Why do applications run faster with a fresh install of Windows XP?

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I have noticed that if I do a fresh install of Windows XP and install
the same applications that were previously on my machine that my
computer seems to runs much faster, most notably with applications
loading faster. Other than defraging my drive, cleaning out my
registry, what other maintenance should be done to windows XP to help
keep my computer as quick running as when I do a fresh install? Can
anyone recommend some good utilities that optimize XP performance and
clean up the junk that makes it lag. Thanks
 
Clean out temporary files (*.TMP).

Clean out Temporary directories (C:\Temp, C:\Windows\Temp)

Clean out Temporary Internet files

Do not store emails in inbox.

Run anti-virus program

Run: Ad Aware 6.0, Spybot: Search and Destory 1.3 and CWShedder to remove
"spyware/malware/hackware".
 
Make that:

Do not keep emails in inbox. If you wish to keep an email
longer, create another folder and move the email to that folder. Always try
to keep the inbox as clean as possible.
 
Yves said:
Make that:

Do not keep emails in inbox. If you wish to keep an email
longer, create another folder and move the email to that folder.
Always try to keep the inbox as clean as possible.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What difference does it make if he keeps all his
mail in a folder named X or in the inbox, you total overserious, pavlovian clod?
 
Why?, because a "Basic" install of Windows doesn't have 3rd party
applications installed. Smaller Registry, Less interactions, no Anti-Virus
real-time scanning. Also, the User Hive of the registry isn't populated
with settings & options. The more applications & settings come into
use causes a natural slowing of performance. Some cleanup can help
a little, especially a frequent Defrag. However, it's like the difference
between an empty truck and one loaded down. One climbs the hill
faster than the other. That's one of the reasons I tell people not to use
every Media player that you can download off the Internet for free.
Just keep in mind that every application you install adds Class ID's,
perhaps a Context entry, 3rd party Dll's and more. Basically, it's not
XP's fault when a machine gets "Sluggish", but it does a good job of
trying to carry the Load.
 
Sanjay said:
I have noticed that if I do a fresh install of Windows XP and install
the same applications that were previously on my machine that my
computer seems to runs much faster, most notably with applications
loading faster. Other than defraging my drive, cleaning out my
registry, what other maintenance should be done to windows XP to help
keep my computer as quick running as when I do a fresh install?
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You have probably got a collection of other things running in the
background - some that you know of, some probably that you don't.
Consult http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm and use the tools linked there
to keep the machine clear of such malware
 
Good reply R,

JAX

R. McCarty said:
Why?, because a "Basic" install of Windows doesn't have 3rd party
applications installed. Smaller Registry, Less interactions, no Anti-Virus
real-time scanning. Also, the User Hive of the registry isn't populated
with settings & options. The more applications & settings come into
use causes a natural slowing of performance. Some cleanup can help
a little, especially a frequent Defrag. However, it's like the difference
between an empty truck and one loaded down. One climbs the hill
faster than the other. That's one of the reasons I tell people not to use
every Media player that you can download off the Internet for free.
Just keep in mind that every application you install adds Class ID's,
perhaps a Context entry, 3rd party Dll's and more. Basically, it's not
XP's fault when a machine gets "Sluggish", but it does a good job of
trying to carry the Load.
Click to expand...
 
If you download and try different programs very often like I do, the best
thing I have found is to reinstall xp every 6 months or annually.

My 2 cents worth
 
|Yves Leclerc wrote:
|> Make that:
|>
|> Do not keep emails in inbox. If you wish to keep an email
|> longer, create another folder and move the email to that folder.
|> Always try to keep the inbox as clean as possible.
|
|BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What difference does it make if he keeps all his
|mail in a folder named X or in the inbox, you total overserious, pavlovian
| clod?
|

Because many email client programs keep the inbox file open (and often most of
it is kept loaded in memory). Also, operations on a single message in the
inbox can result in the entire file being copied and rewritten - this has
nothing to do with Windows or Microsoft: the way that email works was created
long before Microsoft was.

If you use POP mail, the inbox is a file on your own computer. If you use
IMAP mail, the inbox is a file on the server (with probably a cached copy on
your own computer, as well).

As an analogy to paper mail, think of your inbox as the box that the mailman
puts mail into - if you kept all of your mail there instead of taking it into
your house and filing what you want to keep, and throwing out the junk, how
manageable would your mail be? For example, you would have to sort through
all of it to see if there was any new letters in there for you (unless you
could make sure that the mailman always put the new stuff on top instead of
maybe shoving it into the middle of the pile).
 
Russ said:
If you download and try different programs very often like I do, the best
thing I have found is to reinstall xp every 6 months or annually.

My 2 cents worth
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Not necessary if you know what you're doing. I use RegCleaner and clear the
prefetch folder once in a while. Type %temp% in the address bar to clear
the user temp directory. My current XP installation on two computers was
first intalled nearly two years ago on one, and runs perfectly fast, even
after having 'repaired' after migrating between hard drives and motherboards
a couple of times. I wouldn't want to reinstall unless I really had to as I
have so much software installed.

ss.
 
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"Yves Leclerc, the fretful, twinging glove puppet"
|Yves Leclerc wrote: |> Make that: |> |> Do not keep
emails in inbox. If you wish to keep an email |> longer, create
another folder and move the email to that folder. |> Always try to
keep the inbox as clean as possible. |
|BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What difference does it make if he keeps
all his |mail in a folder named X or in the inbox, you total
overserious, pavlovian | clod?
|

Because many email client programs keep the inbox file open (and
often most of it is kept loaded in memory).
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Also, operations on a single message
in the
inbox can result in the entire file being copied and rewritten - this
has
nothing to do with Windows or Microsoft: the way that email works was
created
long before Microsoft was.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!

If you use POP mail, the inbox is a file on your own computer. If
you use
IMAP mail, the inbox is a file on the server (with probably a cached
copy on
your own computer, as well).
Click to expand...

As an analogy to paper mail, think of your inbox as the box that the
mailman puts mail into
Click to expand...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! PMSL.
 
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