Just Some Common Computer Problems
by Rex Simpleton

In some of the cases, a XP installed computer may become slow in its working. Largely, it is considered as a software issue in most of the cases. The computers users are made aware and most of them know that addition of more memory into the computer may add up to the speed of the computer which is a considerable fact in most of these cases. Sometimes, it is just considered as a bad command name or improper path.

Some of the files which are missing or get corrupted are not good for the computer and could make the XP windows slow in their working.

First off, the Windows XP registry is basically a database of settings and instructions for everything in your computer: hardware, software, operating system, and even the preferences of the user of the computer. If you have multiple users on a PC, and they each login differently, then these types of preferences, or settings, are stored in the registry.

Also, any time you make a change to any of your computers settings, through the control panel, they are stored and updated in the registry. So, how does the registry get messed up?

The concerning questing which one may come up with is that what makes the registry messed up? The thing is that whenever a new program is installed in the computer by the user, the registry files are made to work simultaneously with the new program installed by the user in the computer. Normally, the newly installed program runs correctly and smoothly. But one does not get to know about it as it is of no concern to the work of the user.

But when the time comes to open the original program, and the required registry file is not there, or is different, the computer might just sit there. It has no idea what to do. It does not think for itself. These problems happen every day to people, even to me. And, this type of problem causes a slow Windows XP computer.

In such events like slowing down or hanging of the computer, just the registry files are to be checked and maintained error free. The registry files are always involved in such cases. It is always recommended to check and fix the registry files through the registry repair software to maintain the speed of the computer. I just checked my registry files and found more than 36 errors in the files. There may be up to 500 errors and more in a computer whose registry files are not fixed. Fixing these errors greatly increase the speed of the computer. It is lot more convenient than getting additional memory space for the computer.

A computer with a very slow startup and working could be maintained with a sample tip. It is needed to run the registry repair software to check for errors in the registry files of the windows. After this, the XP windows computer would have an enhanced speed.

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Written by Josh Sommers in: Old Stuff |
Aug
27
2008
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Wii vs. XBox 360

Xbox 360 to Compete More Directly with Nintendo Wii
by Jason Hartson

Nintendo Wii has lead the gaming wars recently, largely due to its motion controllers which give players a more inactive playing experience. It looks like Xbox 360 wants to get rid of this Nintendo advantage by providing their own motion controller.

Along with the recent rumor of a price reduction for the Arcade, this news of the motion controller, really gives the Xbox 360 an opportunity to compete more equally with the Nintendo Wii.

It looks like this also means that Microsoft is going to make more family-friendly games? I hope this is true because I am a big fan of the Xbox 360 but would like some more games for you young kids.

The bundle will also come with some mini-games for the motion controller developed by Rare.

When can we expect the new Xbox 360 Arcade bundle?

Rumor has it that these will be sitting on store shelves for the holiday season. If you’ve been trying to decide between the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360, this may be the tipping point.

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Written by Josh Sommers in: Old Stuff |

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