Removing Windows XP Pro to speed up home PC?

**Bravo_Bravo** · 31-01-2010, 20:40

The BB family computer is running very slow, and on looking to see what programmes I can remove I note that MS Office Pro 2003 has been installed, but not used since 2005. I suspect this is a hookey copy loaded on by one of my children.

PC uses XP Home.

If I removed it, would the world fall out of the back of the monitor?

**CQMS** · 31-01-2010, 20:41

No.

**Bravo_Bravo** · 31-01-2010, 20:42

The gifts of brevity and rapidity. Everything that is, etc.

Ta.

**msr** · 31-01-2010, 20:47

I doubt it will make much difference to be honest....

How many other applications have they installed?

MSR

**Bravo_Bravo** · 31-01-2010, 20:50

Its the second biggest programme on an old PC, some 5-6 years old I suspect. the C-drive is well over 90% full...

**msr** · 31-01-2010, 20:52

The amount of data on the HDD does not have a significant bearing on the speed of the machine, as long as it is defragged and Windows is not complaining about running out of space.

**Bravo_Bravo** · 31-01-2010, 20:53

and Windows is not complaining about running out of space.

Guess what...

**msr** · 31-01-2010, 20:55

go on...

**Bravo_Bravo** · 31-01-2010, 20:56

Windows is complaining about running out of space.

**LordVonHarley** · 31-01-2010, 21:01

You can also run MSconfig and see how many apps are loaded in services and startup. By reducings these to a bare minimal you can speed up the old PC. Also run defrag and disk clean up to get ride of old unused files. :D

**msr** · 31-01-2010, 21:01

Uninstall it then, and earmark this year's bounty for a new PC ;)

**msr** · 31-01-2010, 21:04

Originally Posted by LordVonHarley

You can also run MSconfig and see how many apps are loaded in services and startup. By reducings these to a bare minimal you can speed up the old PC. Also run defrag and disk clean up to get ride of old unused files. :D

Be very wary of stopping services unless you know exactly what they are doing. The same goes for startup items.

MSR

**jaybee2786** · 31-01-2010, 21:09

Run this free little program and let us know how much shi t it finds

http://www.stevengould.org/index.php...=29&Itemid=223

**Bravo_Bravo** · 31-01-2010, 21:10

Is why I'm asking here. I run defrag but it needs more space on the hard drive to do it properly; only about 3% free IIRC.

Very wary of uninstalling anything but I knew some compter-savvy types would be able to answer... marking my bounty is an option I'd rather not have to worry about; will uninstalling XP Pro really be an issue? Bir worried now...