New Guy To the Forum

[McChevy]

Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum. Sign up suggested making a new post on the newbie thread so here we are. I have been reading as a guest for days (hours and hours at a time). Great stuff on this forum. I have been working with and building computers for years and you all have pushed me over the edge to install one in the dash of my S10. Sure I could take the laptop or handheld route, but I've never had my hands on a mini-itx motherboard and I need one! Might as well put it in the truck too while I'm at it, right? So now I'm ready to spend a crazy amount of money, time, and effort just so I can say I did it, contribute to this forum, and hopefully be proud enough to show it off to a few friends.

[McChevy]

Software Changes - Startup
Stop messenger from starting at bootup:
Right-click the icon in the system tray and open messenger.
Tools menu --> Select Options --> Select Prefrences Tab
Just uncheck everything under General

Software Changes - Programs
Remove unused programs/components:
Start button --> Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs -->Add/remove Windows components

Under Accessories removed:
Clipboard viewer, desktop wallpaper, document templates, mouse pointers, all games

removed MSN explorer

Software Changes - OS Updates
Make a list of all of the MS updates installed so that you can try out nlite later.

Started with XP SP1:
1st update:
KB842773 - BITS, KB892130 - Windows Genuine Advantage Tool
2nd update:
KB835732, KB828741, KB890830, 810833, 329834, Q329048, Q323255, 815021, 823559, Q329390, Q329115, 329170, 811630, 810577, 814078, Q329441
Update 3:
Service Pack 2
Update 4:
Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1, KB898461
Update 5: (Crazy! 83 updates)
KB896423, IE7, KB933729, KB939653, KB941202, KB936021, KB923689, KB933360, KB938828, KB921503, KB938829, KB936782, KB938127, KB925398, KB929123, KB935840, KB935839, KB927891, KB890046, KB920213, KB930916, KB931784, KB930178, KB931261, KB932168, KB925902, KB928255, KB928843, KB927802, KB924667, KB927779, KB918118, KB926436, KB923980, KB926255, KB923789, KB924270, KB923414, KB924496, KB923191, KB922819, KB922582, KB916595, KB919007, KB920685, KB920872, KB920670, KB920683, KB914388, KB911280, KB914389, KB917344, KB918439, KB913580, KB917953, KB900485, KB908531, KB911562, KB911927, KB911564, KB908519, KB910437, KB904706, KB905749, KB900725, KB902400, KB901017, KB905414, KB893756, KB899591, KB899587, KB894391, KB896358, KB890859, KB901214, KB896428, KB885835, KB888302, KB887472, KB891781, KB873339, KB886185, KB885836

[Grrrmachine]

This looks very much like hyperinflating your post count to take advantage of all the forum facilities. Try using the edit button instead, or typing the info into Notepad as you do it, and THEN making a post about it.

[McChevy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Grrrmachine

This looks very much like hyperinflating your post count to take advantage of all the forum facilities. Try using the edit button instead, or typing the info into Notepad as you do it, and THEN making a post about it.

Thanks for the tip. I'll do it that way from now on.