Re: So, let's have fun and infect Paul Boutin...

[Paul M Moriarty <pmm () igtc com>]

On May 22, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Alex Eckelberry wrote:

> (just kidding, just kidding!)
>
> But there's one point made in this article about speeding up Vista  
> which is idiotic
>
> http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090521/ARTICLE/905209946/2410/FEATURES?Title=Wring-a-bit-more-speed-from-Vista#
>
> • Uninstall your anti-virus software. I’m serious. Symantec Norton  
> 360 spent so much time trying to protect me from problems I don’t  
> have that it dragged my Toshiba’s performance to a crawl. So I  
> uninstalled it. Instant speed boost.

He's not alone by any stretch.  There are indications that many, many  
people turn off their a/v because it slows their machine.

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