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Introduction
Welcome to my little spot on the Internet! I am Charles “Black Viper” Sparks.
Feel free to wander around everything that I have to offer. With a few thousand pages scattered throughout the domain as well as a successful attempt getting into the dirt track racing scene, something is bound to catch your attention.
Continuing through 2012, I am transferring all of my old content into this new format. Inconsistent layout will result. However, I have the old content still available until each of the remaining static HTML pages gets moved.
Site Updates
News ~ Quick notes on what has been happening with the domain, my life or the computer industry.
- What is New? - Updated January 27, 2012
- Windows 8 Service Configurations ~ Updated: October 22, 2011
- Several New Tasty Delights Added - Updated: January 13, 2011
- Happy Birthday Kitties!
- A Thousand Words About RIFT
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm ~ My content concerning this game.
- Character Listing ~ Updated: January 17, 2011
- Addons Listing ~ Updated: January 27, 2011
Popular Content
Windows Services ~ Includes complete explanations of each service and advice on which services you can safely disable.
- Windows 8 Service Configurations ~ Updated: October 22, 2011
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Service Configurations ~ Updated: December 16, 2010
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Configurations ~ Updated: August 5, 2010
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Service Configurations ~ Updated: June 24, 2010
- Windows XP x64 (64-bit) Service Pack 2 Service Configurations ~ August 5, 2010
- Windows XP x86 (32-bit) Service Pack 3 Service Configurations ~ Updated: June 24, 2010
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Service Configurations ~ Updated: February 26, 2009
Windows 7 Related Information:
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Information:
Windows 7 (Retail) Information:
Vista Related Information:
Vista Service Pack 2 Information:
Vista Service Pack 1 Information:
Vista (Retail) Information:
XP Related Information:
- FAQ
- File Compression
- Installation Guide
- Praise and Flames
- Service Information
- Service Profiles
- Strange Services
- Super Tweaks
XP x86 (32-bit) Service Pack 3 Information:
- Custom Services Control Batch File Tool
- Custom Services Registry Tool
- Services Control Batch Files
- Services Registry Files
- Service Configurations
XP x86 (32-bit) Service Pack 2 Archived Information:
XP Pro x64 (64-bit) Service Pack 2 Information:
- Custom Services Control Batch File Tool
- Custom Services Registry Tool
- Services Control Batch Files
- Services Registry Files
- Service Information
- Service Configurations
XP x86 (32-bit) Service Pack 1a Archived Information:
XP x86 (32-bit) Retail Archived Information:
Main Articles Not Transferred (yet)
Guides ~ Drafted by me and offered for free, my guides include random technical help on various topics of interest.
Installation Sneak Peak ~ Step by step installation guides with screen shots:
- Install Ubuntu 9.10 ~ Created: November 9, 2009
- Install Windows 7 ~ Created: October 20, 2009
- Install Windows Vista ~ Created: May 16, 2007
- Install Windows XP Pro ~ Created: September 8, 2002
- Install Windows XP Home ~ Created: October 12, 2002
- Install Windows 2000 Pro ~ Created: November 11, 2002
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