Scott NOFX wrote:

> What is the best software to keep XP running at full speed?


No special tools are required nor desirable.


> Should the registry be cleaned?


No. Registry cleaners are much more likely to create problems than to solve
them.


> I have had several problems that I have had to fix. (reinstalls)


You may have had problems, but it was highly unlikely that reinstalls were
required to fix them. Although sometimes a problem is bad enough that a
reinstall is needed, in the great majority of cases, a far less draconian
solution is available.


> Is there one tool that does it all?


No. No more than there is one magic pill you can take that will solve all
your medical problems.


> I am a very heavy user.


Have you tried the Atkins diet? ;-)

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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