Windows XP maintanance

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What is the best software to keep XP running at full speed?
Should the registry be cleaned?

I have had several problems that I have had to fix. (reinstalls)

Is there one tool that does it all?

I am a very heavy user.

Thanks,
Scott
 
1. Run Defrag maybe everyother week
2. Run a check Disk from time to time (chkdsk)
3. Remove .tmp files
4. Clean out your Internet Explorer Temp file (Internet Options / Click on
Delete Internet Temp Files)
5. Run a virus scan daily
6. Have a spyware program installed to keep the bugs out.

This should keep things clean and running good for the most part.....
 
Scott said:
What is the best software to keep XP running at full speed?
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No special tools are required nor desirable.

Should the registry be cleaned?
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No. Registry cleaners are much more likely to create problems than to solve
them.

I have had several problems that I have had to fix. (reinstalls)
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You may have had problems, but it was highly unlikely that reinstalls were
required to fix them. Although sometimes a problem is bad enough that a
reinstall is needed, in the great majority of cases, a far less draconian
solution is available.

Is there one tool that does it all?
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No. No more than there is one magic pill you can take that will solve all
your medical problems.

I am a very heavy user.
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Have you tried the Atkins diet? ;-)
 
I use all of System Mechanic 6's
functions; my sustem is purring and I had NEVER had any problems!
Ever.....!

So..why not take your chances. I won't say that System Mechanic 6 is
the best because I might be biased. Check the reviews for PC-cillin,
System Mechanic, Norton System Works, et al...and try a free download
before you buy.
Happy New Year,
PS: Those that say don't? I wonder!
 
Maybe "Don't" is the wrong term. Take a System Image before you start
and use Registry Cleaners all day long. If 99 out of 100 people use it and
don't have a problem that's OK. If you're the single user who ruins his/her
PC because of a Registry Cleaner you'll sing a different tune. Nobody will
dispute that 3rd-Party programs leave remnants in the Registry. Letting a
automated tool pick what Registry Keys/Values to remove is "Risky". So
the "Don't" people are looking out for the user's interest. Most folks want
the PC to simply work and aren't interested in Tweaks & Tune-ups to get
some imaginary performance gain or boot time reduction. Remember the
remnant Keys & values come from 3rd-Party applications not XP itself.
When & if Microsoft releases a Registry Cleaner for XP and beyond then
the discussion might change a bit, until then they (Registry Cleaners) are
an
accident waiting to happen.
 
Mikie said:
I use all of System Mechanic 6's
functions; my sustem is purring and I had NEVER had any problems!
Ever.....!
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I have two points in reply:

1. I use *none*l of System Mechanic 6's functions (or any other such
package); my sustem is purring and I had NEVER had any problems! Ever.....!

2. Some people have unprotected sex with strangers and have no problems. The
experience of a single person is not significant. If you have been fortunate
enough not to have probles, that's great, but that doesn't mean that in the
larger statistical world it's safe.
 
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