clean boot?

[scipper77]

Re: clean boot?

There are programs out there that mess with the windows registry. These can be very hard to fix because you can't delete the file (and have a working computer).

I like to do a fresh install every couple of years even if I don't have a virus (which I never do). I just try so many different programs and applications that it's easier for me to wipe the HD and start fresh than to try and figure out everything that is going on "behind the scenes" and slowing my computer down. Peer to peer file sharing like limewire or bit torrent is never a good idea in my opinion (but I still have tried it). any time you give a program permission to go around your firewall you are taking a leap of faith.

Sometimes it's not really a virus that slows down the computer. It's all the junk running in the background the the user intentionally installed.

 

[dolluper]

Re: clean boot?

That's why experience counts so much';...as we speak others learn ....why we are here to learn and have fun

 

[j_martin]

Re: clean boot?

Sometimes it's not really a virus that slows down the computer. It's all the junk running in the background the the user intentionally installed.

I've seen Adobe Acrobat install it's task bar program, which is a core hog to start with, multiple times on a Windows server bringing all users on the machine to a crawl. That's one I nix on every machine I service. It just is not needed.

Some graphics cards will install multiple instances of their task bar programs with the same effect. On a remote desktop server it is totally useless, because the only session using the graphics is the console.

When you throw out the unneeded processes, you might just be amazed at how well the thing runs.

hope it helps
John

 

[lucky7]

Re: clean boot?

thanks for all the replys, i found the missing reinstall disk, its all set, now i am the system admin at work.