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[HingVista]

Any computer user that's owned and installed software onto their computer knows that the more you install, the slower the beast runs. Most also know that it's not just quantity and that what you install plays a large factor in how slowly your computer runs.

The aim of this thread is to find out what types of application slow down a computer the most.




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[Automatum]

It is obvious that a Norton product must be the first in the list .

[zahmad]

^ !

[cmkumar2k]

that was a good info..... good found

[uerbe]

Any computer user that's owned and installed software onto their computer knows that the more you install, the slower the beast runs. Most also know that it's not just quantity and that what you install plays a large factor in how slowly your computer runs...

I would also add Microsoft's Verclsid.exe to the list.

[sendo72]

nice find

[TituFama]

Yahoo Widget Engine with more than 10 widgets on desktop

[WinMatrics]

Yeah Norton slowed my boot by 2 minutes..

I removed it and got Live OneCare, waaay faster.

[Freka]

wow zonealarm is the best it doesnt slow my pc down at all

[teentitan2k2]

what software did u use to get that chart?

[WhistAler]

I had no idea that number of installed fonts too increase the start-up time so much!

[ProjectRAGE]

Norton a hog? NEVER!

[gaz-545]

i got over 4000 fonts, so that means it slows down 160%

[Jorlin]

i got over 4000 fonts, so that means it slows down 160%

That's a good one XD

[Hipgnosis]

I suppose that it's one of the many reasons why NOT to get a Norton product.

Edited by JDelta, 16 September 2006 - 03:19 PM.

[WinMatrics]

Norton a hog? NEVER!

No offense but I cracked up like hell when I read that.

[Felinix_Devotion]

When I've just reformatted to get the pc running maxxed out as i like it.

I first off

Disable system restore, security centre and secondary and fast logon and move it to windows classic logon, I then make sure XP classic is the theme, and remove the wallpaper, I then remove all sounds.

From there I then goto the explorer window and change the toolbars to make it maxxed out on view space of the windows and remove the common tasks bar.

I also remove the text from the bars and then turn them to small icons and remove all but the most needed icons I need, I also add the address bar at this point.

From there I then reboot the computer to change all settings, before going into advanced of the My Computer properties box making sure it is set to max performance.

From there I move to screensaver disable that and then to power managment and make it all on.

I also find turning of Indexing helps and keeping your start up programs to the bear minimum works well, On mine the only things booting up with it are.

1) Sygate Personal Firewall
2) AVG Free.

I use WLM and Yahell, but I have Yahoo stripped down from the bulky bars to next to nothing as for WLM using the lovely purdy amazingly brilliant Mess Patch *THANKYOU PATCHOU!!!*

Same with programs like Winrar I remove most of it's stupid context menus as they lag down right clicks a biatch, and for other programs.

I think i've said enough for now

[Electryangel]

Norton a hog? NEVER!

No offense but I cracked up like hell when I read that.

I'm using Norton Internet security 2006 but I don't feel that my PC is much slover then before

[Felinix_Devotion]

I once used Norton Internet Security 2004 Pro when it was the latest release, and got told the same and was thinking the peeps who told me was idiots.

Then I woke up one day and had to format since my friend screwed up the system files for a lark...of which he got a wedgie for life from.

And decided to install Sygate and Avast!, my god did I notice a difference and I was on a Athlon XP 2800 with 512mb of DDR Ram and the speed increase was noteable.

Nortons to me is the noobs world of anti virus.

[teentitan2k2]

I assume if you have over a certain amount of ram, you need not worry about this sooo lets say 128mb and less shall feel the effects of these minor things to speed up the pc...?