Computer help: Increasing Computer Performance.
Increasing Computer Performance.
by bigd6281 - 6/5/09 7:38 AMWindows Xp Home Edition, Compaq Presario, 387 mb Ram.
I;m trying to sqeeze the most performance out of my xp. I really need it to speed up and im looking forways to get the most out of it.
(please reframe from saying clean registry, fragment harddrive, delete tempary files and cache, take away themes and wallpapers, uninstall non important programs, put all big media files on an external harddrive, I HAVE DONE THESE ALREADY. need new ideas
and also can some one please inform me which programs that i should stop in services.msc i have stopped indexing already.
I'd reformat the OS...
by FrankQC - 6/5/09 7:45 AM In reply to: Increasing Computer Performance. by bigd6281Seeing as how 387MB is slow for XP (on personal experience anyways).
If reformating doesn't fix it... You can always buy a $400-300 Netbook and boot Linux on your 387MB computer.
Whats the Diffrence?
by bigd6281 - 6/8/09 3:38 PM In reply to: I'd reformat the OS... by FrankQCSomeone Said boot Linux on hard drive but whats the diffrence between Windows Xp Home and Linux [Ubuntu}? i Still have the same amout of ram [387] from other post i understand that no matter what i do it will not fully solve my slow problem. But can someoen tell me why i should boot linux?
Linux or XP
by Ol Rod - 6/8/09 7:00 PM In reply to: Whats the Diffrence? by bigd6281I'm suprised Frank didn't reply, here. Linux runs "lighter", requires less resources than XP, and so runs a bit quicker on slower computer (387 mb RAM). If you have never ran linux, there is a bit of a learning curve. XP does many things automatically for you that the user has to "make" linux do. To the user who wants control over what goes on in his computer linux is better, because all the windows OS will sometimes do things "for" you that is not always what the user wanted.
Oh, by the way, I am running XP, and Windows 7 right now, but on 2 Gig. of RAM.
Here's the difference
by FrankQC - 6/8/09 7:08 PM In reply to: Whats the Diffrence? by bigd6281As Ol Rod said, Linux runs on a lot lighter resources.
I was able to run Linux in a virtual machine that had 64MB of Memory and it ran fine. There was no GUI, though, it was all code. With GUI I was able to run it on ~128MB.
Most Linux = programmed for free by communities and not owned by companies. Ubuntu is owned by a company (Canonical).
And again as Ol Rod said, there is a learning curve.. BUT.. Ubuntu is made for newcomers to Linux. They made it so it is an easier transition from the Windows world to the Linux/open-source world.
If you have any more questions reply to this thread and I'll reply.
p.s. sorry I didn't reply, been studying Law.
I Did It
by bigd6281 - 6/11/09 10:34 AM In reply to: Here's the difference by FrankQCOk i Dual Booted Ubuntu 9.04 On My COmuter i Like it but..... kinda hard to get used to how could i do all the stuffo n here that i do on my xp?
Help? and i did read the lifehacker guide of 10 THins you must do for Ubuntu Linux
But im still etchyo n alot of things
For Example:
Is there a nTask Manager Like windows?
What virus protecton should i use?
How do i get programs like itunes, notepad++, utorrent etc... to go well with ubuntu
and what are some great custimozations for ubuntu?
how do i get shockwave to rub on ubuntu/
are there anymore guides??? etcc
need alot of help lol
Answers to some of your questions
by FrankQC - 6/11/09 2:17 PM In reply to: I Did It by bigd6281Is there a nTask Manager Like windows?
Yes. System > Administration > System Monitor
What virus protecton should i use?
You don't need any antivirus. IF you really want one, though, try ClamAV. But it's not necessary. Linux will run fine without a virus scanner because even if you install Linux viruses (which do exist), they won't have the right privilidges to execute, so nothing will happen. All the .exe viruses that you will download will come to a hault because Linux cannot run .exe (unless you run a Windows Emulator such as WINE)
How do i get programs like itunes, notepad++, utorrent etc... to go well with ubuntu
iTunes: An alternative is RhythmBox. It will recognize your iPod, etc. You can sync your stuff with your iPod using that program.
Notepad++: An alternative is gedit. It's like Notepad except you choose which programming language you'll be programming in. So if you choose, for example, Java... It will highlight all the "if, else, then, import" and etc.
uTorrent: There's a torrenting client on Ubuntu. Applications > Internet > Transmission BitTorrent Client.
When you want to INSTALL a program, open up a terminal and type sudo apt-get install (program name)
So for example, typing sudo apt-get install rhythmbox will install RhythmBox on your computer. To run Rhythmbox you can either look under your Applications menu, or you can open a terminal and type rhythmbox & exit and it will open Rhythmbox then close the terminal. Note that if you only type rhythmbox and then close the terminal as it's running, Rhythmbox will close because it is dependent on the terminal.
To update your computer, type sudo apt-get update
To upgrade your computer, type sudo apt-get upgrade
The beauty of this is that with that ONE command, you can update or upgrade everything in your computer without having to reboot (unless it's a Kernel upgrade, then you have to reboot to use the newer Kernel version. If you don't reboot you'll still use the older kernel which is still fine).
Ubuntu is Linux. So there's a lot of customization. You can download new themes at gnomelooks.org (or something like that, check google: "gnome looks")
To get shockwave on Ubuntu, (to watch youtubes?), Firefox will automatically recognize that you won't have shockwave and will ask you to "install missing plugins" or something. For Youtube, they use Flash Player.
If you need any more help just reply to this thread,
Frank.
THank BOth of YOu
by bigd6281 - 6/11/09 3:11 PM In reply to: Answers to some of your questions by FrankQCThank You Frank and OL Rod You guy;s have been a big help.
Still need alittle uuntu lp :P
by bigd6281 - 6/17/09 5:32 PM In reply to: Answers to some of your questions by FrankQCwont let me uninstall cario dock or avant
Errors?
by FrankQC - 6/17/09 5:38 PM In reply to: Still need alittle uuntu lp :P by bigd6281Have you tried sudo apt-get install cairo-dock ?
A little more help
by bigd6281 - 6/18/09 1:46 PM In reply to: Errors? by FrankQCOk ITs installing xP a few mroe questions sorry for bothering you so much ok
1st: i Installed Wine which made me make ubuntu my main system but i wanna know is i used wubi to install ubuntu then upgraded but is there way to add mroe of my hard drive space to ubuntu?
Secondly when i try to uninstall some apps like avant and cario dock it says i cant because other procces depend on it or something and to use symtimatic packger but thats even more confusing :/ any info on those?
Answers to your questions
by FrankQC - 6/18/09 1:55 PM In reply to: A little more help by bigd62811.Hard drive space is limited as to how big your hard drive is (obviously). To increase the partition use a program called "GPARTED" ( sudo apt-get install GPARTED ). Note: It's dangerous to use if you don't know what you're doing because there's a chance you can 'accidentally' delete your NTFS (Windows) partition. Make sure you follow online documentation so you don't make any silly mistakes.
2. sudo apt-get remove cario-dock -y;
Avant can go on Linux? I didn't know that. haha. I've never used it. And I cannot find it in the Synaptics.
Last but Not Least
by bigd6281 - 6/18/09 2:19 PM In reply to: Answers to your questions by FrankQCLol yea i beeen using utube :] and the reason i asked about drive thing is because liek i said i used wubi and when i was isntalling i gave it 16.gb and when i look says i have 4gb left xD but owell ill just use my portable hd
Last Question im using cario, but the no matter what theme i use ith as a big black like highlight thing and it suround the dock its annoying how od i remove it ?
Did you play in the settings?
by FrankQC - 6/18/09 3:05 PM In reply to: Last but Not Least by bigd6281Does the black highlight look out of the ordinary?
If it looks out of place are you using proprietary video drivers? You use those for hardware acceleration, maybe that's not the problem but if it was it's an easy fix (for my video card anyway).
Hmmm prbly my compiut
by bigd6281 - 6/18/09 3:19 PM In reply to: Did you play in the settings? by FrankQCIgoogled its probly just becausemy video cardand procsor and stuff is jsut outdated and old i just wont use the dock thanks anyway
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