book

[xxx]

is there anyone know how can i find free books for computers on internet.not in electronic forms

[GX1_Man]

You mean you physically get a copy of a book for free? That sounds like the library!  

[Michael]

Btw, I used to read a book in a bookstore regarding customization of WinXP, where it shows details to get rid of unnecessary components, especially registry entries, which will make the system run much more smoother. Is there any resources like such on the internet?

[Mac]

Any XP system will run smoothly if it has the right hardware and is properly maintained.

There is practically no need to tune it if you start out with enough RAM, a PIII processor, or equivalent, and a good hard-drive FULL formatted to HPFS/NTFS.

The only registry entry which needs to be removed is ... Compress Old Files.

Good maintenance, and a proper backup (drive image(s))are more important than fiddling about in the registry.

CCleaner will remove most redundant registry entries.

When you remove software all you have to do is to look in the registry SOFTWARE keys to make sure that all associated registry entries have been removed.

[Michael]

There is practically no need to tune it if you start out with enough RAM, a PIII processor, or equivalent, and a good hard-drive FULL formatted to HPFS/NTFS.

My drives are formatted to FAT...any difference?

The only registry entry which needs to be removed is ... Compress Old Files.

What does this entry do? And how to remove it?

Good maintenance, and a proper backup (drive image(s))are more important than fiddling about in the registry.

Emm...actually I have no idea of what a drive image is...

[GX1_Man]

Are you referring to something like this?

http://www.litepc.com/

[Michael]

1. FAT is FAT and NTFS is NTFS

2. It Compresses Old Files. Remove it from the Registry.

3. A Drive Image is an image of a drive.

Neat answers, Mac, I appreciate it very much  
And I  hope you are a human and not a computer  

1. FAT is FAT and NTFS is NTFS

So what's the differences between FAT and NTFS other than the name? And is it recommended to run XP on NTFS? IF so, why?

2. It Compresses Old Files. Remove it from the Registry.

What are the old files that it compresses? What is the purposes for it to do so and why it shouldn't?

3. A Drive Image is an image of a drive.

Is it same with a backup? What's the differences?

[Michael]

No one mind to answer?  

[Dusty]

Most of your queries will be answered on websites.  Please Google with the question & see what comes back.  e.g Google search for "compress old files" (without the quotes) & it's all there.

Good luck

[Mac]

Neat answers, Mac, I appreciate it very much.

So what is the difference between FAT and NTFS other than the name, and is it recommended to run XP on NTFS? If so, why?

What are the old files that it compresses? What is the purpose of it doing so and is there any reason why it should not do so?

Is it the same with a backup? What are the differences?

FAT32 is more for pre 2000/XP users, whereas the better performance of HPFS, standing for High Performance File System, and NTFS standing for New Technology file system, is quite an advance not least in the security and file size capability which it offers.

'Old files' are files that have not been accessed in a while. Compressing them takes up processor time and decompressing them when required does too, and the time taken to do so slows the system down.

Compress data files if you have to, I do, but don't compress any files on your System drive. (Take a look in Disk Management to see the System drive, usually drive C: )

Backups usually stay on the drive whereas the wise drive imager will image to data CDR(s) or data DVD(s) in case the drive fails and they have to re-install from scratch.

[GX1_Man]

I've seen them!!!!

[Mac]

Take a look at NTFS vs FAT

Now if you really want to do a lot of reading there is PC GUIDE

[GX1_Man]

Frameable!

[Michael]

Thanks for all the info.

[Mac]

Thanks for all the info.

Thanks for replying Michael.