Nowadays, about all computer owners would deploy an anti-virus suite for protection against numerous threads from around the Web. There are various choices available on market, all roughly growing bigger as version number piling up.

Having an anti-virus suite is never more needed for now, but the it’s seriously slowing down the speed of the OS it runs upon.

Take my experience as example.

My desktop is an Intel Core 2 Quad powered, Q6600 for sure, workstation with 8 GB Memory and two HDDs, one 1TB, one 640GB. Very fast actually with no anti-virus software functioning, but a lot laggy when installed with an anti-virus.

And the same problem for my laptops, just more obvious.

I guess you might be experiencing the very same.

I chose Norton Internet Security for the light footprint it has and the more responsive performance it provides, but still it is lagging my system, the shiny brand new Windows 7 Ultimate.

With Norton file antivirus checking disabled, Windows 7 just powered up to fully function within less than 30 seconds. When Norton file checking is turned on, I’ll have to wait 15 more seconds at least.

Having tested with another popular anti-virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, I’d have to wait even more time, more than 20 seconds at least.

Even with Microsoft’s newly released free antivirus Security Essentials, it’ll still add 10 seconds to the startup of Windows 7.

I’ve heard a lot of positive reviews about the new Windows, and some complaints that Windows 7 is still somewhat slow. After reviewing their computer, I found that not only too many program installed as automatic starting up with Windows, there are also slow antivirus that is dragging the speed of OS.

With all these programs’ automatic startup unchecked, the speed of Windows 7 returned to normal, within 30 seconds since pressing the power button.

I’d say Microsoft had made one good OS, which will be testified and proved in the long days to come. I can foresee the days people refusing to replace their Windows 7 with say Windows 9 etc. However, for the industry today, it’s not making a good OS that is enough.

The world of Windows consists not only Microsoft, they need all the software vendors’ and even hardware vendors’ adequate support. Whoever falls short of making a good enough application or driver would result in serious damage, which certain blunt end users would blame all on Microsoft, poor boy.

Well, don’t blame every fault on Microsoft. They had been doing great.

Using antivirus is necessary for now as we know, we’d better be clear about the fact it will make our Windows a bit more laggy.

For now, SSD as HDD is the only perfect solution. SSD has the numerous benefits that antivirus is desiring for. Before that price tag on it was significantly lowered, let’s prepare ourselves to endure the laggy Windows thanks to these antivirus, or like me, use no antivirus sometimes, or purchase a Mac, but viruses writers are shifting attentions on that platform…

Guys, reason it before you shout out.