View Full Version : Windows 2000 (Possible Rant Alert)
cr3am
April 28th, 2003, 01:22 AM
I just realised that even windows 2000 doesn't clean out the registry when a program is uninstalled. I found about 5 folders, each with many folders inside, and information and crap AFTER I UNINSTALLED THE PROG. Win2000 slowly turns to shit, and so has every other version of Windows i've ever used. Why is this? Don't say "omfgz it's microsoft, omfgz DUHHH!!" cuz it's not what i'm looking for. I want to know WHY windows turns to shit, not a conspiracy that Microsoft wants you to buy the next product.
Windows turns to crap on every computer, and it deals with RAM slower every time you boot, and it can't do as many programs at once every time you boot, etc. What is this?
RAY16
April 28th, 2003, 01:32 AM
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Freakonaleash89
May 17th, 2003, 01:02 PM
XP is better than any so other OS so far (a windows OS that is)about that kindof thing, but I agree they sure don't get any better with heavy use...
|)U(|(0F|)3@TH
May 17th, 2003, 01:28 PM
There's a lot to it and I only know a little. Part of it is what you said, the registry is a fucking mess. Half the programs don't delete registry entries when you uninstall them, which leads to registry bloat. A bloated registry takes longer to parse, which slows down system response time whenever the registry is accessed, which is fairly frequently.
Another problem is the whole DLL system. Dynamically Linked Libraries were originally designed as a way for different software programs to share redundant code. This was helpful back in the days when hard disk memory was small and expensive, but totally useless now. That redundant code is deposited in a DLL file and stored in a common directory (usually Windows\system(32)) where any other program could access it. The problem is that newer software overwrites older DLL's, breaking those DLL's for older software in various ways. MS is trying to get rid of the DLL system now, but it's nearly impossible to do that and maintain backwards compatibility.
There's a lot more, and you can find most it by Googling "What's wrong with windows".
future man
May 21st, 2003, 11:07 PM
Everythings always clean as hell for me, I'm on XP.
cr3am
May 21st, 2003, 11:37 PM
Originally posted by future man
Everythings always clean as hell for me, I'm on XP. now that it's back alive, i guess i'll say that next time i reformat my computer (soon) i'm gonna put on XP Pro, see what it's like!
future man
May 27th, 2003, 10:57 PM
Good plan dude, XP Pro is nice, just not the one from www.suprnova.org, it fucked me over.