23 Aug
2010
23 Aug
'10
1:58 p.m.
On 23 Aug 2010 at 15:19, Brian Lanning wrote:
The real problem is windows. They load it up with
bloat so that you
need a faster processor and more memory, then drop support for older
versions that didn't do so much crud. The end result is that you're
forced into upgrading to a slower operating system (that is, it's
doing more) at the same time you're upgrading to faster hardware.
The real problem is windows setup. Microsoft's default is to leave
your "Documents and Settings", "Program files", temp folder and swap
space all on the same drive. And then, there's the ever-expanding
registry.
It is possible to logically partition things and elminate all of the
gratuitous services, and prune down the registry, but it isn't easy,
so most people don't.
Sells a lot of new machines and OS software that way.
--Chuck