Set the Directory to Install the Software

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When installing a software, windows will set the directory C: \ Program Files as default directory of the software. This directory usually can be changed when doing the installation process by choosing a new directory in the Browse directory option. Making it a bit if every time we want to install the software we need to determine the directory of the software.

Actualy, we can set the place of default directory. This is the steps to change directory who set by windows as default into wich we set

• Open the registry editor click run on the start button or press the button on the keyboard windows and R simultaneously. type regedit and press ENTER.
• Go to HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion.
• Search value ProgramFilesDir and change its content according to the directory that we want. example is D: \ Software Gue.
• Close the registry editor and restart the computer. The new instaled software would be set into directory that you have set yourself.
  

Increase Internet Connection Speed of Dialup, DSL and Broadband

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Specific to the type of internet connection dialup, DSL and Broadband, the internet bandwith can be force by a little with a ping method so that the Internet connection speed can be increased.

Here are the steps to perform the ping method

• open "command promt.exe", type "ipconfig / all"

• You can see "Windows IP Configuration"
  

• Open tool "Run" and type "ping (space) address of DNS Servers (space)-t, press" ENTER "

next, let the computer continue to ping while browsing the Internet

Re-Publish: Increasing Performance of NVidia Graphics on Notebook

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Notebook has a lower performance than the desktop even with the same specifications between the two. Performance difference is also not excluded in the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). For example, GeForce 8600m GT on a laptop with equivalent capabilities GeForce 8500 GT. In addition, the stability of the graphics work on the laptop is also less than satisfactory. Often occur in a significant decrease in fps while playing the game. Of course this is influenced by the quality of graphics in the game and the detail object. To reduce the problem a little, at least slightly improve the performance of the GPU, it can be fixed with a driver update the GPU to a newer version.

For example this is used with a laptop GPU NVidia GeForce 8400M G. Of the results to update a driver GPU, seen that the performance of GeForce 8400M G increased by 10.72% without overclocking. The results obtained from the driver with the default GPU driver version 182.50 (GeForce 8 desktop version)

forceware v.179.48 (notebook version)


forceware v.182.50 (desktop version)


Here's how to install the driver desktop's version to the laptop:

1. Open System Properties> Hardware> Device Manager> Display Adapter> NVIDIA GeForce> Driver> Update Driver.
2. In the Hardware Update Wizard, remove the check on the option Show compatible hardware. Select the type of GPU and click Have Disk.