The Krusty Krab is possessed by Mr. Krabs. He is a penny-pincher that try hard to make his business triumphant while saving himself a few dollars. His daughter, Pearl, is a teenage whale that constantly wants the mainly cool gifts, which can cost Mr. Krabs extra money than he is ready to provide. Another companion of SpongeBob is Sandy the squirrel. She exists in a dome and dress in an astronaut-like helmet while she is in the water. Sandy and SpongeBob frequently work on their karate ability jointly, occasionally coming out of nowhere to use the constituent of revelation in their matches. Plankton, an enemy of Mr.

Krabs is an approximately microscopic personality that causes more difficulty than anyone. His only companion , Karen, is a computer that aides him in the fight to end the control of the Krusty Krab. With his regular efforts to steal the Krusty Krab formula, Plankton regularly finds himself among the most-wanted in Bikini Bottom. The bulk of the SpongeBob SquarePants Games show is undersea; however, there are times that the sea-dwelling characters travel to the shoreline to board on even more adventures. Whether in the water or on land, SpongeBob SquarePants constantly looks to find excitement with the help of his friends.

1. Disable file indexing. This is a tiny service that uses a great deal of RAM and induces much disk thrashing. Your system instantly becomes more responsive. Here's how: First, doubleclick the My Computer icon. Then, right-click on the C: Drive, then hit Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK.

2. Zap the Windows Prefetch folder every week. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are frequently loaded. This allows processes appear to start faster when requested the user. Over time, the prefetch folder overwhelms with references to files and applications no longer in use. Guess what happens? Windows XP wastes time and grinds to a halt by pre-loading obsolete data. It helps you gain some performance on your XP Professional to periodically empty the prefetch folder.

The prefetch folder resides on your local hard disk, under the Windows folder.
%systemroot%\prefetch
-or-
X:\windows\prefetch

Where X is the drive letter where you have Windows installed. Either path will get you to your local system. The second path is for those who have the default installation on the most commonly used drive letter, C:\

3. Optimise Display Settings. Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. Kill unnecessary animations, and nix active desktop. Here's how to do it:
1) Go to Start
2) Click Settings
3) Click Control Panel
4) Click System
5) Click Advanced tab
6) In the Performance tab click Settings
7) Leave only the following ticked:
(1) Show shadows under menus
(2) Show shadows under mouse pointer
(3) Show translucent selection rectangle
(4) Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
(5) Use visual styles on windows and buttons
Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the stability of the computer - only its responsiveness.

4. Remove the Desktop Picture Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance.
1) Right click on Desktop and select Properties
2) Select the Desktop tab
3) In the Background window select None
4) Click Ok

5. Remove Fonts for Speed Zap extra fonts fonts installed on their computer. Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. The more fonts they have, the more lethargic the system will become. Anything over 300 fonts tax the system and slow down load times- especially graphic apps. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.
1) Open Control Panel
2) Open Fonts folder
3) Move fonts you don't need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.

6. Speedup Folder Browsing You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:
1) Open My Computer
2) Click on Tools menu
3) Click on Folder Options
4) Click on the View tab.
5) Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6) Click Apply
7) Click Ok
8) Reboot your computer
To prevent a single Windows Explorer window tanking up takes the rest of your OS down, you can launch separate folder windows in multi processes. Open My Computer, hit on Tools, then Folder Options. Click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option.

7. Disable Performance Counters Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC's performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea. To disable:
1) download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List
2) Then select each counter in turn in the 'Extensible performance counters' window and clear the 'performance counters enabled' checkbox at the bottom button below

8. Optimise Your Pagefile Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.
1) Right click on My Computer and select Properties
2) Select the Advanced tab
3) Under Performance choose the Settings button
4) Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
5) Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.

9. Improve Memory Usage PC Washer improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.

Once Installed:
1) Click the 'Tools' from the left menu
2) Select 'Memory Booster' in the tools list. A new window named 'PC Turbo Memory' will popup.
3) Click Defragment button in the new window.
4) Exit the program. That's all.

10. Disable unnecessary services Windows XP loads services you will never need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for ideal Windows XP configurations. Here are a few services I booted off to streamline my PC:
* Alerter
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* ClipBook
* Computer Browser
* Error Reporting Service
* Help and Support
* Indexing Service
* IPSEC Services
* Messenger
* NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
* Network DDE
* Network DDE DSDM
* Performance Logs and Alerts
* Portable Media Serial Number
* QOS RSVP
* Help Session Manager
* Remote Registry
* Secondary Logon
* Server
* Smart Card
* Smart Card Helper
* SSDP Discovery Service
* System restore Service
* TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
* Uninterruptible Power Supply
* Universal Plug and Play Device Host
* WebClient
* Windows time
* Wireless Zero Configuration
* WMI Performance Adapter

11. Disconnect USB devices you aren't using. When Windows starts, it must load all the drivers for the devices connected to your computer. If you have many devices connected to the USB ports, such as printers, scanners, cameras and hard drives that you don't use on a regular basis, disconnect them. You can reconnect them when you use them. Disconnecting them when they are not in use will allow Windows to load the drivers only when needed.

The above steps should help increase the performance of Windows XP as well as keep it running with more stability.

In Windows XP: Right click My Computer and select Properties Click on Advanced tab Click on Error Reporting Click/check Disable error reporting Click OK

Turn off Thumbs.db Posted 8/12/2002 by TweakXP Member

Thumbs.db is a file which is created in a folder with Movies or Pictures so that you can view a piece of their content without actualy opening them (you can't see thumbnails unless you have the option to view system files turned on). Thumbs.db is there so that you don't need to reload a thumbnail everytime you browse that folder. Sad fact is, is Thumbs.db takes up about 2kb per file and if you edit a lot of stuff its annoying to keep seeing them popping up all over your computer. You can remove thumbs.db quite easily by following these steps:

1. Go to Run in the startmenu 2. Type gpedit.msc 3. Click OK and the Group Policy will open 4. Go to User Configuration/Administrative Template/Windows Components/Windows Explorer 5. Scroll down to the bottom of the long list of stuff that now shows up in the menu on the right. Double-Click on Turn off caching of thumbnail pictures. 6. Click on Enable then Apply, Ok. And now you no longer have this annoying problem.

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Change IE Windows Title Posted 10/26/2004 by TweakXP Member

In regedit navigate to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Change (or create) the value of the string "Window Title" to whatever you want on the titlebar of Internet Explorer.

To have no title except the title of the web pages you are browsing do not enter anything for a value.

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Change XP Boot Screen Posted 8/12/2002 by TweakXP Member If you would like to change your boot up screen follow the directions below. These instructions assume that you have a place to download the boot screen from the net. If you would like to download a boot screen, visit http://www.themexp.org

1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe - the boot screen) 2. Download the .zip to your computer (important: make sure to get the right version, XP or XP SP1) 3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32 (most likely C:\windows\system32) 4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk) 5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe 6. Reboot your computer as you normally would

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Creating 'App Paths' in Windows XP Posted 8/12/2002 by TweakXP Member To create an app path, so you can run an application in Windows Xp from the Run dialog box you need to:

1. Run regedit and go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

2. Create a new key with the what ever you want to use as your run command, ie HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\whatever.exe

3. In the key folder that you created, create a new string, call it 'Path' and modify the value to point the specific folder of your executable your running. ie C:\ProgramFiles\whatever

4. Use the default string and modify it's value to point to the executable you want to run.

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Reboot or shut down PC quickly Posted 8/12/2002 by TweakXP Member For a one-click method to quickly shut down or reboot your system without the fuss of going through the Start menu, make use of the Shutdown command, a command line utility in XP.

Here's how you can set up a restart button on your desktop:

1. Create a shortcut (Right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut).

2. For location, type the following:

shutdown -r -t 0

3. Click Next, enter a name for the shortcut ("Restart" is appropriate), and click Finish.

When you click your Restart shortcut, Windows XP will reboot *automagically*!

The "-r" switch tells XP to reboot. If you'd like the shortcut to shut off your PC instead, change it to "-s"; to simply log off, change it to "-l". The "-t 0" sets the timeout (in seconds), so up this value if you find the need for it. To force running applications to close, add "-f" -- be careful with this one!

For more information on Shutdown, type "shutdown" in a command prompt window (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt), or search for Shutdown in Windows XP's Help and Support Center.

High Definition camcorders came out later on, which the ability to put them on your computer or even take your camera card to a local store and have the photos printed out on professional paper. Over the years, camcorders have evolved in so many ways that it is not even funny. These days, high definition video camcorders are dominating the market. They are relatively new and quickly catching on, giving you so much you can do with your camera. Unlike the past, camcorders are now capable of capturing full videos as well, proving that they are indeed capable of capturing any memory you can possibly imagine. On the other hand, if you take a lot of pictures and enjoy making videos, buying a camera may be the best option for you. Even though they cost a lot of money, these cameras are ideal for anyone who is seeking the absolute best in technology. These cameras are nothing like cameras of the past, as they can do so much more with a lot better quality.

Cameras that offer high definition are simply the best you can buy. They are obviously more expensive than digital camcorders, with some models reaching upwards towards 90,000 and above! These types of cameras are normally for professionals, as the average working man would never be able to afford such an expensive type of high definition camera. The average high definition video will run 800 and up. high definition camcorders offer you the chance to shoot high definition pictures and videos, and send them to friends or family. You can also save your shoots to disk or memory card, then take them with you everywhere you go.

The high definition is designed for a variety of remote acquisition applications, especially in television production for recording programs and for use as a weather or even traffic camera. The Pan Tilt Zoom can display images onto a large screen in auditoriums, teaching hospitals, sporting events, trade shows, and even concerts. This unit is also ideal for distance learning applications in which clear high definition images need to be projected onto electronic white boards during a presentation or other function.

Keep in mind that you need a powerful computer with a lot of memory to deal with the extra data and compression. Pinnacle for example, recommends a minimum 512 MB of RAM and a graphics card with 128 MB of RAM for standard resolution video. You can find plenty of software available that supports editing high definition videos. For example, the latest versions of Pinnacle Studio and Media Studio 8 can import and edit files in high definition format.

If you only plan to use your camera for a few days or just a short period of time, then renting may be your best option. Producers and professional photographers looking to take things to the next level, may choose rent a high definition video to test the waters before making the purchase. If you have never experienced high definition before, renting may be the best idea before you sink a ton of money into buying one of your very own.

There are numerous reasons why these sites may claim or even have them available. Many players get greedy when a site claims they have a World of Warcraft gold dupe that can make them 1000s of gold within minutes. Imagine, if you had found a site that claimed they can get you a 1000 gold in a minute, wouldn’t you want a piece of that? The average player can only obtain about 100-200 gold per hour. You would be filthy rich in World of Warcraft and can buy anything you want or need. Along with that, gold itself has monetary value. 1000 gold is valued at about $25.00 in real dollars. Making $25.00 a minute isn’t too bad eh? That’s $1,500 in 8 hours, wouldn’t you think a bit fishy? Why would some person you don’t know give you that type of valuable information?

So you must wonder what benefits do these sites have? Well, there are a few different type of sites that offers these exploits for World of Warcraft. The most popular of them all are the ones who will charge you for them. The average site would charge by subscription and you have access to all their exploits, tricks, cheats, hacks found. Usually a yearly subscription instead of monthly, how often does one really find a new exploit and is able to charge the same amount for a small new addition? Another method they use is they proclaim they have this godly hack or whatever they’ve just found and is selling it for the famous “$24.99 but if you act now, only $12.99� or “get it now before Blizzard patches it�. Majority of these are just plain scams, they are more than likely to have already been patched or has never even worked. If they do work, they are probably not as efficient as they claim to be.

Then there are those sites that are offering them for free. They go on and on about how good it works and there is no purchase necessary. Free to download and use. Noticed, the word “download�? Yes that’s right, download. You’re looking to download a hack but instead you get hacked yourself. You lose all your precious World of Warcraft gold and valuable belongings you have worked hard for because you got a tad greedy and wanted it all. There have been many players who have been scammed by downloading hacks and exploits. They infest your computer with backdoors, Trojans and sometimes just a bunch of pop ups that will harm your computer.

Yet if you are lucky, there are a small handful of sites that are honest and will provide you with the free hacks and exploits you have been searching for. Usually these tricks they offer does not provide much of a benefit or does not give much benefits and Blizzard probably figures there are a ton more important stuff that needs work on than these small fixes. Either way, exploits are illegal and you may get banned if caught using them. If you should decide to use them anyway, at least get yourself a virus scanner and avoid having your account stolen.

In DDO, the humans gain an extra Feat at first level which is useful to all classes. The extra feat can be used on toughness for extra hit points or dodge. A wizard class needs a lot of boost on survivability. Dwarves start with +2 to constitution and a -2 to Charisma. Con bonus gives you extra HP and adds to concentration skill which will help a wizard cast while being attacked. The Cha penalty will not hurt too much on a wizard class. Dwarfs also get a +4 bonus to Balance skill. A dwarf is ideal for pleasure and roleplay but not for stat wise. Elves begin with +2 Dexterity and -2 to Constitution. A well played wizard should not get hit much in melee combat so the extra the Dex will be very handy when it comes to avoiding traps and spell effects. Another defensive stat. Elves also has a weapon proficiency as well as immunity to Sleep and resistance to spells such as Suggestion and Hold Person. Elf is a very strong choice for a wizard class. Halflings get a +2 to Dexterity and a -2 to Strength. The Str stat does absolutely nothing for the wizard class. They also receive a +1 to AC as well as a stealth bonus. Halflings are also a good choice as they are a sneaky, small and good for party support. Warforged gets a +2 bonus to Constitution and -2 to both Wisdom and Charisma. Losing on Wisdom would hurt the most. Wisdom reduces the ability to shrug off many enchantments as well as their general resistance to many spells. A Warforged wizard gets Repair spells which you can use to act as your own cleric and damage dealer. Warforged wizards are not exactly the best class but can also have their benefits, especially when it comes to solo play.

Versatility and knowledge are a wizard’s strong points. Play with your strengths and weakness and everything about your spells function in order to master a wizards true potential. You need to be able to understand how certain spells may have different effects on different type of monsters, learn how to kite, how much damage you deal to each mob and how many nukes it will take to kill that specific mob before it reaches you into close melee combat. A well built and well played wizard and be the difference between victory and victory against an overwhelming battle in DDO.

The Window Registry contains all the hardware information,operating system settings, application software configurations, users, computer preference, and etc. The window registry also keeps information of all process running, performance counters, and kernel operations.

It is estimated that 90% of computer problems are caused by corrupted window registry.

Here the following common registry problems that plague most of the computer of today.

1. Blue Screen of Death

The Blue Screen of Death (also known as bluescreen, BSoD, and stop error) is a Microsoft error screen for most of Window OS version. The BSoD will be displayed if certain critical system error is encountered within the operating system followed by immediate shut down of the system. Faulty Memory, power supply issues, overheating of components, and over-clocking can trigger a blue screen display.

2. Computer Boot Slowly

Program software in the Start menu will consume RAM and processor resources in which Window start up will be slower. The more programs in Start Menu will cause Window to start slower. The window taskbar will also show you how many programs are running in simultaneously which great reduce your computer speed performance. Another reason for computer booting up slowly is a corrupted or missing DLL which make the Windows trying to load the culprit DLL into the memory.

3. Program Crashes

Windows will prompt a message reporting that "Program X performed an illegal operation and will be shut down�. Another scenario will be a dialog box asking user to report the problem to Microsoft and if you get this message most of the time then you registry got a problem.

4. Internet Explorer abnormal behavior

Internet Explore crashes when visiting some websites which causes by incorrect display setting, the operating system may not support a java powered website, patches are not updated or the browser version are not supported.

5. File and Program Access Difficulty

Longer file access is cause by corrupted files or corrupted software which leads to longer time in opening and saving of data. There are scenarios that while saving the data leads to program crashes that will result to outright data loss which can be frustrating most of the time.

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