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Re: Open Source Chrome OS said by en102:Windows by default has a significant amount of services running, and most 'builds' toss in a whole ton of junk, many consuming a lot of RAM while sleeping. I agree that that is a problem. Especially all the extra junk put on a new computer by retail outfits.
And the 1st thing I do with a new system is uninstall all the junk; stop services that are not needed; and modify many default settings for performance reasons. Mostly I blame the retailer for this problem more than I do Microsoft. It is they who could deliver a system built & tuned for performance instead of trying to impress users with all the useless freebies they add on to the system. It is a shame really, because the average user could be sold a Windows system that can fly, instead of one clogged with junk.
Some tuning guides:
»www.microsoft.com/Downloads/deta···ylang=en
»www.pctipsbox.com/speed-up-windo···-tuning/
and there are lots of others.
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| Most people I know uninstall the preloaded crap that comes on laptops...or desktops for that matter. But Vista still had too many processes running for my comfort. Even after I butchered vista, it was still running 60 some processes. Then the switch came real easy for me....I installed a windows update and it put my 4 week old Vista laptop into a shutdown/start up cycle that made it unrecoverable. I switched to 7 and have been running 7 on that laptop ever since. Fully loded with the apps I use, 7 is running with 28-30 processes. Getting rid of Vista was a blessing.
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 en102Canadian, eh?
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Valencia, CA | reply to fAcEtIOUs
A lot of the 'junk' that the retailers add/bundle in are 'paid' installs that 3rd party companies want your business and throw in a whole bunch of trial ware / Toolbars (plague of the modern PC), and tons of apps that want to 'dial home'  for updates frequently.
Many peripherals have become that way, IMO.
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Basically you fix the broken system that you bought, instead of just using a system that is not broken in the first place? |
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