AxelDominatoR wrote:
The Windows' Registry is accurately designed so that over time the computer becomes slower and slower.
So there are two choices:
A) Reinstall
B) Buy a new computer
There are any number of tools to 'optimize' the registry, which work with varying degrees of effectiveness. However, anything that edits the registry involves some risk of corrupting it, and even the most effective optimizers can only do some much. They can put off the need for a re-install for several months, but they can't forestall it indefinitely.
Mind you, there are plenty of things that will make a poorly secured and maintained Windows box (or is that redundant?) grind to a halt long before registry bloat can become a factor. I'm still hearing from tech support customers who don't have anti-virus and anti-spyware scanners on their system, which with a broadband connection is simply asking for trouble.