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AR RAM Disk

Posted by kashaan143 on September 14, 2008

AR RAM Disk is a driver for Windows NT/2000/XP used to create an additional drive in your memory. This drive can be used for storing temporary files, this can increase your system speed.

http://www.arsoft-online.de/download/ramdisk.zip

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Using the RAM Disk Setup the Windows TEMP Directory to the RAM Disk:

1. Create a Batch File with the following content:
set TEMP=T:
set TMP=T:

2.Put this Batch File into the Startup Folder of Windows.

Warning:

Use AR Soft RAM Disk at your own risk.
Using large amount of memory for the RAM Disk can cause problems with other drivers or programs.
Notes:
If you reboot your system all contents of the RAM Disk will be lost!
The theoretical maximum capacity of the RAM Disk is 2GB.
If driver fails to allocate the memory, the driver does not start. The driver writes an event record into the Event Log. Please look into the Event Viewer for more details of the error.
Package contains:
RAM Disk Driver for Windows NT or Windows 2000/XP
RAM Disk Control Panel Applet

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Easy Way to Share Multiple Folders

Posted by kashaan143 on September 10, 2008

If you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:
Browse to the folder you want to share
Enter in a Share name
Ender in a Share description
Set permissions. Several choices are available
Restart the process from within the same program

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Creating an Automated Install of WindowsXP

Posted by kashaan143 on September 10, 2008

On the WindowsXP CP, in the SUPPORT\TOOLS directory,
there is a file called DEPLOY.CAB.
Extract the programs DEPLOY.CHM (help file) and SETUPMGR.EXE (main program)
Run SETUPMGR and answer the prompts.
This will create both a unattend.bat and unattend.txt file you can use for automated installs.
Note: The batch file might need some minor modification for file locations but it is fairly basic.

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Cleaning the Prefetch Directory

Posted by kashaan143 on September 9, 2008

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.
To clean this periodically go to:
Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the shorcuts
Delete them

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Changing Programs That Start Automatically

Posted by kashaan143 on September 9, 2008

Windows XP has a similar program, MSCONFIG, that was available in Windows98.
This allows you to view and change what programs are automatically started each time you log in.
The new version also allows you to view and edit the boot.ini file (as well as check for errors and use several advanced switches)

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