As Good As New
I’ve just finished formatting my computer and reinstalling all the applications and updates. Thankfully, I have a habit of downloading the patch files to my hard disk and then running it with a few command line switches. So, I save on my downloads and the downloading time.
So far, the system is running as fast as a new computer. But only time will tell how long it takes till another bug settles in and starts slowing down the system. I’m just waiting for Microsoft to release Windows XP Service Pack 2, so that I can install it and throw out all the other junk updates.