If you want to speed up your computer you should be worried about what programs are running not what programs are installed.
Magic words.
I have many many more programs that our fellow in six systems. The same system six times : xp pro......
I used processes killers in bat way :
start taskkill.exe /im gmote.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im tasktracker.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im fsl_launcher.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im webshots.scr /f
start taskkill.exe /im "filezilla server interface.exe" /f
start taskkill.exe /im "filezilla server.exe" /f
start taskkill.exe /im googledesktop.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im msgtag.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im stickies.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im locate32.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im schedul2.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im gservice.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im gizmo.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im quitometro.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im popupwisdom.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im jqs.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im AgendaMSD.EXE /f
start taskkill.exe /im GTDTimerLauncher.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im TimeSnapper.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im thunderbirdportable.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im thunderbird.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im RSSBandit.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im POPPEEPER.EXE /f
start taskkill.exe /im modemspy.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im timesnapper.exe /f
rem start taskkill.exe /im emule.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im yLaunch2.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im SlideMate.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im Schedul2.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im Cyberbud.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im pointmotivator.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im workrave.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im workraveportable.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im reddot.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im virtualdimension.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im Kiwi Application Monitor.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im RubberDucky.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im AnVir.exe /f
NET STOP CobianBackupAmanita
rem dejamos solo el comando de arriba para controlar Cobian Amanita
start taskkill.exe /im utorrent.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im javaw.exe /f
rem este de arriba cierra el jdownloader, pero no se si cerrará alguna otra cosa también.
start taskkill.exe /im pidgin-portable.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im Multi-Timer Ultimate.exe /f
start taskkill.exe /im FirefoxPreloader.exe /f
mataprocesos.bat
I use the idea of perfils and sceneries. Open and closes processes according what I want to do in the system.
I controlled memory and compatibilities. Yes compatibilities. I have so many programs installed that some don't go well with any other. The driver of the fax machine don't goes well with the multifunction driver and so on.
When I detect an incompability I close the process before beginning with the other.
I control the resident with StartUp Delayer.
I control my sceneries with yLaunch2
I have a lot of programs installed in portable mode, so I control them from special launchers menus. From any of the six systems.
Now I project, with the good help of computer hope, automate and personalized my systems (probably with bat and reg files of the sort of kellys korner)