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• Computer Software
• Free Software
• Open Source
• Security Concerns - Real or Imagined
• Operating Systems
• MS Windows™ related Websites
• MS Knowledge Base
• Windows™ Product Activation (WPA)
• Windows™ Registry
• Windows™ 9x Only (included WinMe)
• Windows™ NT Only (including Win2000, WinXP)
• Tweak UI
• Outlook Express
• Direct Cable Connection
• DMA "Direct Memory Access" (also called "bus mastering")
• Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
• WWW Browsers
• Other Software Websites
• Computer Hardware
• DMA "Direct Memory Access" (also called "bus mastering")
• CD-R and CD-RW Information
• CPU & Motherboard Cooling
• How to Stop Random Floppy Drive Access

Computer Software

Free Software

• ZDNet: eWEEK: The GNU GPL and the American Way
• Operating Systems
• LinuxISO.org - A place to learn about, download, and discuss Linux.
• Linux
• Solaris
• Lindows.com
• BeOS
• Phone Stuff
• CallWave -- Alternatives to expensive phone lines
• FaxWave -- Receive Faxes as E-mail
• Free Internet Call Waiting and Free Voicemail for your phone and computer - BuzMe
• Office/Productivity Suites
• StarOffice - Complete Office Suite
• Software 602 - Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Photo Editor
• Stop Unwanted "Pop-Up" Windows and Banner Ads
• Panicware, Inc. - Product DownloadsPop-Up Stopper works well, even with Windows XP (Whistler Beta2)
• Bust Banner Ads with Proxy Auto Config
• Removing adverts from web pages
• webwasher.com - Keep Your Web Clean - homepage
• Guidescope: Home Page
• Internet Junkbuster Headlines
• Junkbusters Home Page
• AdSubtract.com - We Subtract the Ads!
• PrivacyChoices
• PrivacyChoices - Resource Center
• Other Free Stuff
• TinyApps.Org : Home
• TheFreeSite.com is the best place to find freebies, freeware, free stuff, samples, games
• Panicware, Inc. - Pop-Up Stopper - Control Internet Explorer pop-up windows!
• InoculateIT - Anti-Virus Application
• ZoneAlarm - Firewall
• Dialpad.com - Free long-distance phone calls to anyone in the U.S.
• Free On-line Typing Test

Open Source

• The Open Source Page
• GNU's Not Unix! - the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
• FreeDevelopers.net A company of free developers by free developers, for a free world
• The Open Watcom ProjectThe Open Watcom Project is an Open Source project to maintain and enhanced the Watcom C, C++ and Fortran Compilers
• Open Watcom Download Page

Security Concerns - Real or Imagined

• Microsoft's Really Hidden Files: A New Look At Forensics.
• The Register - "All your data (and biz plans) are belong to Microsoft"
• Office 98 Security Issue
• MS ID number system could track all Windows users
• StopCarnivore.org
• Steve Gibson's WebZone - PROJECT-X

Operating Systems

• DOS (plus Utilities)
• Create A Bootable/Slipstreamed Windows XP Installation CD
• Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
• The FreeDOS Project
• WebRing: hub- FreeDOS
• Boot Disk Project
• Bootdisk.com - BootDisks, CDrom Files, Quality Utilities And Help Sites.
• Types of DOS
• PowerLoad Home Page
• Micron Technical Support - Bootdisks
• Bart's Boot disks
• Bart's way to create bootable CD-Roms
• Planet 16-bits!DOS Commands (Exit-codes)
• Interesting DOS programs
• XXCOPY - Simply, a Logical Extension
• TEXT EDITORS FOR DOS (Sorry for "shouting", I try to always use the "title" of linked pages. Nick)
• Horst Schaeffer's Batch Pages
• Winmag.com Forums - Save Your Butt With DOS
• Save Your Butt With DOS, Part 2 - Make a custom boot disk--- while you still can!
• Save Your Butt With DOS, Part 3 - Here's a boatload of great files to finish stocking your DOS toolkit!
• Unix or Unix-like Operating Systems
• THE UNIX INFO-ZONE
• The Linux Home Page at Linux Online
• The UNIX versus NT Organization
• Open Benchmark Overview - Windows NT Server 4.0 and Linux
• ZDNet: News: NT beats Linux ... maybe

MS Windows™ related Websites

• Winmag.com - Online Tips Database - Thousands of Windows Tips
• Welcome to Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: It's the future of Windows... today!
• VirtualPlastic.net - Surgery for Windows
• zoneTC.com - The technology zone. - PowerTips for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows.
• FixWindows.com - The Windows Troubleshooting Site
• WinDrivers.com (printer drivers, cdrom drivers, modem drivers, sound drivers, mouse drivers, monitor drivers, etc.)
• Cygwin
• Microsoft Corporate Update Site - Download and Store patches and updates
• Windows Security Update CD - will be shipped to you free of charge
• Microsoft Office Online: Order Office Service Packs on CD-ROM - will be shipped to you free of charge
• Freeware and Shareware
• Multibooting with Windows 2000 and Windows XP
• Welcome to Annoyances.org
• Windows95 Annoyances
• Windows98 Annoyances
Windows™ Product Activation (WPA)
• Microsoft Product Activation for Windows XP
• Microsoft Piracy - Piracy Basics
• Microsoft TechNet - Technical Details on Microsoft Product Activation for Windows XP
• What's Wrong With Product Activation
• PCWorld.com - Loophole Emerges With Windows XP Copy Controls
• 1,000 Posts Later: WPA Update - By Fred Langa, InformationWeek
• tecChannel : Inside Windows Product Activation
• tecChannel : Windows Product Activation compromised
MS Knowledge Base
• Microsoft Support Knowledge Base
• Q242450 - How to Query the Microsoft Knowledge Base Using Keywords
• Microsoft Product Support Services: How to Search Product Support Services site
• DLL Help Database
• Google Advanced Search"all of the words", "100 results", "English", "microsoft.com"
Windows™ Registry
• The Windows Registry - "The Registry's function and what files the Registry contains"
• Windows registry and other settings: notes
• Windows Registry Guide (formerly RegEdit.com) - Tips, tricks and tweaks for getting the most out of your Windows™ 95, 98, NT and 2000 system!
• Q183603 - How to Customize Registry Checker Tool Settings
• Windows RegClean : Utility for Cleaning Registry Keys
• RegClean 4.1a Description and General Issues
• JV16.ORG
Windows™ 9x Only (including WinMe)
• Welcome to WinSite! The place for shareware, demoware, trialware, tips, and utilities for your computer
• Q188867 - Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems
• Winmag.com > Windows Me Long-Term Wrap-up - WinMe "just isn't worth the trouble."
• Win-ME DOS
• Real DOS-Mode Patch for Windows Millennium
• Q186111 - Description of the Windows 95, Windows 98 and Millennium Edition Setup Switches
• Q188867 - Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems
• How to Reinstall Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft KnowledgeBase Article.
• HP LaserJet Printers - "22: PAR I/O Error" Appears on Printer Display When Starting Windows 95/98
Windows™ NT Only (including Win2000, WinXP)
• AXCEL216's MAX Speeed WinDOwS ©Tricks Secrets Bugs Fixes
• TweakXP.com - Tweaks for Microsoft Windows XP
• TweakTown :: Tweaking Windows XP
• Microsoft TechNet - Windows XP How-tos
• Windows XP Application Compatibility Technologies
• Windows XP Professional Technologies
• Welcome to WinSite! The place for shareware, demoware, trialware, tips, and utilities for your computer
• You May Lose Data or Program Settings After Reinstalling, Repairing, or Upgrading Windows XP (Q312369)
• Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition - (WinXP)
• How to Create a Bootable Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition - (WinNT & Win2000)
• Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
Tweak UI
• Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
• Windows Update: Tweak UI 1.33 : [For ALL versions of Windows, 95 thru Me, NT thru 2000]
• Winmag.com > Special Reports > How-To > Step-by-Step: Installing Tweak UI
MS Office
• When I open a Word 2000 (or higher) document, it creates a new instance of Word. How can I stop it from doing this?
• MVP FAQ Links
• The Access Web - Welcome
• Microsoft Outlook FAQ
• Inside Outlook Express 5: FAQ
Outlook Express
• Collected links to MS Knowledge Base articles for OE, compiled by Jim Pickering (MS-MVP)
• Inside Outlook Express 5: FAQ, how-to's, and technical help
• Q256219 - OLEXP: How to Manually Uninstall and Reinstall Outlook Express 5
Direct Cable Connection
• Windows, 95, Direct Cable Connection Problem Page
• Help for Direct Cable Connection
• Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer Workgroup (Q258717)
• Direct-Cable Connection Introduction
DMA "Direct Memory Access" (also called "bus mastering")
• Winmag.com > Explorer > DMA Revisited > January 16, 2001
• Winmag.com > Explorer > Soup Up Your Hard Drive with DMA
• Enabling IDE DMA on Windows-based Systems
• Q235859 - DMA CD-ROM Drive Icon Does Not Appear in Windows Explorer
• Q247951 - HOWTO: Enabling UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets
• Q269555 - Device Manager Lists ATA-100 Device Incorrectly as Using PIO Instead of UDMA
• Q191774 - How to Obtain Dmacheck.exe for Windows NT
• Bus Master DMA Drivers - Just an Illusion? - Falsely Inflated Benchmark Results?
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
• Windows 98SE and Windows Me
• Q234815 - Description of Internet Connection Sharing
• Internet Connection Sharing Frequently Asked Questions
• Internet Connection Sharing How To Guide
• Q238135 - How to Troubleshoot Internet Connection Sharing Problems
• Windows 98 Internet Connection Sharing Troubleshooter
• Windows 2000
• Q237254 - How to Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a Network Connection
• How to: Enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
• Q258717 - Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer Workgroup
• Q259783 - PPPoE with ICS Requires MTU Setting Below 1492 on the ICS Clients

WWW Browsers

• Get Java(TM) Technology: Download Java Plug-in
• BrowserWatch Home Page
• mozilla.org
• Beonex - Beonex is an [Netscape 6-based] internet client software suite targetted at end-users
• Welcome to the Internet Explorer Home Page!
• Netscape Products at Netscape.com
• Workers of the Web, Evolt! -- The evolt.org Browser Archive
• Panicware, Inc. - Pop-Up Stopper - Control Internet Explorer pop-up windows!
• CNET Help.com Beginners Center

Other Software Websites

• LangaLetter: The Best PC Help, Reference, And Test Sites
• PC Essentials Toolkit - ZDNet Downloads
• Winmag.com Hot Fixes - Solutions for your PC problems (not just Windows™).
• NONAGS
• Workers of the Web, Evolt! -- The evolt.org Browser Archive
• InstantBooks.com - Computer Software, Hardware, and Programming Books
• WinZip - Command Line Parameters
• PC Drivers HeadQuarters
• Support Telephone Numbers
• Fred's Software Page - Links to many software sites.
• StarOffice - Complete Office Suite
• Software 602 - Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Photo Editor
File identification Sites
• Filex - File identification
• what?is.com - Every File Format in the World
• EXT Search - Search for file extensions
Hack / Crack Sites
• CRACK.RU Search Engine - powerful tool to search crack/hack and mp3 sites
• secureroot.com - computer security resource
• ASTALAVISTA.COM
• HACKERS HOME PAGE-computer hacking, phreaking, gambling hacking, hack, smart card cracking, credit card hacking, cable tv, DSS hacking, hacking, hackers
• Warez.com - We are the underground!
• Warez.com - We are the underground!

Computer Hardware

• CPUID - The Online Reference for Intel's and AMD's Instructions Sets
• Pentium 4 - Pentium 4: In Depth
• Winmag.com > Explorer > None Like It Hot > 2001-03-12 - Excessive heat is a CPU's worst enemy.
• FCC ID Search Form - (Identify the unknown cards in your PC so you can get updated drivers, etc.)
• PC Pitstop - Runs diagnostics on your PC to identify things that might help improve performance.
• Wim's BIOS Page - Everything you want to know about BIOS
• The BIOS Survival Guide
• Tom's Hardware Guide
• ModemHelp.Org - Free help/support resource center for Modem users of all levels.
• InstantBooks.com - Computer Software, Hardware, and Programming Books
• Hardware Companies: The Web List
• PC Drivers HeadQuarters
• WinDrivers.com
• Support Telephone Numbers
• Tweakit Hardware Reference Site
• The Hardware Group
• Fred's Computer Page - Links to many hardware sites.
• Home Networking Part Two - A Step-By-Step Guide on Setting Up a Home Network - Lots of screen shots.
• Picking the right home network
• Home Networking: Choose the right hardware
• DiskSpeed32 Home Page - Lots of screen shots.
• Hard Drives
• Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools
• Maxtor MaxBlast Plus
• Seagate DiscWizard
• Quantum Ontrack Disk Manager 2000
• IBM Disk Manager 2000
• Fujitsu OnTrack DiskGo

DMA "Direct Memory Access" (also called "bus mastering")

• Winmag.com > Explorer > DMA Revisited > January 16, 2001
• Winmag.com > Explorer > Soup Up Your Hard Drive with DMA
• Enabling IDE DMA on Windows-based Systems
• Q235859 - DMA CD-ROM Drive Icon Does Not Appear in Windows Explorer
• Q247951 - HOWTO: Enabling UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets
• Q269555 - Device Manager Lists ATA-100 Device Incorrectly as Using PIO Instead of UDMA
• Q191774 - How to Obtain Dmacheck.exe for Windows NT
• Bus Master DMA Drivers - Just an Illusion? - Falsely Inflated Benchmark Results?

CD-R and CD-RW Information

• Winmag.com > Best Tips for CD Recording
• CD-Recordable FAQ
• Keyword Search - Roxio
• Is Your Data Disappearing?

CPU & Motherboard Cooling

• Winmag.com > None Like It Hot > 2001-03-12 - Excessive heat is a CPU's worst enemy.
• 3DfxCOOL / High Quality Computer Cooling Fans
• PC Power & Cooling
• HeatsinkFactory
• Welcome to Inflow Direct Inc the computer cooler specialites
• CoolerGuys.com
• Overclockin.com - Your source for overclocking news and info!!
• OCWorkBench News - All The Computer Hardware Reviews & News That You Will EVER Need!
• Overclockers.com
• [H]ard|OCP -  WE don't even know what the "OCP" stands for anymore.
• OverClockers Hideout
• Athlon OC

How to Stop Random Floppy Drive Access

• 17-May-99 - The LangaList
• 27-May-99 - The LangaList
• 2-Aug-99 - The LangaList
• Q216752 - Floppy Disk Drive Is Active When Opening or Saving Files
• Q272242 - Floppy Drive Is Accessed When You Open My Computer