View Full Version : What Slows Windows Down and by How Much?
View Full Version : What Slows Windows Down and by How Much?
soulxtc
September 15th, 2006, 11:29 AM
Came across a cool link with a flow chart detailing how diffrent programs slow down Windows OS.
Has everything from Norton to uTorrent on it.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/soulxtc/results_graph.gif
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/soulxtc/table2.jpg
NOTE: the control time is 75 seconds....for startup.
Auggie2k
September 15th, 2006, 11:54 AM
I wan't to punch Norton right in the executable :P
the great one
September 15th, 2006, 12:23 PM
Unfreakin believable!.
origin
September 15th, 2006, 03:21 PM
thats a awesome post i knew norton was a piece of *hit thanks!
l8
soulxtc
September 15th, 2006, 03:39 PM
thats a awesome post i knew norton was a piece of *hit thanks!
l8
Yah isnt it crazy? Talk about wrapping its arms around your HDD.
evilmegaman
September 15th, 2006, 04:49 PM
but it's still impossible to convince people of its crappiness... *sigh*
soulxtc
September 15th, 2006, 06:25 PM
but it's still impossible to convince people of its crappiness... *sigh*
Its usually people buying a PC for the first time and it comes pre-installed......the name "security suite" makes them feel safe.
Lord_of_the_Dense
September 15th, 2006, 10:17 PM
Nope...just idiots like me whom its been reliable for for many years. Then again, I did "buy" the PC for the first time, but that was only the latest (ka-ching!). The rest were hand-me-downs or hand-me-overs. But I always maintained and updated Norton.
Security Suite, Smecurity suite...
evilmegaman
September 15th, 2006, 10:44 PM
I have never had a reason for virus protection.. It just slows down the computer!
All I have to do is never open exe files from unknown sources. And voila no problemo :D I have never had any sort of malware besides spyware so I just use spybot search and destroy sometimes.
I have a general feeling that if you get more than one virus in your lifetime, you shouldn't be allowed to touch a computer..
Flame away folks, I stand by my feelings. Viruses are made by lamers for lamers :P
btw if this post is out of line... I will allow someone else to step in and tell me :P
infoseeker
September 16th, 2006, 03:50 AM
Its usually people buying a PC for the first time and it comes pre-installed......the name "security suite" makes them feel safe.
POOR Consumer