Does uninstalling programs make your computer faster in your opinion?

[froggyboy604]

I would say yes since some programs like viruses, malware, spyware, adware, poorly made programs or programs that automatically start up when you turn on your computer can make your computer slow.

I uninstalled some plugins for my browser, and it seems more responsive.

Plus, it is recommended to have atleast 20% free space on your hard drive or your drive preformance suffers.

 

[Yoshi]

Actually, it depends. Windows, which has a poor system for file management, requires a lot of work to prevent fragmentation which also slows down your computer, it's said you are supposed to do that once a week. Also uninstalling stuff doesn't really help a dead machine, as most programs write to the windows registry, and sometimes all files don't get removed. The registry also takes a lot of heat from people, because it is like a bulls eye to virus's, trojans, keyloggers and that sort. Whereas linux has very little fragmentation and no registry. Not saying that linux systems are perfect, as they aren't. Any incorrect stuff can cause a kernel panic(about the linux version of a bluescreen.) where it shuts itself down to prevent damage to your harddrive. While linux can operate with a completely full harddrive(meaning 0 bytes left on the drive) at about the same speed that it would do without, as most programs like firefox and such keep cache in ram memory. Windows will also run, albeit hampered in speed, in the same situation.

 

[Spiritwarrior]

It varies on your computer's specifications, especially on RAM and CPU usage. I know that if you're using an older computer designed for older operating systems like Win98 or Win2000, then having less applications may increase your computer's speed because the less software applications you have running, the less processes your computer generates.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I'm guessing it depends on the computer and the size of the program you are uninstalling.

 

[froggyboy604]

A lot of people complain about some anti-virus and firewalls programs slowing down their computer compared to other antivirus programs.

A lot of people say Mcafee anti-virus and firewall uses more resources then Kaspersky, NOD3D, and Comodo firewall.

 

[Yoshi]

QUOTE (froggyboy604 @ June 28, 2009 11:04 pm) A lot of people complain about some anti-virus and firewalls programs slowing down their computer compared to other antivirus programs.

A lot of people say Mcafee anti-virus and firewall uses more resources then Kaspersky, NOD3D, and Comodo firewall.
It is true. I have noticed a slowdown of about 2 - 3 seconds for AVG and McAfee virus, though now I dont run any virus protection at all.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

QUOTE (Stosh @ June 27, 2009 09:53 pm) Actually, it depends. Windows, which has a poor system for file management, requires a lot of work to prevent fragmentation which also slows down your computer, it's said you are supposed to do that once a week. Also uninstalling stuff doesn't really help a dead machine, as most programs write to the windows registry, and sometimes all files don't get removed. The registry also takes a lot of heat from people, because it is like a bulls eye to virus's, trojans, keyloggers and that sort. Whereas linux has very little fragmentation and no registry. Not saying that linux systems are perfect, as they aren't. Any incorrect stuff can cause a kernel panic(about the linux version of a bluescreen.) where it shuts itself down to prevent damage to your harddrive. While linux can operate with a completely full harddrive(meaning 0 bytes left on the drive) at about the same speed that it would do without, as most programs like firefox and such keep cache in ram memory. Windows will also run, albeit hampered in speed, in the same situation.
Stosh basically nailed it.

Its how your Os is made and what you need to do to get speed.

With windows you basically have to clean up alot and not get any malware to get your max speed or whatever.

For Linux updating and cleaning out non used programs is the cure. Oh and a big swap helps too

.

 

[Yoshi]

QUOTE (NBK*Twitch @ July 02, 2009 01:09 pm) QUOTE (Stosh @ June 27, 2009 09:53 pm) Actually, it depends. Windows, which has a poor system for file management, requires a lot of work to prevent fragmentation which also slows down your computer, it's said you are supposed to do that once a week. Also uninstalling stuff doesn't really help a dead machine, as most programs write to the windows registry, and sometimes all files don't get removed. The registry also takes a lot of heat from people, because it is like a bulls eye to virus's, trojans, keyloggers and that sort. Whereas linux has very little fragmentation and no registry. Not saying that linux systems are perfect, as they aren't. Any incorrect stuff can cause a kernel panic(about the linux version of a bluescreen.) where it shuts itself down to prevent damage to your harddrive. While linux can operate with a completely full harddrive(meaning 0 bytes left on the drive) at about the same speed that it would do without, as most programs like firefox and such keep cache in ram memory. Windows will also run, albeit hampered in speed, in the same situation.
Stosh basically nailed it.

Its how your Os is made and what you need to do to get speed.

With windows you basically have to clean up alot and not get any malware to get your max speed or whatever.

For Linux updating and cleaning out non used programs is the cure. Oh and a big swap helps too

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Swap is fake ram used on your hard disk, it is slower to have 2 GiB of swap and 256 MB ram as opposed to 2 GiB of ram and 256 MB swap.