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#1 2011-09-30 22:30:42
- nathanprocks
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How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
Yesterday, my friend told me how to make you computer (almost) never crash or lag so I decided to make a tutorial here...
Follow these instructions carefully as pressing or clicking the wrong thing by accident may make your computer not boot or function properly. Do NOT blame me if your computer does not work after trying this because it works perfectly for me and other people.
1. Open the Start menu, type msconfig.exe and select the first one that appears in the search results.
XP users - Open the Start menu, type msconfig.exe and click OK.
2. Click the Boot tab, make sure the OS you are using is selected (some people like me have more than one operating system installed) and click Advanced Options...
3. Tick Number of processors and select the maximum number from the list below it.
4. Tick Maximum memory and click OK, then OK again.
Click image to enlarge.
5. If it says you need to restart your computer, click Restart.
If this is your first time changing stuff in msconfig, you might have a message appear after you restart. Just click "Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts".
EDIT: This DOES work!
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#2 2011-09-30 22:32:01
- Earthboundjeff
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
100% sure way to make sure your computer never crashes: don't own a computer.
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#3 2011-09-30 22:33:02
Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
Earthboundjeff wrote:
100% sure way to make sure your computer never crashes: don't own a computer.
oh
too late
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#5 2011-09-30 22:45:49
- cpumaster930
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
How to make sure your computer (almost) never crash: get a Mac. 
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#6 2011-09-30 23:38:36
- CosmicProjectz
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
i got a hacked computer.
i ended up smashing it.
Good show. 
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#7 2011-09-30 23:40:28
- veggieman001
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
CosmicProjectz wrote:
i got a hacked computer.
i ended up smashing it.
hacked how?
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#8 2011-10-01 00:05:22
Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
cpumaster930 wrote:
How to make sure your computer (almost) never crash: get a Mac.
I have had Macs crash on multiple occasions.
So shut up and stop acting so uppity.
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#9 2011-10-01 00:07:30
- veggieman001
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
PW132 wrote:
cpumaster930 wrote:
How to make sure your computer (almost) never crash: get a Mac.
I have had Macs crash on multiple occasions.
So shut up and stop acting so uppity.
yeah
nearly whenever i use a mac, it crashes
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#10 2011-10-01 05:13:40
- MyRedNeptune
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
So basically, this is telling us how to increase the boot up speed of Windows. I don't see how it will prevent crashes though.
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#11 2011-10-01 05:52:35
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
MyRedNeptune wrote:
So basically, this is telling us how to increase the boot up speed of Windows. I don't see how it will prevent crashes though.
it is not just the boot up speed... it give you more virtual memory which makes your computer go fast...
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#12 2011-10-01 06:13:45
- jji7skyline
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
cpumaster930 wrote:
How to make sure your computer (almost) never crash: get a Mac.
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#13 2011-10-01 06:20:52
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
jji7skyline wrote:
cpumaster930 wrote:
How to make sure your computer (almost) never crash: get a Mac.
mac does crash u know that?... i'd actually rather use linux (which i do sometimes 
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#14 2011-10-01 06:49:32
Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
nathanprocks wrote:
MyRedNeptune wrote:
So basically, this is telling us how to increase the boot up speed of Windows. I don't see how it will prevent crashes though.
it is not just the boot up speed... it give you more virtual memory which makes your computer go fast...
No, it just increases the boot up speed of Windows.
To get more memory:
1)Go to your local computer store.
2)Ask the guy for "Extra REM". The price differs from store to store, but the average is around $10.
3)He will hand you a disk with REM marked in large block letters on it.
4)Put it into your computer. Make sure your current OS is selected.
5)A prompt will appear asking you what program you want to run the disk with. Select "cmd.exe". It stands for "Command Prompt.exe".
6)A second prompt will appear, asking you where you want to save "REM[cmd].exe". Select "My Computer", then "OS_Install[C:]".
7)It will ask you to confirm. Do so.
8)If you're not on an administrator account, you will be asked to enter an administrator account's password.
9)Wait a while, then click "Eject" when it finishes.
10)The disk will pop out and you can do whatever you want with it. Some stores will give you back a deposit amount of money if you return it to them. Have fun!
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#15 2011-10-01 07:16:04
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
helltank wrote:
nathanprocks wrote:
MyRedNeptune wrote:
So basically, this is telling us how to increase the boot up speed of Windows. I don't see how it will prevent crashes though.
it is not just the boot up speed... it give you more virtual memory which makes your computer go fast...
No, it just increases the boot up speed of Windows.
To get more memory:
1)Go to your local computer store.
2)Ask the guy for "Extra REM". The price differs from store to store, but the average is around $10.
3)He will hand you a disk with REM marked in large block letters on it.
4)Put it into your computer. Make sure your current OS is selected.
5)A prompt will appear asking you what program you want to run the disk with. Select "cmd.exe". It stands for "Command Prompt.exe".
6)A second prompt will appear, asking you where you want to save "REM[cmd].exe". Select "My Computer", then "OS_Install[C:]".
7)It will ask you to confirm. Do so.
8)If you're not on an administrator account, you will be asked to enter an administrator account's password.
9)Wait a while, then click "Eject" when it finishes.
10)The disk will pop out and you can do whatever you want with it. Some stores will give you back a deposit amount of money if you return it to them. Have fun!
i don't know what u r talking about... r u sure u don't mean RAM? coz RAM doesn't come on a disc... it is a card thing that u insert into ur RAM slot inside ur computer... oh and this tutorial actually made my whole computer go faster... before i did it, it was going so slow i couldn't even type!
The reason it is in the Boot tab is because you have to select an OS
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#16 2011-10-01 07:18:28
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
About the macs don't crash: In windows 95 an illegal operation box would crash the program. In the same OSX of the time, it would bring down the whole system.
'nuff said.
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#17 2011-10-01 07:22:02
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
TheCatAndTheBanana wrote:
About the macs don't crash: In windows 95 an illegal operation box would crash the program. In the same OSX of the time, it would bring down the whole system.
'nuff said.
lol sometimes when i get the BSoD, i just laugh coz i have the ability to fix it without taking it to an it expert (lol why is chrome marking every word i type as a mistake?)
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#18 2011-10-01 07:23:33
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
btw, has anyone even tried this?...
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#19 2011-10-01 07:23:39
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
nathanprocks wrote:
TheCatAndTheBanana wrote:
About the macs don't crash: In windows 95 an illegal operation box would crash the program. In the same OSX of the time, it would bring down the whole system.
'nuff said.lol sometimes when i get the BSoD, i just laugh coz i have the ability to fix it without taking it to an it expert (lol why is chrome marking every word i type as a mistake?)
Yeah, i'm getting alot of bluescreens, MEMORY_MANAGEMENT. Thinking about a new drive and/or some new ram..
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#20 2011-10-01 07:27:11
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
TheCatAndTheBanana wrote:
nathanprocks wrote:
TheCatAndTheBanana wrote:
About the macs don't crash: In windows 95 an illegal operation box would crash the program. In the same OSX of the time, it would bring down the whole system.
'nuff said.lol sometimes when i get the BSoD, i just laugh coz i have the ability to fix it without taking it to an it expert (lol why is chrome marking every word i type as a mistake?)
Yeah, i'm getting alot of bluescreens, MEMORY_MANAGEMENT. Thinking about a new drive and/or some new ram..
lol one i played minecraft and it attempted to write to read-only memory... i like the windows 8 BSoD
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#21 2011-10-01 07:31:51
Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
About Macs:
Macs crash less often for two reasons
1) Less mac users = less hackers = less viruses
2) Macs may or may not be more protected from viruses.
I'm not saying that Macs will never get viruses, it is just less likely, considering the mac to windows ratio is 1:10 respectively
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#22 2011-10-01 07:32:16
Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
I would suggest that you increase your vitural ram or page file as it's known, if you have less then 4GB of RAM. If you have 4GB or more there's usually enough free space and you don't need more vitural ram.
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#23 2011-10-01 07:33:28
Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
what-the wrote:
I would suggest that you increase your vitural ram or page file as it's known, if you have less then 4GB of RAM. If you have 4GB or more there's usually enough free space and you don't need more vitural ram.
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#24 2011-10-01 07:34:14
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
what-the wrote:
I would suggest that you increase your vitural ram or page file as it's known, if you have less then 4GB of RAM. If you have 4GB or more there's usually enough free space and you don't need more vitural ram.
i have 4GB of RAM and it goes slow without doing what i wrote in first post...
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#25 2011-10-01 07:35:43
- nathanprocks
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Re: How to make your computer (almost) never crash!
gbear605 wrote:
About Macs:
Macs crash less often for two reasons
1) Less mac users = less hackers = less viruses
2) Macs may or may not be more protected from viruses.
I'm not saying that Macs will never get viruses, it is just less likely, considering the mac to windows ratio is 1:10 respectively
linux has even less viruses...
i hate this 60 second rule!
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