setting up windows

• turn on auto updates
• tools | folder options | views
  • view details, apply to all.
  • no auto search for network stuff
  • view hidden files, display contents of system
  • display full path everywhere
  • no cache thumbnails
  • don't hide extensions
  • show hidden files
  • don't remember each folder's view settings.
  • don't show encrypted.
• control panel - switch to classic view.
• turn off cursor blinking
• view status bar.
• install drivers - sound, video, cards.
• install kav, update, check installer dir.
• install tweakui
  • reverse every checkbox on general
  • remove help
  • set up places bar
  • file home dl mp3 proj
• install cleartype
• install ultramon
• change start menu to classic, no grouping, hide inactive icons
• turn off junk on taskbar
• copy over notepad2, make link on start menu
• start menu link to todo.txt
• install winamp latest 2.x. click through BS. classic skin, double size, close library & equalizer
• install last.fm scrobbler
• install firefox
• restore bookmarks. fix home page. about:config, don't warn me ill be careful, adjust tab close button style to 3, adjust width. add-ons: download sort. daily directories for jpg jpeg png gif, incoming mp3 dir, one dir for all other files adblock, adblock updater
• adblock
• firebug
• live http headers
• download sort
• greasemonkey
• show image thumbnail
• fix search behavior to instant search.
• keep history for 9000 days.
• disable download window, set default location to /dl
• accept 'save tabs and restore' dialog
• about:config fix tabs.
  • closebutton method 3
  • minwidth 40 maxwidth 800
  • disable open after current
  • disable autohide
• setup bookmarklets.
  • up
  • inc - increment
    
  • dec
  • li
  • nl
  • giga sarch - select some text, then click the link. a new tab with search results for gigapedia book search will open up. See how to use gigapedia.
  • gtrans
  • bt
• load old bookmarks, etc.
• bookmark flyproxy and piratebay through flyproxy
• download java
• install trillian
• set up scite - enable status bar, tab size to 2, use tabs to false
• install flash
• install utorrent, update
  • set dl dir, saved torrents dir.,
  • moving shit around
• associations. don't change index after rename - stupidest default ever.yeah
• python
• add python to the system path
• run gen_python
• pil
• mysql
• java
• mysqldb cygwin?