Comments on: “The computer is so slow these days” http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rahul Gaitonde http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21360 Rahul Gaitonde Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:51:19 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/#comment-21360 Re: multiple partitions, I recommend that for i.) security in case of a<br>fatal OS crash and ii.) reduction in fragmentation on the c: drive (also why<br>I recommend moving the page file to a dedicated partition)<br><br>I forgot to mention cleaning up startup programs through "msconfig". I<br>always do that too. In fact, I covered that bit in this post from some time<br>ago: "HOWTO: Speed up XP and Vista, reclaim disk space, tweak<br>performance<http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/25/speed-xp-vista-reclaim-disk-space/><br>" Re: multiple partitions, I recommend that for i.) security in case of a
fatal OS crash and ii.) reduction in fragmentation on the c: drive (also why
I recommend moving the page file to a dedicated partition)

I forgot to mention cleaning up startup programs through “msconfig”. I
always do that too. In fact, I covered that bit in this post from some time
ago: “HOWTO: Speed up XP and Vista, reclaim disk space, tweak
performance<http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/25/speed-xp-vista-reclaim-disk-space/>
“

]]> By: Niranjan http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21312 Niranjan Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:07:05 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/#comment-21312 Multiple partitions on the same physical drive don't really help. It does nothing to speed up the seek times, which is where the worst latency lies. There is also a lot of bloat, mostly from the startup programs and things that stay running all the time. An average user will get a better bang for their buck by just cleaning the startup program list. Multiple partitions on the same physical drive don't really help. It does nothing to speed up the seek times, which is where the worst latency lies. There is also a lot of bloat, mostly from the startup programs and things that stay running all the time. An average user will get a better bang for their buck by just cleaning the startup program list.

]]> By: Rahul Gaitonde http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21269 Rahul Gaitonde Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/#comment-21269 Thanks, GWBE. Hope it shakes your computer out of (possible) lethargy! Thanks, GWBE. Hope it shakes your computer out of (possible) lethargy!

]]> By: Rahul Gaitonde http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21268 Rahul Gaitonde Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:14:28 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/#comment-21268 Yup. In fact, OEMs strike agreements (desktop shortcuts, pre-installed toolbars) that deliberately make it more difficult for users (or, with one large C: drive, more dangerous). Yup. In fact, OEMs strike agreements (desktop shortcuts, pre-installed toolbars) that deliberately make it more difficult for users (or, with one large C: drive, more dangerous).

]]> By: GWBE http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21266 GWBE Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:12:20 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/#comment-21266 That's a really useful post Rahul. That's a really useful post Rahul.

]]> By: shrey http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21221 shrey Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:06:49 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2009/08/06/the-computer-is-so-slow-these-days/#comment-21221 Being a nerd/geek (which term do you think is better?) myself, I follow most of the mentioned practices already. The shifting of My Documents and Page file are two good ideas that I never thought of. And I couldn't agree more on the OEMs/Assemblers not doing their bits to help the poor user. Being a nerd/geek (which term do you think is better?) myself, I follow most of the mentioned practices already. The shifting of My Documents and Page file are two good ideas that I never thought of. And I couldn't agree more on the OEMs/Assemblers not doing their bits to help the poor user.

]]>