[girlcrazy_420]

I just did a complete format/re-install after 4years as things started to get buggy. I've got a slow athlon xp 2200+ with 512m ram and a geforce 64meg, (secondary comp) I just put xp pro corporate on it but I've got a few things. I installed free avg and my system idle process was running about 90% ecu, lagging up the system just at idle. I un-installed it and its good as new again so I was wondering if there is another antivirus worth trying. I dont want anything with spyware, or that pops up and bugs me every-day. Just something that runs in the background and leaves me alone. I also have this red shield in the right corner of my screen because updates is turned off. How can I make this shield go away!!

Anything else I should put on the system? I turned off RPC in the admin menu, updated windows media player, updates windows live messenger, etc but anything else I can do to speed up this out of date system?? Its not used whatsoever for games, just web browsing and storage for pictures.

[Preemo]

Anti-Vir

Free. No Spyware.

Look up Google on tips to tune up your PC for better performance. Tons of guides out there.

[valent|n0]

I use AVG too .. then I notice how AVG used up a lot of CPU. So I remove AVG
and now I am happy with antivir

[woob]

"System Idle Process" is supposed to be running at >90% when you're idle. It means >90% of the CPU is idle and not being dedicated to another process....

Also, NOD32 is the lightest, least intrusive antivirus I've used.

[girlcrazy_420]

its all up and running good, im using antivir now. Dosnt seem to anoy me so far...

I'd like to add bass/treble controls to my volume control. Can this be done easily? Even a piggyback program should be ok

[underscore]

should be right click on sound icon > properties

[girlcrazy_420]

should be right click on sound icon > properties

I dont have that option. I would like to add it somehow

[ddr]

it's usually based on ur mobo/sound card drivers

but in programs for video/music you can tweak it with its respective EQ
i.e. winamp, MPC

[dink]

control panel > sound and audio devices > click place volume in taskbar

[woob]

^^I'm pretty sure he wants to add EQ settings into his advanced volume control menu; and he already has the volume icon in taskbar (Also, there is no "Properties" link after right clicking the icon in XP)

it's usually based on ur mobo/sound card drivers

but in programs for video/music you can tweak it with its respective EQ
i.e. winamp, MPC

QFT. Overall EQ setting changes will have to be made in your sound card console.

[underscore]

yeah you might have to update your drivers to get the full abilities of your sound card, check in the device manager