TheTerrorist_75 Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Now that I have installed WinXP what are some of the must have programs. Also where do I find decent icons that are not asscociated with malware/spyware. I tried to install Paint.NET but it kept freezing during install. I only have 512MB of RAM. I did install and update .NET 2.0. I may try GIMP. I have Ultimate Paint on the 98SE drive but it isn't much better than MS Paint. I will download Terregan to mess with. I use IrfanView for an image editor and love it but I woud like something with a bit more options that's free for now. I can't afford Photoshop.I don't listen to music on the PC. I am not into videos. WMP 10 is fine for me. I use NTI Platinum for burning. I have plenty of anti-malware programs, but now I want to have fun because of what XP offers. It is already tweaked.I am going to have to get more memory and a larger hard drive plus a better video card. Once that's done Win98SE says goodbye.My specs;WinXP Home / Win98SE, 2 20GB HDDS ATA100, AMD XP 2400+, Epox 8KHA+, 2x256MB Kingston PC2700 and MSI MX4000 T-128. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 hi TTdo you use a edit readerhere is a link to one that is small fast anddoes the same job as adobe if you need xp tips just post or pm im willing to helpfoxit reader Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 hi TT me again have you disabled the hole that lets blaster and sasser weorms comes through.in case you havent go to run -type dcomcnfg press enter.when openeddouble click - component servicesdouble click comptright click my comptpropertiesdefault propertiesuncheck .distributed com on this comptapply ,ok.marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
handplane Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 (edited) TT, More ram for sure.Do you have SP2 and all the update for XP since SP2? Edited March 20, 2006 by handplane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I fully updated XP and disabled the risky services when I first installed it. I downloaded, installed Bootvis and have let it do it's thing a few times as I add more programs. I used Startup Control Panel to disable crap that doesn't need to run. The heaviest load on memory is my anti-virus. On bootup I am using around 220MB. The only thing by my clock is my anti-virus. I plan on buying more memory and a newer larger hard drive soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 photoshop alternative: PSP7 this is a free fully legit version here is the link.Paint Shop Pro 7.0 Free w/Animation is available -http://com-puterworks.com/Free_Downloads.htmIf you want some other fun programs to use see this thread, its where I got the psp7 link.http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4928 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 (edited) photoshop alternative: PSP7 this is a free fully legit version here is the link.Paint Shop Pro 7.0 Free w/Animation is available -http://com-puterworks.com/Free_Downloads.htmIf you want some other fun programs to use see this thread, its where I got the psp7 link.http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4928I went through that list yesterday. I thought about PSP7 but because reviews were better for Paint.NET I tried to install that instead. CPU usage jumped to 100% and the install froze. I tried to install it in Safe Mode Administrator account and it opened right up but warned that it can't install in Safe Mode. I think I need more memory for that. I'll try the PSP7 instead. Basically I need something that crops better than Paint and lets me create banners and other such graphics.I downloaded PSP7, Avery Design Pro and Google Earth. Next is Terregan. Edited March 21, 2006 by TheTerrorist_75 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thesidekickcat Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I haven't tried Picasa yet as I haven't bought a digital camera yet, but just saw a mention in one of the PC World magazines I have been catching up on that this is so good, it would be worth buying (I will try to find the article tomorrow and come back with it if I do). Google owns it now and it is a free photo editor/organizer.Picasa Pat God bless everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chachazz Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Terrorist - take a look at FastStone Image Viewer - been following it and using it since the early days andit's great and very popular - http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm.on 512 Ram, I updated to SP2 and my system is very slow - double boot time - and ram is running at 50% despite having all unnecessary services & startups disabled - can't upgrade the hardware right now so I'm thinking of removing SP2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chachazz Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Here are some goodies :ExtractNow!(love it - just drag a zip onto the shortcut and it outputs to a file (set your options)on my desktop) Cubic Explorer (some say the best)iColorFolderCleanCache(because it "Wipes" the files off your drive - 3 choices including DOD and Gutmann(CCleaner as a backup check only) Power Defragmenter GUI & Sysinternals Contig (because XP defrag well, leaves much to be desired) (drop both into a file & put a shortcut where you wish) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 The gimp seems pretty good. Most of its features are above my head, but so is photoshop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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