[Web4lib] pcs running more slowly as time passes

[John Fitzgibbon]

Hi,

Our public access computers have a PCI card (Juzt-Reboot) which restores the PC to its initial state each time the PC is rebooted.

Notwithstanding, it is my impression that these PCs are running more slowly with the passing of time. Also, the PCs freeze. Sometimes when the PCs freeze, the operating system displays an hour glass and sometimes it does not.

I have updated Windows using the Windows update site. This upgraded the operating system from Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows XP Service Pack 3 and updated the browser to IE 8. I also updated Adobe Reader, Flash and Java. I am not sure if these updates resulted in any improvement.

I then turned off automatic updates for Windows as well as update notifications for Adobe Reader, Flash and Java.

In spite of having Juzt-Reboot cards, we run an Anti Virus package on each PC (which we manually update from time to time). I know this slows down the PCs booting process but I am not sure that a Juzt-Reboot card is sufficient protection.

Is my impression that the PCs are running more slowly as time passes likely to be correct? If yes, how can this be and what can I do about it.

I would appreciate any advice.


Regards,

John



John Fitzgibbon



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