Computer Acronyms

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port

ALI - Acer Labs, Incorporated

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

AMD - Advanced Micro Devices

APC - American Power Conversion

ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASIC - Application Specific Integrated Circuit

ASPI - Advanced SCSI Programming Interface

AT - Advanced Technology

ATI - ATI Technologies Inc.

ATX - Advanced Technology Extended

--- B ---

BFG - BFG Technologies

BIOS - Basic Input Output System

BNC - Barrel Nut Connector

--- C ---

CAS - Column Address Signal

CD - Compact Disk

CDR - Compact Disk Recorder

CDRW - Compact Disk Re-Writer

CD-ROM - Compact Disk - Read Only Memory

CFM - Cubic Feet per Minute (ft�/min)

CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CPU - Central Processing Unit

CTX - CTX Technology Corporation (Commited to Excellence)

--- D ---

DDR - Double Data Rate

DDR-SDRAM - Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

DFI - DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)

DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module

DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory

DPI - Dots Per Inch

DSL - See ASDL

DVD - Digital Versatile Disc

DVD-RAM - Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access Memory

--- E ---

ECC - Error Correction Code

ECS - Elitegroup Computer Systems

EDO - Extended Data Out

EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EVGA - EVGA Corporation

--- F ---

FC-PGA - Flip Chip Pin Grid Array

FDC - Floppy Disk Controller

FDD - Floppy Disk Drive

FPS - Frame Per Second

FPU - Floating Point Unit

FSAA - Full Screen Anti-Aliasing

FS - For Sale

FSB - Front Side Bus

--- G ---

GB - Gigabytes

GBps - Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second

GDI - Graphical Device Interface

GHz - GigaHertz

--- H ---

HDD - Hard Disk Drive

HIS - Hightech Information System Limited

HP - Hewlett-Packard Development Company

HSF - Heatsink-Fan

--- I ---

IBM - International Business Machines Corporation

IC - Integrated Circuit

IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics

IFS- Item for Sale

IRQ - Interrupt Request

ISA - Industry Standard Architecture

ISO - International Standards Organization

--- J ---

JBL - JBL (Jame B. Lansing) Speakers

JVC - JVC Company of America

- K ---

Kbps - Kilobits Per Second

KBps - KiloBytes per second

--- L ---

LG - LG Electronics

LAN - Local Area Network

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

LDT - Lightning Data Transport

LED - Light Emitting Diode

--- M ---

MAC - Media Access Control

MB � MotherBoard or Megabyte

MBps - Megabytes Per Second

Mbps - Megabits Per Second or Megabits Per Second

MHz - MegaHertz

MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second

MMX - Multi-Media Extensions

MSI - Micro Star International

--- N ---

NAS - Network Attached Storage

NAT - Network Address Translation

NEC - NEC Corporation

NIC - Network Interface Card

--- O ---

OC - Overclock (Over Clock)

OCZ - OCZ Technology

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

--- P ---

PC - Personal Computer

PCB - Printed Circuit Board

PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect

PDA - Personal Digital Assistant

PCMCIA - Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture

PGA - Professional Graphics Array

PLD - Programmable Logic Device

PM - Private Message / Private Messaging

PnP - Plug 'n Play

PNY - PNY Technology

POST - Power On Self Test

PPPoA - Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM

PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

PQI - PQI Corporation

PSU - Power Supply Unit

--- R ---

RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

RAM - Random Access Memory

RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor

RDRAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory

ROM - Read Only Memory

RPM - Revolutions Per Minute

--- S ---

SASID - Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display

SCA - SCSI Configured Automatically

SCSI - Small Computer System Interface

SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

SECC - Single Edge Contact Connector

SODIMM - Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

SPARC - Scalable Processor ArChitecture

SOHO - Small Office Home Office

SRAM - Static Random Access Memory

SSE - Streaming SIMD Extensions

SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array

S/PDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Interface

--- T ---

TB - Terabytes

TBps - Terabytes per second

Tbps - Terabits per second

TDK - TDK Electronics

TEC - Thermoelectric Cooler

TPC - TipidPC

TWAIN - Technology Without An Important Name

--- U ---

UART - Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

USB - Universal Serial Bus

UTP - Unshieled Twisted Pair

--- V ---

VCD - Video CD

VPN - Virtual Private Network

--- W ---

WAN - Wide Area Network

WTB - Want to Buy

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

--- X ---

XGA - Extended Graphics Array

XFX - XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine

XMS - Extended Memory Specification

XT - Extended Technology

HACKING THE WAL-MART ARMORGUARD COMPUTER PROTECTION SYSTEM.

HACKING THE WAL-MART ARMORGUARD

COMPUTER PROTECTION SYSTEM.

***NOTE***

To use this, you must have a system disk (i.e. a disk that has been

formatted using [format a: /s]) in 3.5" format under Windows 95, because that

is what they sell all of their computers with.

***NOTE***

In this file, instructions to be input into the computer are surrounded

by [ and ]. Keys are surrounded by < and >. So if I say "hit [-] I

mean to hold down the control button and hit F1.

The armorguard is a program that prevents you from writing to the

directories, changing the attributes of files, and deleting files. It

basically prevents you from doing anything cool.

The first thing to do is to go into Wal-Mart. Now, go to the

computer section and turn off the screen saver. Shut down as many apps as

you can with the [--] and then choosing a program and

hitting enter. You cannot simply do this to the ArmorGuard program.

The next thing to do is to go to the DOS PROMPT. Most Wal-Marts

take the mouse ball out of all of the display mice to make it harder to

control the system. If you are adept at putting your finger inside the mouse

and controlling it that way, fine. Otherwise, just hit [--].

This activates the start menu. Select "Programs", hit enter, then go down to

near the bottom of the "Programs" menu and select "MS-DOS PROMPT". Hit enter.

Now you are in a DOS window and in the C:\Windows directory. Hit

[cd..] and then hit [fdisk /mbr], which restores the master boot record,

preventing the password prompt from coming up when you reset the computer.

Now just hit [--] twice (once gets you to task manager,

twice reboots) and wait. When you see

Starting Windows 95...

on the screen, hit [] really fast just once, then choose "Verify

each step" (or something to that effect), usually choice number 4. It will

give you an A: prompt and say "Please give the path of your command interpreter,

i.e. C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM". At this point, put the system disk you have

made in the drive and hit [A:\COMMAND.COM]. Say "Yes" to everything except

the following:

Log this bootup? (Bootlog.txt)? (y/n)

C:\armguard.exe? (y/n)

(***OR ANYTHING ELSE STARTING WITH "C:\ARM", LIKE "C:\ARMOR",

for instance.)

If you have done this right, ARMGUARD SHOULDN'T COME UP AT ALL. If

it does, hit "command prompt only" instead of "Verify each step" and then

specify C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and C:\CONFIG.SYS if it asks for the configuration

and the startup file. (IN THE OPPOSITE ORDER. CONFIG.SYS IS THE CONFIG FILE,

AUTOEXEC.BAT IS THE STARTUP FILE.) Then immediately hit [] and it will

give you step-by-step confirmation for each item. See above for the ones

to say no to. Then you want to hit

[C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EDIT.COM C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI]

and the DOS edit program will come up. Choose "Search" and hit "Find" and

then tell it to find ARM and make sure it's NOT on match whole word only.

Delete any line with ARM in it that looks like a part of ArmorGuard. This

should prevent it from coming up on Windows.

*******IF NONE OF THIS WORKS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE READ-ONLY AND ARCHIVE

ATTRIBUTES OFF OF THE WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, AUTOEXEC.BAT, AND CONFIG.SYS FILES

BY HITTING [ATTRIB -A -R (c:\WHATEVERFILE.YOUWANTTODOTHISTO)]

*******I'D ALSO RECOMMEND EDITING THE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE TO PREVENT ARMGUARD

FROM EVER COMING UP AGAIN.

****************THINGS TO DO AFTER HACKING ARMORGUARD***********

Hmmm....

USE YOUR IMAGINATION!

Think of this: Hit "shut down in MS-DOS mode" or start up in MS-DOS mode,

put your boot disk in drive a: and hit the following commands

[A:]

[FORMAT C:]

and then confirm this. You have just started the permanent erasing of

EVERYTHING on the hard drive. You can also do some other cool stuff with

it too, just basically IF YOU WOULD DO IT TO SOMEONE YOU HATE, DO IT TO

WAL-MART. Personally, I'd think that INSTEAD OF ERASING THE HARD DRIVE, I'D

WRITE A VIRUS AND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THAT WOULD REALLY BE MORE FUN.

JUST STORE IT ON A FLOPPY AND COPY IT.

HAVE FUN, DON'T GET CAUGHT.

SINCERELY,

DaRkNeSs

How to Fix a Slow Windows 7 Computer

Most people love using Windows 7. That’s because it’s by far the nicest and the most productive Microsoft operating system to date. But there can still be glitches, errors, and lags. The good thing about Windows 7 is that it has lots of tools to troubleshoot and repair a slow computer. Here is a guide to where to find them and how to use them.

1. Problem Steps Recorder

Problem Steps Recorder is a great solution to get a detailed description of the problem, so that you can either review the report yourself or send it to atech support team. Basically, this tool records everything happening on the computer that needs troubleshooting. It records all mouse clicks and everything that is pressed on the keyboard, takes screenshots, and then saves the report as a zipped MHTML file. This file can be easily emailed and analyzed. To enable Problem Steps Recorder, click on Start, type PSR and hit Enter. Then click on Start Record. To save a report, just stop recording your computer activity.

2. Troubleshoot problems

If something in Windows 7 starts behaving in a weird way and you have no idea why, go to the Control Panel, locate the “Find and fix problems” (Troubleshooting) option and you’ll be able to access the Windows 7 troubleshooting tools. They are easy-to-use wizards and can fix common problems, clean your system, check your settings, and lots more.

3. Discover bottlenecks

Under normal circumstances, Windows 7 easily outperforms Vista and XP. Nevertheless, your computer can still seem too slow from time to time. Most likely it’s an application or a process that’s slowing you down. Windows 7 makes it really easy to find bottlenecks with the help of Resource Monitor. Just click on Start, type RESMON and hit Enter to launch the tool. When it opens, click on the CPU, Memory, Disk and Network tabs to see which processes are hogging your system and using up your bandwidth. When you find the process that’s holding you back, you’ll be able to try to fix it right from the Resource Monitor. For example, if a process is locked up, right-click on it and select Analyze to see where the problem lies.

4. Repair your computer

If something goes seriously wrong and Windows 7 fails to start, it might be possible to repair your computer without the installation CD. Just boot your PC and press F8 during startup. You should see an option called Repair Your Computer. Select it and press Enter to see the recovery options Windows 7 has to offer.
These Windows 7 tools will help you troubleshoot and fix a slow computer in a quick and easy way. To prevent your computer from slowing down, use maintenance utilities like disk cleanup and defrag to keep your PC in top shape.