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I also use thoses that are less then 2 meg: TypSoft Ftp server: A FTP Server portable with resume support http://en.typsoft.com/ Neutron: A portable time synchroniser http://keir.net/neutron.html Gspot:A portable codec information appliance http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ Rename Master: Rename Master is a FREE utility for renaming large groups of files with a few clicks http://www.joejoesoft.com/rm.php TinyResMeter is a small tool that display usefull realtime system resources information http://perso.accelance.net/~pesoft/trm/us_trm.html Drive Snapshot: A portable disk imaging soft (like acronis or ghost) http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/ i.Disk : A portable apps to visually see space taken from folders on hd http://www.memecode.com/idisk.php

@ Jeremy, I ask about tweaking the default viewer.

If you post you question in the nlite section, it'S possible you will get anser.

Does someone know how to change the default view to actual size when opening a image ?

Thank all for your help.

I know, but how to do it with multiple files ?

Hi, does someone know a dos command, script, software that can help me replace a bunch of file in a directory with file with the same name but empty ones ? (zero bytes) Any help appreciated

100 meg of ram ! How can you use as much ? if you got it down to 330mb, you should have missed a lot of things. you could do a 150mb build with no problem.

You can apply them by hand.

good idea, now 57 digg. Go digg it !

it'S a great idea, But I dont use most of software you list.

Exact, stop paying attention to him. He b***h more than my girlfriend and mother combine.

@Trodas if you use the nlite tweak with view to details, no thumbnail will show up. I know I use it. You dont stop complaining, but you refuse solution people bring to you. Why dont you use firefox ? The vast majority of advanced user use firefox (or opera). And dont come with that compatibility s***. Just give me a url that dont work with firefox.

I work in the it field. And no, I use open office. Software dependencies for nlite all well know. One of nlite release codename was Jeremy. This is because he is a extreme user, dont remove the components with warnings, unless you know what your doing.

@Tarun Not a single tweak or nlite removed section cause any problem in my xp system. I am using nlite since 3 years, and the only problem that I had was with a pdf creation program who use a virtual printer. I had to fix it by starting the printer spool. Sayinh that services take no ram or cpu is not true, did you look at my screenshot ? Dont tweak and you dont want to, but saying that removing services with nlite is :'(worst thing you can do to your OS)' is a terrible affirmation. Got tell that to Nuhi, I am sure he will loved to know that he is loosing his time with nlite.

@Tarun The discussion was about tweaking, so what's your point ? And, we all know that tweaking is not for newbie who need help of advanced user to fix their pc.

Hi, does someone can help me with a parchement ? I need a image of a blank parchement to do a background for my webpage. I need it to be in a big resolution. Any tips appreciated.

@cumminbk I think you did a great job ! It will great for people with doubt about tweaking @Computerman In my experience windows services pack 2 does make my computer a little slower. I dont use it.

@Zxian You are right on both topic. Also on the manual setting: Some services when set to manual will start when requested, other wont. SO you have to start them manually. For example print spooler (needed for printing or virtualy printing like with some pdf apps) and cryptographic service (needed for windows update, installing wmp 10 and directx...), need to be started. You can do this by a creating a shortcut with this for Target: %windir%\System32\net.exe start "nameofservice" Just click the shorcut and it's done !

Quoting: 'You're basically saying that a piece of malware running on your system as "blah.exe" could do anything it wanted on port 80 (or whatever ports you've got open). A proper rules based firewall (like Outpost) does things the way I listed.' Yes you are right. But i dont get malware. My choice of firewall is based more on perfomance than on pure security. about task scheduler Needed for prefetch, where do you head that ? I dont have task scheduler running and my prefecth work well. Now, that I know that you have a laptop and not as much free time/interest in tweaking. I guess your choice are good 4 you. Nice discussion. @Andromeda43 your so modest. I challenge you anytime on tweaking perfomance. If your are as good as your claim, Why dont you share with us ? Aslo by you math claim are like marketing to my ears. @coyotewrw your rigth about the risk of setting page file manualy. Anyway if leave to windows, it seem to be good to take care of cache. When my system, with no program running, take about 30 meg of 1.5 gig of cache that windows may use.

@Trodas I agree with you on your point 13 Do you know nlite ? You know the best thing to happen to pc since cd burner. For me, nlite take care of annoyance of your point 2,3,4,5,6,9,11 and 14. Maybe you should try it. Win2k is good, But Xp is more recent and many thing need it. I dont use it by choice. Using nlite make the experience tolerable. Nlite rock, without it I would be a Linux Terrorrist Quoting Trodas: 'I using mostly over 50+ programs' Before you, I though I was a computer freak. gusfraba, gusfraba, gusfraba Trodas

Do you know what you are talking about ? Yes I can, i did it with absolut path and it work. Now I want to do it with a relative path instead, this way it wont be working only on my pc.

I would like to change the path in one of the section of nlite. I need help about relative path. How can I choose let say the second partion with a relative path ? Another question, If I use a absolut path, let say g:\profil and I bring my nilted cd to a friend pc with no G partition. What will happend ? will it prompt 4 a valid path or will it crash ? Thank for you help

@Zxian I appreciate your point of view, so I will continue to talk with you. 1- I dont have acronis installed. I only use the boot cd, I sugest you try the safe version ( no usb or extenal drive support) it loaded in about 8-10 sec. I dont have to do a manual image since, my Image is perfect. It contain windows, all my drivers, all my tweak and setting, my program file dir is small, since I use many portable application. I will after installing windows make a first image, backup 1.0, and then when I find out bug or missing thing( for example no divx codec installed, or torrent association no linked with un torrent), I will then log them to a txt file where my version progress are kept. Next free time, I have, I will restore the base image, update and reclone to a new version backup 1.1. With this methodoly, you will have after the 1.5 backup version, a perfect image with all you want from you pc. You never need to reinstall software or configure them, no annoyance at all. I will backup after every program options are set, started 2-3 times (for prefeching), my registry clean and optimize, and my C partition defragmented. Also, I dont use the C for storing my data, So I dont need to backup anything from it before restoring with acronis. 2- Your ideas of rule-based firewall is false. The quote you said is false too. Rule based firewall (at least the one I use) work this Way. By default, rule = no. The rule are not linked to applications, my firewall have no ideas of wich applications use the web. The port 80 is yes, for operausb, portable firefox, or even IE . In you example, you said that it check 4 applications, that not an apps based firewall, it'S a rule based firewall! Softperfect Personal Firewall, a good rule based freeware, only is only 927kb. (the installation file), many apps based firewall are like about 20 meg. That proof nothing, but it's a fair indicator about the program complexity. 3- About the DNS cache. I am quite confuse. I dont know. You seem to be convince of it. I will have to check. I though DNS cache was use by ISP 4-About services, I though we had agree that it depend on wich use of the pc ? Your list is not so bad, But I would put : -Ati HotKey Poller (disabled ) -Automatic Updates (disabled ) -Computer Browser (if you dont have a lan disabled) -Cryptographic Services (manual, only needed to install directx, some KB and in your case for automatic update) -Distributed Link Tracking Client ( what the hell are you using this 4 ?) -Error Reporting Service (Disabled) -Help and Support ( disabled) -Network Location Awareness ( if you share internet with another pc on your lan, then of, if not disabled) -Protected Storage (disabled, only need I know for this service is autocomplete in IE) -Security Accounts Manager (disabled) -Server ( again it depend on lan, if you have a 1 pc, you can disabled this, never had any problem setting my server without this service running) -Shell Hardware Detection ( I dont use it, but I dont recommend other people doing like me From My experience it only affect autoplay for cd rom. My digital kodak and Ipod and other external items are not affected by this.) -Task Scheduler ( if use by third party program like Norton, ok, but I disabled it) -Wireless Zero Configuration ( you seem to have a laptop, I guess you need this ) -Workstation ( Ok, I know you will find me crazy, But I disabled this, it has a huge impact on load time, Never had any problem with any software or game even with this disabled.) So that about it, But I am not using a laptop, using one should change my tweaking habits. The services that I think a security risk are: -Remote Registry -Security Accounts Manager -Telnet -Universal Plug and Play Device Host PS: Sorry about my english, I need to practice more.

@Zxian 1- Restoring my pc with acronis true image take me 40 sec. So For my it's faster than system restore. And it work 100 % of time, a bit to bit restore. 2- Quoting you:It's pretty hard to tell someone what services they need and don't need unless you know exactly how they use their computer. I agree. Maybe ,You could use 2 profil ( to choose at startup) one for max perfomance and another one for max compatibility 3- For the firewall, your answer is very theoric, may you give me an example of wich application based firewall you use ? many of them become slow with a large apps database.... 4- On the topic of virus, I do use in doubt a standalone scanner (no installation and ressource normaly used). And i never had any virus since 4 years. How do catch virus ? Dont take it personnal, but i Think virus are 4 newbie. If you stop risquy sevice, use fireforx or opera, have a good firewall, How could you catch virus ? You open email with file like pamelaandersonude.jpg.exe ? 5 - about the RAm, at startup windows use 30 meg of cache