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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: Muggins on July 12, 2003, 14:55

Title: Useful Links
Post by: Muggins on July 12, 2003, 14:55: Maybe an admin would make this a "sticky" at the top of the forum... Some useful links that might help out a few ppl.

PC SHOPS
www.ebuyer.com
www.jungle.com
www.dabs.com
www.overclockers.co.uk
www.scan.co.uk
www.novatech.co.uk
www.aria.co.uk/
www.microdirect.co.uk/
www.bigpockets.co.uk/
www.121cdr.co.uk/
www.insight.com/web/apps/selectcountry.php?country=uk
www.telemart.co.uk
www.customcases.tv
www.gasteiner.com - cheap prices but steep delivery
www.eclipse-computers.com - suggested by twiggy

BOOTDISKS
www.bootdisk.com - need a bootdisk then look here

BIOS
www.wimsbios.com - Everything you need to know about your Bios

MISSING FILES, DLL's etc
www.easy-files.com/directdatabase.html
www.webattack.com/help/missingfiles.html
www.extsearch.com
dll.yaroslavl.ru - DLL World for those missing dll files
www.uforesources.com - another dll source

FILE EXTENSION LISTINGS
www.filext.com - What app does file extension xxx need?

COMMS
www.vantage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - UK Broadband Speed Test v2.7
www.56k.com - for modems

DRIVERS
www.driverzone.com
www.windrivers.com
www.drivershq.com
download.com.com
www.driversplanet.com

www.driverguide.com
USER NAME is: drivers
PASSWORD is: all

DRIVER BACKUP UTILITIES
http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm
excellent free Utility to back up all your existing drivers.

GUIDES
www.bigdaddy.firenet.uk.net/how2/
www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm - XP Shutdown Issues
www.wown.info/j_helmig/guide.htm - Networking
www.practicallynetworked.com/ - Networking
www.billssite.com/main.htm - allsorts
www.tweakxp.com - info reguarding XP

cable wiring info
www.hio.hen.nl/~akkersdi/cable/

BIOS BOOT KEYS
Press the correct key to enter BIOS Setup at the beginning of the boot process (when the system counts the memory or after the system logo appears):
1) Acer - Ctrl-Alt-Esc
2) Amax - F1
3) AMI - Del or F1
4) Award - Del or F1
5) Compaq - F10 after the cursor moved to the right of the screen
6) Dell - Del or F2
7) Gateway 2000 - F1
8) HP - F1 or F2 after HP logo appeared
9) IBM - F1
10) Micron - F2
11) NEC - F2 or F1
12) Packard Bell - F1 or F2 ( or F10 ? )
13) Phoenix - Ctrl-Alt-Esc
Ctrl-Alt-S
Ctrl-Alt-Enter
14) Sony - F3, then F1 or F2
15) ASUS / ASROCK BOOT KEY - F2 (cheers Robotochan)

Firewall / Port Scans
scan.sygatetech.com/
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
www.blackcode.com/scan/
www.computercops.biz/modules.php?na...order=0&thold=0
www.pcflank.com/test.htm
www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
www.auditmypc.com/
security1.norton.com/ssc/
www.securitymetrics.com/portscan.adp
www.mycgiserver.com/servlet/kalish.Security
www.kerio.com - suggested by Dack

Browser / Privacy Scans
www.cyscape.com/showbrow.asp?bhcp=1
www.gemal.dk/browserspy/
privacy.net/analyze/
browsercheck.qualys.com/

MSconfig
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

For cheap ink
http://www.welcome.to/choiceonline

SPYWARE Removal
http://www.bulletproofsoft.com/spyware-remover.html
http://security.kolla.de (for spyware/browser hijacking removal etc)
and the attached forum site for that www.spywareinfo.com - suggested by Dack

**Please note, none of the above links have been officially endorsed by, or have any relationship whatsoever with PC Pals Forum - Simon.**

Bloody handy, all the same - thanks Craig! ;D ;D
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: Simon on July 12, 2003, 15:12: Quote from: Muggins on July 12, 2003, 14:55
Maybe an admin would make this a "sticky" at the top of the forum... Some useful links that might help out a few ppl.

Done, Craig. ;D Hope you don't mind the bit at the bottom. ;)
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: Muggins on July 12, 2003, 15:18: dont mind at all m8 :) make whatever alterations you deem fit :) just happy to help
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: chorleydave on July 12, 2003, 15:28: Some very useful stuff there. Ihink I might bookmark the page.

Cheers, Craig.
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: Tony on July 13, 2003, 00:13: a very handy list there Craig, good on ya, it's bookmarked already
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: twiggy on July 31, 2003, 03:14: If you dont mind me adding a link to your list I use this site to buy most of my computer components. Very cheap and good service.

http://www.eclipse-computers.com

Mark
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: Simon on July 31, 2003, 08:57: Thanks Mark. :)
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: Dack on August 04, 2003, 19:04: I'd also recommend:

www.kerio.com (as a very nice firewall)
http://security.kolla.de (for spyware/browser hijacking removal etc)
and the attached forum site for that
www.spywareinfo.com
Title: Re:Useful Links
Post by: Robotochan on August 04, 2003, 22:00: ASUS / ASROCK BOOT KEY
F2

;D
Title: Re:Useful Links
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