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From: Anteaus on 11 Feb 2010 04:31
Think it's also worth adding that on a computer of this age, a lot of
software has probably been installed and uninstalled. Many of the larger
packages do not uninstall completely, and leave behind various kinds of junk
which slow the system down. This is the main reason computers get
progressively slower. (I can vouch for this fact because I've had computers
performing specific tasks, with a pretty-much fixed config, for five or more
years without any noticeable performance loss.)

In your position I would seriously consider doing a full reinstall from a
clean (formatted) disk. Before starting, backup your data and download the
drivers you need from the Dell website.

Though, this will take a good few hours work, and this is where cost/results
considerations come into play. You have to balance time cost of reloading the
software from scratch against the price of a new computer, and ask whether
that might be a better route to take in the long run.

If you don't want to take this step then you can try various cleanup
procedures, but in my experience they will never give the same results as
clean install.

"Jaime" wrote:

> I'm tired, i cant find something for to speed up my windows xp, i want to
> know if really exist a program for to speed up windows xp totally free
> without to pay a lisence, and that really could speed up my pc
>
> I will be thanksful if you give me some options
>
> Thank you
>
> My computer is a Dell d610 with windows xp service pack 3.
From: Leonard Grey on 11 Feb 2010 10:05
"...packages do not uninstall completely, and leave behind various kinds
of junk which slow the system down. This is the main reason computers
get progressively slower."

Perhaps you could give some specific examples of "various kinds of junk"
and then explain in detail how they slow the system down.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Anteaus wrote:
> Think it's also worth adding that on a computer of this age, a lot of
> software has probably been installed and uninstalled. Many of the larger
> packages do not uninstall completely, and leave behind various kinds of junk
> which slow the system down. This is the main reason computers get
> progressively slower. (I can vouch for this fact because I've had computers
> performing specific tasks, with a pretty-much fixed config, for five or more
> years without any noticeable performance loss.)
>
> In your position I would seriously consider doing a full reinstall from a
> clean (formatted) disk. Before starting, backup your data and download the
> drivers you need from the Dell website.
>
> Though, this will take a good few hours work, and this is where cost/results
> considerations come into play. You have to balance time cost of reloading the
> software from scratch against the price of a new computer, and ask whether
> that might be a better route to take in the long run.
>
> If you don't want to take this step then you can try various cleanup
> procedures, but in my experience they will never give the same results as
> clean install.
>
> "Jaime" wrote:
>
>> I'm tired, i cant find something for to speed up my windows xp, i want to
>> know if really exist a program for to speed up windows xp totally free
>> without to pay a lisence, and that really could speed up my pc
>>
>> I will be thanksful if you give me some options
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> My computer is a Dell d610 with windows xp service pack 3.
From: Daave on 11 Feb 2010 12:45
Perhaps he's referring to packages such as the Norton 360 Suite. The
normal uninstall routine does a very poor job of uninstalling
everything.

Leonard Grey wrote:
> "...packages do not uninstall completely, and leave behind various
> kinds of junk which slow the system down. This is the main reason
> computers get progressively slower."
>
> Perhaps you could give some specific examples of "various kinds of
> junk" and then explain in detail how they slow the system down.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Anteaus wrote:
>> Think it's also worth adding that on a computer of this age, a lot of
>> software has probably been installed and uninstalled. Many of the
>> larger packages do not uninstall completely, and leave behind
>> various kinds of junk which slow the system down. This is the main
>> reason computers get progressively slower. (I can vouch for this
>> fact because I've had computers performing specific tasks, with a
>> pretty-much fixed config, for five or more years without any
>> noticeable performance loss.) In your position I would seriously
>> consider doing a full reinstall
>> from a clean (formatted) disk. Before starting, backup your data and
>> download the drivers you need from the Dell website.
>>
>> Though, this will take a good few hours work, and this is where
>> cost/results considerations come into play. You have to balance time
>> cost of reloading the software from scratch against the price of a
>> new computer, and ask whether that might be a better route to take
>> in the long run. If you don't want to take this step then you can try
>> various cleanup
>> procedures, but in my experience they will never give the same
>> results as clean install.
>>
>> "Jaime" wrote:
>>
>>> I'm tired, i cant find something for to speed up my windows xp, i
>>> want to know if really exist a program for to speed up windows xp
>>> totally free without to pay a lisence, and that really could speed
>>> up my pc I will be thanksful if you give me some options
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> My computer is a Dell d610 with windows xp service pack 3.


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