Finding Information On The Internet

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In my short time on the net, I've found it sometimes difficult to navigate for answers.......the "perfect" page if you will.
Searching as a novice for information, I found Wilder's and quickly sensed it's warm atmosphere.
Some of you may have ended up here the same way, others through online pitfalls.

In an effort to assist and address some of your concerns, I've compiled a list of sites that have provided useful service.
Some I was directed to, some brought to my attention, and a few I've stumbled on.

The deployment of sp2 brought about a slew of issues as to the handling of xp's system by it's new security features,
hence many sites addressing sp2, and many of interest on windows.

My goal with this post is to share some of the information that has been kindly shared with me,
namely "Tassie's Tests/Tutorials/Topics/Tips/Sites" Post.

"Special" Thanks Tas, I've learned quite a bit since you dropped this on the forum. Great Stuff!
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=6341

Though some of the links provided are accessible through others,
I decided to offer "title direct" pages to make sure you don't miss anything.
*Green asterisks precede links not found in Tassie's post.
I hope you find the pages presented here as useful as I have.......
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An Introduction To The InterNet And World Wide Web
*http://www.2-sir.com/

*Informative, and makes a nice prerequisite to successful and safer internet searching.
Regarded as the best of it's kind!
"Top Pick" - Finding Information On The Internet : A Tutorial
*http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/About.html

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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Resources and Updates
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/SP2/common.php
*http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_sp2.asp
*http://its.ucsf.edu/information/software/windows_xp/sp2_admin_resources.jsp
*http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842242
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/

Windows MS Updates, XPTips, Articles, Illustrations, Registry Edits, Etc.......You Get The Picture
*http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Windows_XP/
*http://home.earthlink.net/~leetutor/index.html
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/index.htm
*http://www.theeldergeek.com/index.htm
http://www.winxptutor.com/tips.htm
http://www.pcsupportadvisor.com/
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/
*http://labmice.techtarget.com/
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/
http://aumha.org/index.htm
http://dougknox.com/

Windows Services Configuration Guide
http://www.blackviper.com/

Windows FAQ's And Troubleshooting
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/index.htm
*http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/index.html
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm

There's A Little Something For Everyone At MVPs.org
http://www.mvps.org/

XP How To/FAQ - User Accounts And Permissions (xp home security tab)
Don't miss resource 308419 at the bottom!
*http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308418&ID=KB;EN-US;Q308418&FR=1&PA=1
*http://www.pcguru.plus.com/xpfaq/users_perm.html

Knowledge Base Links - WINDOWS XP & 2000 : Select Articles
http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbwin2k.php
http://ecross.mvps.org/mskblinks.htm

Knowledge Base Links - Stop Messages
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

KB FAQ And Search (not M$)
*http://www.kbalertz.com/allKbs.aspx

View And Manage Event Logs : Win XP
*http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308427

Internet Explorer Error Messages
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_8.htm

Network Connections/Commands
*http://www.infosyssec.com/infosyssec/ipsectools.htm
*http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000444.htm
*http://www.dnsstuff.com/

How Fast Is Your Internet Connection?
*http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/default.asp

How To Obtain Microsoft Support Files From Online Services
*http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;119591

XP Emergency Utility
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm

DLL File Database And Downloads
*http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp&SD=TECH
*http://www.5starsupport.com/info/dll.htm
*http://www.dll-files.com/

Check Suspicious System Processes
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
*http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/index.php
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

CLSID - BHO List - Toolbar List
http://computercops.biz/CLSID.html

Bootable CDs, Emergency Bootdisks, NTFS Info And Essential Utilities
*http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs.htm
*http://www.911cd.net/links/
*http://www.bootdisk.com/

Command Prompt Overview
*http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm#02

System Information And Advanced Utilities (tops!)
http://www.sysinternals.com/sitemap.shtml

Free Privacy, Encryption, Anonymity And Security Software And Services
*http://www.thefreecountry.com/security/index.shtml

Miscellaneous Security And Privacy Pages
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/examples.html
http://www.uksecurityonline.com/husdg/windowsxp/wxpp2.php
*http://www.lbl.gov/ITSD/Security/services/outside-security.html
*http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/privacy/links.htm
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/main.htm
*http://www.geocities.com/yosponge/
*http://www.imilly.com/index.html

Browser Privacy : How Do You Look On The Web?
*http://network-tools.com/analyze/analyzehow.asp
*http://gemal.dk/browserspy/about.html

Computer Forensics Definitions
*http://www.forensics-intl.com/define.html

Useful Site On Spyware With HJT Tutorial Hosted By Derek
*http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/

Note : Online HJT Should Not Be Substituted For Expert Diagnosis At One Of Their Participating Sites,
"The Alliance Of Security Analysis Professionals"
Online HijackThis Log File Analysis
For Reference ONLY!
*http://www.help2go.com/modules.php?name=HJTDetective

Search Tips
*http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
*http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

Internet Technology : Guides And Tutorials
*http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimerP1.html
*http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=1&guide=registry
*http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/index.htm
*http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
*http://www.irt.org/index.htm
*http://www.w3.org/

Microsoft Customer Service
*http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=gp;[ln];csshome

Unusual XP Tip : Open your run box and type, iexpress


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*Finally, some outstanding compiled information and tools.....
Wilder's Free Services
*http://www.wilders.org/free_services.htm


*Prior To Post, All Links Verified. Mods, if something is inappropriate, please adjust as necessary.
Hope Everyone Finds Something Of Interest.

ENJOY!​

GF

 

Excellent post there, Globalforce!

 

Thankyou kindly Nadirah.
Just a token of gratitude for all the friendly and informative folk who frequent Wilder's.

GF

 

Excellent! Good show old boy!

 

Excellent and utterly spiffing post GF old chap....truly deserves a 'Gong'...

Any likelyhood of slipping him into the next Knighthood session 'Q' old bean?...



Cochise,

 

And just to show what a timely article that was Mate, this OS..XP Home didn't have 'Backup' installed.....well it has now.....Thanks a lot... (Don't get excited about the kiss, it's only a token of appreciation.. )




Cochise,

 

Nice post, some good sites there that I have not previously come across.

Any chance this can be a sticky post please ?

Well done

 

Excellent Global Force!
Mods: Please sticky this!

 

Yepgottabeasticky......yepgottabeasticky......yepgottabeastickyo....


Cochise,

 

hi GF
what a wealth of info--thanks.I've bookmarked it--really appreciate it
Rita

 

I copied it and put it in a folder so I will always know where it is, very handy info, thanks

bigc

 

Excellent GF - have it in my bookmarks. Thanks.

 

I could extend it if you like......and thanks for the replies. I know more experienced users are aware of most,
but when I was starting out finding a page like this was explore-o-rama!


GF

 

thanks for the links GF

heres another link. but, before you do anything... backup the registry

To back up the Windows registry, open Regedit and ensure that 'my computer' is highlighted, then go to 'file/export.' You can do this by going to 'Start' then 'run' and then typing 'Regedit.' In the window below, you need to enter a location to save the exported registry (as a single file) and choose the type of file to create. Also note that you can check the 'all' button at the bottom of the screen to backup the entire registry, or selected branches.


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