Re: Any Netscape 7.2 newsgroup support

Chris Ilias wrote:

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Hi Chris,

I started with Computer before Monitors, Keyboards and Mice.
So I think you'll like these 2 Speed Boost Tricks.

The First Trick is for those that don't have a lot of RAM.
I have used this setup for years and it works great.
Been more than 15 years since I had to Format a HD !

The Second is for those with Gigs of RAM who want to run their OS from 
RAM 1000 time faster than it ever could off HD or CD.

I used to do this RAM Trick back in the days of MS DOS where I could get 
a 10 MHZ computer to run like a 4 Gig.
I however have not tried this using Windows myself yet because I don't 
have a computer with enough RAM	(128meg & 64meg) at the moment but I've 
been planning it for years.

Now that Computers finally have enough RAM to do this, I can't wait to 
try it myself but feel I should share this with others so they can 
Benifit now.

Using your BIOS you can tell your Computer to Boot off any HD or CD so 
Booting off the Software RAM Drive that fools your Computer into 
thinking it's another HD should be no problem.
Anyway here it is and I hope you and other enjoy.

Kevin

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Hi all,

(Running OS in RAM is below this for those that have enough RAM to do it 
but if not, there another way to Speed it up by adding a small HD that I 
hope will be of help.)

* OS on a small HD all by itself. *

I you crash a lot and have to format you HD often, try this.

Get a small HD like 4 Gig and set it up as you C:\ Drive and only 
install Windows on it, and nothing else.
Install all your other Programs including IE and OE on other Drives (D:, 
E, F ect).

Export a copy of your Registry to Disk or one of the other HD's.
Do the same with IE favorites under C:\Windows\Favorates (including all 
sub folders) and your NS Bookmarks.

Now if you crash you only have to reinstall your OS and nothing else.
Just import your old Registry, Favorites and Bookmarks.

Saves a lot of work reinstalling of all your other programs and not 
having to set them up the way you like them from scratch again or lose Data.

***

* Run OS in RAM Speed Trick *

If you have Gigs of Ram try this.
Programs run in RAM run 1000 times faster than off a HD or CD !!!
How about running your OS there !

The way to do this is with a Ram Drive but the one that comes with 
Windows is too small but others make bigger Ram Drives that are not 
expensive.

Ram Drive is software to trick your Computer into thinking part of it's 
RAM Memory is a Hard Disk Drive.
You must have enough RAM left over to run programs outside the RAM Drive 
so you might want to upgrade your RAM Memory.

Once you have a Ram Drive, install Windows on Drive C as normal.
But put IE and OE on another HD.

Then use a Program like Norton's Ghost to Copy your OS to another HD and 
Burn it (Windows OS) to CD.
Use your Autoexec.bat and or Config.sys Files load the RAM Drive on 
Bootup and Load the OS from the CD to the RAM Drive and Execute Win.exe 
on that RAM Drive to run Windows.

Then do your Windows Update and use that Norton Ghost or other program 
to Copy the RAM Drive to HD and or Burn that to CD.
You can use you Autoexec or Config to run the Saved OS on the (D:, E, 
ect...) HD for those Updates that must be installed alone and rebooted 
after.
Install all your Programs then save the OS in RAM Drive to CD and your 
on your way.

You'll also have to do this every time you install/uninstall a Program 
but you'll also always have a clean OS on Boot even if infected with a 
Trojan or Virus.

And the Speed Boost of OS running in RAM has a 4 GHZ Computer run like a 
50 GHZ Computer.
Are you a Gammer, do a lot of Multitasking or Audio/Video ?
Then this could be an option for you.

Before shutting down if you want to keep the Reg settings that changed 
after the OS is installed you just copy your Registry again and import 
it back to Windows in the RAM Drive if you don't want to Burn it to CD.
If you install a new Program you'll want to do this so you can Burn a 
new OS CD with the new Registry or just import it when you want to use 
that program.

When you reboot you install a Fresh OS each time making it very hard for 
a Virus or Trojan to take hold.
You can still get infected by user error but it's much easier to clean 
when you cut it out of the OS.

Always use a Firewall and if on a Broad Band Connection get behind a NAT 
Router even if you have only one Computer.
It's better than a Software Firewall but I'd still use one with the NAT 
anyway.

Hope this is of interest to you.
Good luck.

!:?)
Kevin