[PLUG] Broadband speed monitoring software

[J Henshaw]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Langis Jr." <richard.langis at sun.com>
To: <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Broadband speed monitoring software


> J Henshaw wrote:
>
> >>Hey we all know Windows just slows down after a while, performance
> >>degradation is just a part of the life cycle of a windows box. ;-)
> >>
> >
> > Not if you know what yer doing
>
> I disagree - even if you know what you're doing.  Installing and
> uninstalling apps, thrashing the swap file, putting tons of little .ini
> files into the system directory, etc...  All of those muss up your
> system.  And most uninstall programs leave stuff laying around.
>
> Even if you scandisk, defrag and prune your registry regularly, I found
> that after about 3 months of use my 98 gaming system would have to be
> reloaded.  What a PITA
>
> -R
Hmm.

I have taken one hard disk with Windows on it through three different
motherboard upgrades in the past,  used it for 3 years without a problem.

There's a few more tricks to know..  but I don't have the time to go into
that at the moment!
Besides it's a linux list, huh?

;)