cogitoveritass0006 Dave Murphy audio opensource_audio As a rule of thumb, installing and uninstalling software applications does slow down a Microsoft Windows system, because the system registry becomes more complex. However, some utility products carry a low system footprint, and I judge, offer specific value that cannot be obtained through the applications included with Microsoft Windows, thereby outweighing a minor reduction in system performance. 2006-11-29 2006 cogitoveritas;system;performance;microsoft;windows;installation;uninstallation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ 2006-11-30 04:57:31 2006-11-30 04:55:57 member@itrain.org 2006-11-30 05:04:50 David S. Murphy