User:James Neill/System setup

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New Windows system set-up.

Contents 1 How to 2 Backup 3 Booting 4 Disk management 4.1 Cloning 5 Hardware 5.1 Hard drive - Install 5.2 Peripherals 5.3 Processor 6 Maintenance 7 Quick launch 8 Software 8.1 Anti-virus 8.2 Audio 8.3 Browser 8.4 DVD burn/copy 8.5 Email client 8.6 Firewall 8.7 FTP 8.8 Google 8.9 ISP 8.10 Imageware 8.11 File and folder management 8.12 Micro-blogging 8.13 Multimedia 8.14 .NET framework 8.15 Office 8.16 PDF 8.17 Platforms 8.18 Screenshot tool 8.19 Server 8.20 Taskbar shuffle 8.21 Text/HTML editor 8.22 Torrent 8.23 VoIP 8.24 Wiki 8.25 Windows Powertoys 8.26 Wireless networking 8.27 Zip 9 XP

How to

Build a disk and operating system (Win XP)

1. Create three partitions
   1. Primary: c:/ NTFS 15Gb (WinXP)
   2. p:/ NTFS 20Gb (Programs)
   3. f:/ NTFS The rest (Files)
2. Install WinXP on c:/
3. Install drivers
4. Customise (see below)
5. Clone (Backup) c:/

Backup

1. Acronis True Image

Booting

Current hard drive boot order:

1. SATA: ST31000528AS | CC38 | Disk 1 931.5 GB IDE(0) Primary Master
2. SATA: ST3320620AS | 3.AA | Disk 4 298.1 GB | IDE(0) Secondary Mater
3. SATA: ST3320620AS | 3.AA | Disk 2 | 298.1 GB | IDE(0) Primary Slave
4. SATA: ST3200822AS | 3.01 | 186.3 GB | IDE(0) Secondary Master (decomissioned)

Note: After adding a new internal hard drive, on boot a system may show "NTDLR is missing" (can't find the operating system). In boot editor, Boot, change the hard drive order.

Then follow Formatting a Secondary Hard Drive, but first r. click the Disk # and initialise, then create a new partition on the new disk. (This step seems unnecessary if using cloning software).

Disk management

• Acronis Disk Director Suite

Cloning

• Beginners Guides: Cloning WindowsXP - Cloning can also be done nicely with Acronis Disk Image

Hardware

• http://wilderdom.com/wilderwiki/doku.php?id=it:beast

Hard drive - Install

• Install hard drive
• See also #Booting

Peripherals

• Beyonwiz
• D-LINK DAP-1522
• Netgear FWG114P
• HDTV
• Scanner (Canon)
  • Install the TWAIN drive for Canon scanner
• Waacom Bamboo Pen Tablet (MTE-450A) - Drivers

Processor

• Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)

Maintenance

• 5 ways to speed up your PC

Quick launch

• Desktop
• Windows Explorer
• FFP
• MSO
• Email client(s):
  • Thunderbird
    • Signature switch
    • Quicktext
• Text editor(s): Notepad

Software

Anti-virus

• AVG free

Audio

• Audacity
  • LAME
  • FFMPEG

Browser

• Firefox - Firefox Portable with extensions
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer

DVD burn/copy

• CDBurnerXP
• DVDShrink
• Nero

Email client

• Thunderbird

Firewall

• Comodo firewall - Utorrent Comodo settings

FTP

• Filezilla

Google

• Google Drive

ISP

• Internode MUM

Imageware

Offline

• PhotoStudio (PSStudio)
• GIMP
• Inkscape
• SVG edit

Online

• Pixlr

Picasa

• Picasa

File and folder management

1. Foldersize
2. Treesize
3. Bulk rename - [1]
4. IObit Unlocker - Slow right click - ShellExView
5. Easy duplicate file finder
6. Glary Utilities
7. Defrag - Smart Defrag - Ultra defrag

Micro-blogging

• Tweetdeck - requires Adobe Air

Multimedia

• Audacity
• Miro Video Converter
• VLC

.NET framework

• .NET framework

Office

• Microsoft Office
  • How to - Compatability pack
• Open Office - Download
  • Sun Wiki Publisher

PDF

• Acrobat Reader
• PDFSAM
• PDFCreator

Platforms

• Adobe - Air, Flash
• Java - Comodo fix

Screenshot tool

• MWSnap

Server

• Putty

Taskbar shuffle

• Taskbar Shuffle

Text/HTML editor

• Amaya
• PSPad

Torrent

• utorrent

VoIP

• Skype
• VoIP321 base

Wiki

• Commonist

Windows Powertoys

• Image Resizer
• Tweak UI

Wireless networking

• Add Fritz USB stick (auto-installs)
• Insert Fritz CD (drivers)

Zip

• 7-zip

XP

• Installation: [2], [3], [4] (TweakHound)
• XP setup
• SP-3
• Activate - [5][6]
• Turn-on automatic updating & install updates
• Control Panel
  • Display - Settings - to fastest (lowest processing)
  • Display - No background - No screensaver
  • Power options - 15 mins to screensaver and disks off, 30 mins to stanby. Switch hibernation on (Note: To force hibernation, shut down, hold down SHIFT (switches Standby to Hibernate).
• Install Chipset drivers
• Change drive letters
• Change location of my documents
• Add Quick Launch bar (r.click Start - Properties)
• Disable logon
• Remove IE shortcut from desktop - via regedit [7]
• Add command prompt to start menu (from All Programs - Accessories)
• Change preferred view for folders in Windows Explorer
• Share folders