[MrB]

Actually, have you ever noticed how your new (2 years ago) computer just doesn't seem as fast as it was when you got it?

Some of it is a matter of perception, since you probably upgraded from a slower computer 2 years ago. But some of it is real.

OS Decay happens. You get fragmentation (disk and registry), and little bits of this and that installed here and there, and it gradually gums up the works.

The best thing to do is to reformat (even low level) your system drive and re-install everything - but there are less drastic steps that will alleviate some of the problems - defragging, uninstalling crap apps, refurbing your registry, etc.

[frgoff]

You know, I used to swallow that crap, too. Then I got smart and just dumped the OS and switched to one that didn't have those problems. Though, I must admit that because I don't leave my computer on 24x7, I do have to manually rotate the system logs and I generally turn the computer off every few days to clear out any RAM gobbled up by poorly-written apps.