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Number   :  5035
Date     :  2003-07-15
Author   :  J. Merrill
Subject  :  Re: *OT* (Off topic) WIN98SE SLOW DOWN
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At 11:01 PM 7/15/2003 -0700, Charles Knox wrote (in part)
>At 08:30 PM 14/07/2003 +1000, Michael Marquart wrote:
>>On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:05:27 -0500, Chris Kahney wrote:
>>
>>> Believe it or not XP Pro would run better on a 300mhz w/ 128megs than 98
>does
>>
>>This is certainly not true on a 500MHz w/256 Meg so I don't know why it
>>should be so on a 300 MHz with 128 Meg. I capture video on such a PC and
>>can't do it with the XP Pro OS because it slows down the PC to the point
>>that real time capture can't take place, like it can on the 98 OS.
>>If you think differently then all I can say is you haven't tried it.
>>
>[snip]
>2000 isn't anywhere near as bloated as XP, which starts a lot more
>background services, all of which occupy system time.
>[snip]

There are a lot of XP services that can (and should) be shut off...

J. Merrill / Analytical Software Corp



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