Concern due to drastic transition

[violet]

Hi:
Thanks all for the responses to my previous post, 'M.S. Office 2007.'

Now, I have another question as reading one of threads on this board
concerning impact due to drastic change.

The PC is pre-loaded with XP Home Edition and 512 RAM with less than 100 GB
that I purchased about 5 years ago. It's been running good, but I've been
using as a
back-up PC because I purchased a brand new PC with Vista recently.

I need to install 'M.S. Office 2007' on both PCs, XP and Vista. The Vista
is no worry,
but XP, I started to concern because whenever I install new stuff, either
hardware or
software, the machine getting sluggish, although it's getting back to normal
after few days'
use.

My question, .... whether it's possible for me to install 'M.S. Office 2007'
on XP without
drastic impact? If does, what precaution should I take to avoid it?

Your imputs would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[Ron Badour]

It may be that you have a ton of stuff that starts at boot and probably
doesn't have to (Office for example).

Cut back on the number of programs starting at boot by checking the programs
for an option not to load. You might have to double click an icon in the
tray (others might require a right click) and then look for preferences or
options. If you cannot find an option, look for and remove the program
from the start up folder on the start menu or the registry run keys (use
regedit.exe):

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Run
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunOnce
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­RunOnce
5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunServices
6.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunServicesOnce
7.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\RunOnce\Setup

If tinkering in the registry is not your thing, you can use msconfig.exe,
startup tab, to disable programs; however, by doing so, you may lessen its
value as a troubleshooting tool. There might be some double entries in
msconfig--be careful not to disable parts of your anti virus program for
example. My personal rule of thumb is that if a program is not used every
time I start a computer session, I do not load it at boot--I start those
programs when I have need for them.

If you disable an entry in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and
the program loads again after a reboot, that is an indication that you
missed an option on the program itself. If you don't know what an entry is,
use google.com or check here:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm