Speed searching

摘要

In this age of rich-media applications, even relatively recent PCs can come up short in performance. From audio to photographs to video, digital-consumer applications provide a stiff processing challenge. In addition, PCs simply tend to bog down over time as we install and uninstall programs and perform seemingly countless Microsoft updates. I recently found myself in this predicament with my Fujitsu Lifebook P2040, which features an 800-MHz Transmeta Crusoe CPU and runs Windows XP Professional. Over time, bloated code and numerous background Windows processes had straight-jacketed what was once a nimble-running machine.