How I prevented bad stuff on my XP machine
Bad a couple of yrs ago, I still has XP. I would document the number of processes going on. Check occasionally to see if there was something there that shouldn't be. Worst case was having to reload OS...
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I recently purchased a new Windows 7 machine.
An upgrade from my cherished XP machine.
The old XP machine, despite being a powerhouse when first purchased (intended to run CAD and photo-editing programs) continued to slow more and more with each XP update pushed out by Microsoft. More Microsoft add-ons appeared. More background processes running. The computer seemed to need more thinking time. The 4 Gb of RAM didn't seem to be enough, any more. I started to wonder if Microsoft was deliberately bogging down XP to encourage users to upgrade.
The new Windows 7 64-bit machine is considerably faster. There are far fewer background processes running, and I have all the same software installed now.
I thought I'd not like Win7. Must admit that I love it. Similar enough to XP, yet some new features that make my computing life easier. The laptop runs Vista ... never did become a fan of it, much prefer Win7 to Vista!
An upgrade from my cherished XP machine.
The old XP machine, despite being a powerhouse when first purchased (intended to run CAD and photo-editing programs) continued to slow more and more with each XP update pushed out by Microsoft. More Microsoft add-ons appeared. More background processes running. The computer seemed to need more thinking time. The 4 Gb of RAM didn't seem to be enough, any more. I started to wonder if Microsoft was deliberately bogging down XP to encourage users to upgrade.
The new Windows 7 64-bit machine is considerably faster. There are far fewer background processes running, and I have all the same software installed now.
I thought I'd not like Win7. Must admit that I love it. Similar enough to XP, yet some new features that make my computing life easier. The laptop runs Vista ... never did become a fan of it, much prefer Win7 to Vista!
