Emie,
I run much the same list of programs and leave them running all the
time. I have not noticed any adverse effects, maybe because I have 512
mb of RAM.
However, I have set up the XP Scheduler to run my virus scan (complete
system scan) and Spybot once a week in an off time.
I will also add that I liked the desktop of Windows 3.11 so I have set
up XP to look and act the same as 3.11.
Orf Bartrop
Emie wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don Penlington" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:13 PM
>Subject: [PCSOFT] XP maximum performance
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>>I have Zone Alarm, AVG, and SpywareGuard running only when on internet,
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>and
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>>I update and run both AdAware and Spybot regularly or after visiting
>>suspect sites such as "free" screensavers.
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>Thanks for sharing this with us, Don. Very good set up you got, I should
>say! I believe I migrated to XP few weeks after you did but just didn't
>have the chance to eXPlore much to learn and eXPerience this new system yet.
>Majority of the machines I deal with are mostly the good ol' Win9x's, MEs
>and 2Ks. I guess most of the people from the South (Georgia) either just
>want to hang on to their current systems, don't want to spend money for a
>new system or perhaps, are just not sold to XP yet. Whatever the case maybe
>I was once accused of "trying to re-invent the wheel" when I tried to
>convince a local folk to upgrade to XP from 95... eeeh!!
>
>Now, my question. As you mentioned above "only when on internet," do you
>then disable these programs manually every time, when you decide to work
>from your local programs (C drive) only like maybe using MS Word? Or does
>XP have an option to go either way automatically? (Excuse my ignorance and
>in-eXPerience!) My ZA, AVG, MailWasher and Hijack This! ride the Start up
>file. And it does make a lot of sense to turn them off when you're working
>from your local drive only. Is there a way to automate this as we used to
>do batch files in DOS? Anyone? Ideas?
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>I know I'm way behind with everyone else but I'm trying. Like Win98 S/E,
>maybe I'll learn enough about XP by the time it reaches its end of life!!
>*Grin!*
>
>Emie DelRosario
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