Need ur help in doing my CD..

[myardor]

Since most of my friend always are asking me to help them with their PCs, i have come up with a CD with info and programs for them to use. i worked for ITT as an electronics instructor for 15 years. Komputer is my nick since high school and i am 56 so thats long before puters were common.

I need ur input to make it better and more user friendly ( idiot proof)
any suggestions are Appreciated, positive or negative. oh yes , do not pirate programs but that i already know.

thanx...the following is the text on the CD i am working on.
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am still looking into rootkit programs

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REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR PROGRAMS UPDATED. ONE WAY IS THUR THE INTERNET, FOR WINDOWS OS DO A
WINDOWS UPDATE. FOR THE OTHERS, GO TO THE PROPER SITE
OR USE LIVEUPDATE IF IT IS AN OPTION OF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE TRYING TO UPGRADE.

Do the following, After you remove all viruses.


YOU MIGHT HAVE TO INSTALL MOST OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS BEFORE U CAN RUN THEM.



turn off system restore, see 8
1 Run WINDOC out of Norton's Utilities.
2 Run AD Aware
3 Run Spybot and Destroy
4 Run spyblaster
5 Run bazooka
6 Run stinger
7 Run spyguard
9 Install a firewall
10 Install an Anti Virus program
11 De frag the hard drive
12 Create a Restore point
13 Turn off system restore.


How Often To Run What To Run What it Does Comments


1. at least Once a week run nortons Windoc from the file windoc.exe, windoc.hlp is its help file
Fixes computer problems, see program. IF u have Nortons utilities installed
run from start, all programs, norton systemworks, norton utilities, norton windoc

2. at least Once a week Ad Aware Removes programs that spy on you on the net,
that send info back to the sites.
3. Once a Week Spybot and destroy
4 run spywareblaster on your computer, always "on"
5 Run Bazooka
6 Run stinger at least once a week
7 Run Spyguard Always on
8 Turn off restore, start, right click on "my computer", "properties", select "system restore" tab and put a check mark on "turn
off system restore on all drives"

9 Install a firewall, ie , like Zone Alarm or Norton's Firewall.

10 Install either Norton's AntiVirus or McAfee AntiVirus and run in the background everytime you computer is on.

11 Once a week de frag the harddrive. From start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
and then disk degrag.......if you have Norton's Utilities, then you can run Speed Disk


12 Create a restore point once a week and anytime right before you upgrade any software.
13 Turn off system restore so other programs will not control when u delete stuff.

Bookmark_Wizard is for making a copy of your bookmarks in IE.





WHAT THE FILES ARE ON THIS CD ?
0. Folder ReadThese has 6 files you should read. Click on each htm file.
1. Folder ebooks has many different stories: click on the htm files to read the stories.


2. BS225.exe is a peer 2 peer program that connects u to the Gnutella file sharing network
& allows you to search, download and share files on the internet or local area networks.

3. Yahoo!_Messenger is a program like ICQ, MSN Messenger,and AOLs Buddy list. It is an IM,
instant messenger.

4. ZoneAlarm is a personal firewall. Install if you connect to the internet and do not have any other firewall.

5. MP3inflist is a program to list your mp3 files.

6. InforTool.exe is a program to give you details on your CD Drives on your computer.

7. Advisor is a program to analyze your computer, ie, tell you what's in it must be connected
to the internet.

8. Winzp_boot_disk.ext is a program to make a bootable Win Xp disk

9. Wcpuid is a program to id your Computer, ie, id your cpu

10 Under the Windows Utility folder you have a few powertoys from MS

11. Clockrack is a program to display different clocks to show time around the world.

12. Fixblast. Fixblast if you have the blaster virus, it removes the
MSblast virus you should also installthe win patch to prevent
this virus from getting into your system. Its located in
software\en\com_microsoftwindowsxp\x86winxp\com_microsoft....
It is the 823950 patch. Remember to disable restore overwrite.
13. aaw6.exe is the ad aware program, install this one
AdAware is a privacy tool, that scans your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical
drives for known data-mining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components. It then lists
the results and offers to remove or quarantine the components. The program detects a wide
range of adware/spyware related issues and can be updated with the latest signatures via
the built-in update utility. Please be advised that removing certain components may impact
the functionality of effected software applications. You should fully read the included
Ad-aware documentation before removing any files!


14. adberdr60_enu_full.exe is the adobe reader version 6, install this one
15. bookmark_wizzard_201.exe is for making a copy of your bookmarks in IE
16. FixBlase.exe is tool to remove the MSBlast virus
17. FisSbigF.exe is tool to remove the Sobig virus
18. InCD4010.exe is program to read CDs using Mt Rainer
19. InfoTool.exe is program to give you info on your CD drives
21. Htm files are for you to read and learn about different things.
22. Windoc.exe is Norton's Win Doctor
23. WindowXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe is patch for MSBlaster virus, install it.
24. Winxp_boot_disk.exe is program to make bootable XP Floppy.
26. Clockrack is program to view times in different parts of the world.
27. Games has two games: WEP under games has cruel, jezzball, klotski, and rodent games.
29. ICQ is an instant messaging program
30. MIRC is a program to chat with people all over the world.
31. Folder Tests, advisor.exe,burnin.exe, wcpuid are programs to test your system.
32. Folder Winamp contains the program WinAmp to play MP3 files
33. Folder Windows Utility contains different Tweak programs. install tweak.exe
34. Folder Zip Utility contains pkzip program to zip and unzip compressed files.
35. Folder Zone Labs contains the firewall, zone alarm.
37. Folder Software contains the patch for the blaster virus, install it.
38. Folder Other has other programs you might find helpful.
40.
SpyBot-S&D is an adware and spyware detection and removal tool. This includes removal of
certain advertising components, that may gather statistics as well as detection of various
keylogging and other spy utilities. In addition, it also securely removes PC and Internet
usage tracks, including browser history, temporary pages, cookies (with option to keep
selected) and more. The program offers an attractive outlook-style interface that is easy
to use and multi-lingual. SpyBot-S&D allows you to exclude selected cookies, programs or
extensions from being reported, allowing you to prevent false positive messages for items
that you dont want to be alerted of every time. It can even scan your download directory for
files that have been downloaded, but not yet installed, allowing you to detect unwanted
programs before you even install them. SpyBot produces a detailed and easy to understand
report before it deletes any files and allows you to deselect any item that you do not want
to be processed. In addition, a recovery feature allows you to restore your settings if
needed. Very nice tool, that exceeds the capabilities of the popular Ad-Aware application.

LSIfixer is a file to fix your computer if the new.net messes it up. symptom, you can not connect to the internet.
update to R4 via integrated update check











Go to these sites and learn a little, do some computer tests, etc.


https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
This site tests your internet security

http://www.securityfocus.com/
This site has internet security info.

http://www.staysafeonline.info/
This site explains how to stay safe on the internet

http://www.firewallguide.com/

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
This is Norton's security site

http://www.cert.org/
This sites has info on internet security

http://computingcentral.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp
this site tests you internet connection speed

http://webservices.zdnet.com/zdnet/bandwidth/
This site tests your internet bandwidth

http://www.bombayinstitute.com/
This site is for everyone, esp STUPID people.


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THAT IS THE END OF MY TEXT FILE ON THAT CD
OK NOW FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS??

[mfarley]

Honestly, to make it 'user friendly' you should treat it as a website. Make each page an html doc and have a simple navigation for people to smoothly navigate the cd.

The other option is to step it up and have it completly ran within flash. Of course you would have to know flash and own a copy. =)

On a side note, if it does not contained pirated software or violations of copyright I'd be very interested in getting a copy. :)

[randiroo76073]

Yes, I'd like to get a copy too, as I always have friends asking me about the same things, just tell me when you want to sell me one. I agree with Mikes recommendations, a little more user friendly would be better. Pretend your a newbie and look at it from that view, how would you like to see it so you could understand it easier. The basic idea is great, a definite go! :)

[D_Spider]

I second (third?) what Mike and Randy say. My only suggestion is to include some cautions about downloading lots of stuff (and not knowing where it gets kept on one's computer, thus ultimately slowing the computer down if not worse) and about installing new programs, how almost all programs make changes in one's registry that are NOT undone by uninstalling them. There's a wonderful freeware tool, "Test Run" by bernie@testrun.cjb.net, that makes a copy of the registry and then lets you install using that registry so that you don't really mess up things in your real registry. He says, "There are no secret files written to your hard disk, and no Registry entries made on installation. This series of files requires less than 365kb, and can be cleanly uninstalled from the Start Menu or the Desktop." There's no better way to learn than by experience, but if you don't have to live with the consequences of your inexperience (i.e., having all this junk on your computer, causing problems you haven't the faintest idea about, building up and getting worse till you're convinced your computer is beyond repair), that's even better.

In a thread on the "using Windows" forum, GrannyD tells how she discovered Comet Cursors on her computer. When I had my run-in with Comet Cursors, I wasn't using Spybot S&D; I was looking around on the web for cursor-related things and innocently downloaded from Comet Cursors, and found out later just how hard it is to get rid of everything that applications put in your system. I wish I had known about "Test-Run" then! and had used it also for some games that have serious bugs in them, that keep crashing your computer, etc.

[randiroo76073]

Hey spider, that link is a email link :D :D
Try http://www.testrun.cjb.net/

[D_Spider]

Hey spider, that link is a email link
Try http://www.testrun.cjb.net/

Yeah, well, he says he likes to get email...

(I opened the program folder, went to a txt file, and all he had was his phone number & email.)

[randiroo76073]

Yeah, well, he says he likes to get email...

(I opened the program folder, went to a txt file, and all he had was his phone number & email.)
:D :D :D Been there, done that myself :D :D :D