apcmiller Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Every program that you run in the taskbar slows down your computer :P , so my question is this.....What do you need to always have running?Currently I have Sygate, Peerguardian 2, Memturbo, and Nod32 running.But, the following programs could run too..Ad-Aware adwatchSpy SweeperAnyDVDCloneCDRoboformWindow WasherVersion TrackerA couple of Spybot things ( not actually taskbar items but they run you can see them in the taskmanager )And any number of other programs.There are so many sheilds and programs that want to be running all at once, I would love to run everything, but then my system seems to slow to a snails pace.I'm just wondering what everyone else is running right now ?? (especially Nsane and the moderator team) or, what you advise to run all the time.(WOW this post turned out longer than i was planning, Oh Well :wacko: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 memturbo - memory managernod32 - antivirusanydyd - dvd decrypterpg2 - ip blockersygate - firewallpowerstrip - gpu manageredexter - replaces 'action cancelled' message from ad/sites blocked by the HOSTS filei don't see a need for anything else :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano666 Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 *Off-Topic* (Sort of...)How does Ad-Watch work? When I used it gave me a message that somthing was changed and then I clicked on the option to undo this. The next thing was that everything was a .lnk file and couldn't open anything. I managed to fix it using xp_exe_fix and linkfile_fix files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 it's like a antivirus resident, but for spyware. it just prevents it from installing, so you really don't have to worry about cleaning it up :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted June 19, 2005 Administrator Share Posted June 19, 2005 memturbo - memory managerAnd you THINK this app actually does what to be exact?it's like a antivirus resident, but for spyware. it just prevents it from installing, so you really don't have to worry about cleaning it up :huh:AFAIK.... adwatch simply monitors SOME registry values (polls for changes at "x" intervals, ie the actual registry value must be installed FIRST before adwatch warns you.), ie autostart, common IE settings. Its not the "full" fledged protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano666 Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 AFAIK.... adwatch simply monitors SOME registry values (polls for changes at "x" intervals, ie the actual registry value must be installed FIRST before adwatch warns you.), ie autostart, common IE settings. Its not the "full" fledged protection.Lite...vicious as ever. Thx though :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 And you THINK this app actually does what to be exact?if your memory gets low, you can defrag it and recover the excess. it also allows you to manage you memory caches, cpu caches, and priority levels. really useful app :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicano666 Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 if your memory gets low, you can defrag it and recover the excess. it also allows you to manage you memory caches, cpu caches, and priority levels. really useful app :huh:Lets see Lite's response :huh: BTW thx nsane :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonHead2089 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I run PG2, Outpost, Microsoft AntiSpyware, AnyDVD (but its hidden) and the Spyboy SD Resident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted June 20, 2005 Administrator Share Posted June 20, 2005 if your memory gets low, you can defrag it and recover the excess. it also allows you to manage you memory caches, cpu caches, and priority levels. really useful app :blink:Now if the app only worked like that. :huh: ALL memory "mangement" tools have negetive speed impacts.BTW.... windows will automatically free memory if other apps need it and "defragging" memory is pointless (if it even works), as memory is quick either way.@Chicano... what was vicious about what i said :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 yeah, since it has to reload some thngs that were removed from memory. but, windows sucks at memory management, my ram usually doubles after a memturbo recovery. which is good for games and what not, as all that little stuff like icons aren't needed when your pumping lead into a ped :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted June 20, 2005 Administrator Share Posted June 20, 2005 Right... so download process explorer. Note the memory usage of the apps, then run your "memory optimizer" application. The memory usage doesnt change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcmiller Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 I didn't mean to start an arguement. Actually i agree with you both on the memturbo thing. Lite, In my experience it actually does make the ram usage go down for inactive programs, but on the other hand if you set it to manage your program priorities it seems to slow down your ability to switch inbetween programs. I have a tendancy to manage my priorities in the task manager so I just turn that function off. But, another but, the ability to manage your windows your caches comes in handy. All in all it is a handy program to have around. :P OK...now....So no one actually runs the adaware adwatchOr the spyware sweeper residentor the window washer residentand Lite, has the m$antispyware ever actually caught anything for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Right... so download process explorer. Note the memory usage of the apps, then run your "memory optimizer" application. The memory usage doesnt change?i already have proccess explorer, great for seeing what apps are shelled by another program ;)Before:After:Note that everything is at a better point after i scrubbed my ram :Pbtw, anyone know why winamp is shelled under svchost? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted June 20, 2005 Administrator Share Posted June 20, 2005 i already have proccess explorer, great for seeing what apps are shelled by another program ;)Note that everything is at a better point after i scrubbed my ram :P15mb RAM is neglible on modern day computers. Anywho... these DO have a negetive speed impact (ie freeing resources needed by an application... takes CPU cycles to load these back up, most GOOD apps do clear allocated memory, if its not needed).Windows 2k+ over previous windows versions handles memory MUCH better.What you mean "better point"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 everything in the after pic is reading at a higher level than before pic ;) and i already told you i only use it for gaming and other intesive stuff. i don't use it as anything but a monitor when i'm doing basic tasks (like now) :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tensegg Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 protowallnod32sygatethats the only 3 things have on all the timesometimes spywareblaster, which I think is better than ad-watch, and if I'm surfin a lot, privoxy & tor to hide behind. oh yeah, and a massive hosts file, which works better than all the other bits ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preso Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hi tensegg,saw that you use tor and privoxy, i like to try but the installation and set it up with outpost and azureus is confusing...would you like to help?thank's in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tensegg Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Hi tensegg,saw that you use tor and privoxy, i like to try but the installation and set it up with outpost and azureus is confusing...would you like to help?thank's in advance<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I dont really use azureus or outpost m8, I just use privoxy and tor thru my browser. It basically works just like any other proxy server, just without the proxy heartache, you just need to allow them in outpost, add one line to the privoxy file from tor and its done. should basically then work on all tcp connections. never failed on me yet, uses no resources, takes less than a minute to set it up, and you get a new ip every time you log on, today I a from america apparently........ :rofl: I'll see if I can find anythin on azureus/ outpost set ups EDIT: just tried azureus, seems to work but I'm not 100% sure :lol:, I just set it to go thru a proxy in the connections tab, host = localhost, port = 8116, no password or user name, thers also a tor check box at the bottom of that page. Downloaded a small torrent, worked no problem. :lol: download worked fine and finished with no probs, so I'm guessing it works ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preso Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Thank's a lot tensegg...I was trying to get the best set up here. For the outpost i think i can handle it but for the azureus a bit difficult...i noticed slightly slower but still acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tensegg Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 yeah, this last week its been slowing up a bit on browsing too, or maybe it's just my cheap pc :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preso Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 same here so it's not your pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredCultivator Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Well I don't know bout you people but I MUST have:AIMProfileAMPWinAmpNOD32SpywareGuardSpySubtract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Negi Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 VersionCue CS2AnyDVDStardock Hotkey ManagerWinampTrillianATi Catalyst Control Center (invisible tray)And NSane, you probably installed the WinAmp agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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