How to ‘supe’up Windows 7
December 7, 2010 Windows 7 Tips
Windows 7 is undoubtedly a really fast Operating System, but it can be supped up even more, so its manufactures tell 
us. Windows includes some Services and a Task Scheduler – which will automatically launch modules for specific tasks.
A good example is the Windows Installer Service which is executed once it has been installed.
1. How to Set the Services to Manual
In the start search bar you will need to enter in the following: >services.msc< and press >enter<.
To set any service to disable or manual, simply double click on the service you would like to alter and in the start type list select the >Manual< or >Disable< icon.
NOTE: It is always advised to set the service to >manual<, never disable it. This way whenever Windows needs to initiate a service it can easily start and use it. Should the service be set >disabled<, Windows will not be able to start it and instead will give error messages.
Familiarize yourself with the list of services that can be safely set to MANUAL:
Application Experience
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager (If you don’t use Aero theme)
Diagnostic Policy Service
IP Helper (For IPv6 network)
Offline Files
Print Spooler (If you don’t have Printer or use XPS printing)
Protected Storage
Secondary Logon (Only use if you have two users on your computer)
Security Center
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Themes (If you use Windows Classic theme)
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Windows Time (If you don’t want to update system tray clock time using Internet)
2. How to Delete Some Tasks (Task Scheduler )
In the start search box type task scheduler to launch it.
On the left hand side expand Task Scheduler (Local) -> Task Scheduler Library -> Microsoft -> Windows.
Now point to the following folders:
Click on a folder and then you will see a screen where different tasks will be showing. Right click and then delete them.
Folder → Task to Delete
Media Center → mcupdate
MobilePC → HotStart
Windows Media Sharing → UpdateLibrary
- Ubuntu and how to download torrents using transmission
For those not in the know, Transmission is the default BitTorrent client associated and affiliated with the Ubuntu operating system. It is a tool used for peer to peer file sharing over the World Wide Web. Peer to peer file sharing is a fast and easy way to download files because all connected peers who are downloading the file also upload the files to other connected peers. The more peers connected to one torrent site, the better for the download results, as it will only increase the speed of downloads.
To start downloading a file, simply search and download the torrent files from websites the likes of: mininova, torrentfreak, sumo torrent, etc. Once your search is complete, download the file using the Transmission BitTorrent client. If you already have the BitTorrent file you can download it using Transmission by simply clicking on >Torrent< then select >Add< or simply click the >Add< button and locate the location of the torrent file. After adding the file, Transmission will automatically download the file.
The status of the downloading file can be seen by clicking the >Downloading< button. The approximate download time for the file to finish will be made visible. One can also view how many peers are connected, as well as indications of the download and upload speeds.
To check or set the location of the downloaded file, click >Edit< and select >Preferences<.
In the Preferences window under >torrents< tab you will see the destination folder of your torrent file. Click the button beside >destination< folder to change the location of your downloaded files.
The other tabs in the Preferences window are to set peer connection limits and listening port configuration, tracker connection via a proxy, network and web interface configurations.
