Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
It isn't just being online that slows Windows boxen down over time. Even locked-down corporate machines start to run slower after a year of use. It's not you; it's Windows.
It's not just that, it's user perception as well. One can do a fresh install of Windoze every 6 months or so to have that "nice new car smell" again (ok, that was a lame analogy) and things will be reasonably fast. But use a box long enough, and it'll start to seem slower over time. Not much can be done about this.