It definitely is, the other killer is toolbars. They are resource eaters in a big big way.
-----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 22 October 2012 01:21 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Slightly off topic: smugglers 5. Hi Ibrahim, Well, you will get no argument from me that a lot of the problems with Windows comes down to end users being ignorent of what tools are available for maintaining their system and I blame the manufacturers for not including a default schedule for handling various maintenance tasks. However, I will stick to my point the more stuff you put on the drive the slower it will get. To give you an example there was a Win 7 computer here that I did basic maintenance on which improved system performance but it still booted slow and took forever to load applications. It turned out my wife had 250 GB of pictures and videos on the drive. We got an external drive, moved everything to the external, and deleted everything from the c: drive. The moment we deleted all 250 GB of pictures and home videos Windows 7 ran twice as fast. So I have proof that putting too much stuff on c: is a performance killer as I've seen it firsthand. On 10/21/12, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahim_gucuko...@sent.com> wrote: > Hi Thomas. > > I regularly maintain and optimise computers for customers and I can assure > you that simply isn't the case. Its more down to the ignorance of users in > > basic computer maintenance teqniques, added to the fact that manufacturers > don't seem to want to put basic maintenance software or even set up a > maintenance schedule using the tools in Windows on their computers. There > are a number of things you can do, including regularly defragmenting and > cleaning out the hard drive and registry, optimising the list of services > and start-up programs that load with Windows, cleaning out browser cache > files and cookies; These are all relatively straight forward and can be > performed with little or no effort. I recommend programs that can do most > if not all of this for the customers as part of their consultation as well > as train said customers in the use of these tools where appropriate. > > All the best, Ibrahim. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
