guru-666 wrote:
not that I care but what does this have to do with the amiga?
What do you expect to find in the Alternative OS forum?
@amigadave
Unfortunately slowdowns are inevitable over time with XP, unless you don't install anything! There's not a huge amount you can do, but here are some steps you can take:
1. Uninstall any unneeded apps, especially eye candy like Windowblinds et al.
2. Choose an efficient anti-virus solution - i.e. NOT Norton
3. Use several different Spyware removal packages, as individually they won't detect everything
4. Use MSConfig to turn off anything which is starting at boot which you don't need (be careful though)
5. Check Services in Control Panel and turn off anything you don't need (again, be careful)
6. Defrag - some say it won't make any difference, and maybe they are correct for minimally fragmented drives, but in my experience the difference between a defragmented drive and a heavily fragmented one is significant
Short of this, it's a reinstall. I would urge you however to consider the Mac. OS X doesn't, in my experience, suffer any of the gradual reduction in speed. It always seems snappy no matter what you install. I have had 6 Macs in the past 3 years and have never reinstalled OS X.
On modern Intel Macs you can run Windows, be it through Parallels or Boot Camp, and it runs very well. So if you have a few apps for which you cannot find Mac equivalents, you can still run the Windows versions.
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moto
