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Have you ever wondered why a computer seems to slow down over time, but after a reinstall it is magically faster? That is because programs install a lot of thin
by hvidgaard 10y ago
Have you ever wondered why a computer seems to slow down over time, but after a reinstall it is magically faster? That is because programs install a lot of things, and often don't uninstall everything again, even if you ask it to.
Putting programs in a container means you keep your main system free of this cruft.
- angry_octet 10y agoAKA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DLL_Hell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DLL_Hell and the non-solutions of WinSxS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-by-side_assembly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-by-side_assembly) and the current 'binaries are linked to an exactly matching library forever, install EVERY possible library version'. https://web.archive.org/web/20100305054645/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms811694.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20100305054645/http://msdn.micro...