The View Master

Then, I Say, Microsoft Has Got "Serious" Problems!

...."SERIOUS PROBLEMS"!!!

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> He's serious.
>
> "The View Master" <L1Ranger@Hotmail.Com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:C6D7C769-279D-4AFF-894A-BA8E79131C4B@microsoft.com...
> > "gautam" wrote: "I highly reccomend spending to upgrade to 1-2GBs of ram.
> > Vista needs it."
> >
> > R U "Serious"?
> >
> > ???
> >
> >
> > "gautam" wrote:
> >
> >> Evan -
> >>
> >> I am assuming that you think Ready Boost of 2GB would be like 512mb RAM?
> >>
> >> Definitely not.
> >>
> >> IF you are looking to spend on upgrading your computer, get RAM for the
> >> inside. First off, its internal so you dont need to worry about it.
> >> Readyboost is only a prefetch - its not going to help you on most
> >> things...its a nitroboost for windows.
> >>
> >> I highly reccomend spending to upgrade to 1-2GBs of ram. Vista needs it.
> >>
> >> "Evan Platt" wrote:
> >>
> >> > My specs are a Compaq Presario S6000Z desktop, AMD 3000 Athlon, 1 GB
> >> > memory, DDR 2700
> >> >
> >> > Vista runs OK.. I can hear every once in a while what sounds like
> >> > either a fan kicking on, or a hard drive spinning up for a few
> >> > seconds. It seems to be when I access 'fresh' data - ie open a file on
> >> > my hard drive. I don't think it's hard drive, as I can see the file I
> >> > opened before I hear the whir.
> >> >
> >> > One peeve is swapping. I did set a 1500 meg swap file on my primary
> >> > drive, but very often, Vista will hang, and I can see the hard drive
> >> > light going crazy.
> >> >
> >> > I can sometimes alt-tab, but often, once I select the app to switch
> >> > to, the drive just goes crazy.
> >> >
> >> > So my question is, what's a better investment, 1 gb of memory (I now
> >> > have 1 gig in 2 512 sticks and 2 slots total on my machine, so I could
> >> > get 1.5 gigs total, the new 1 gig stick and 512 in the other slot) or
> >> > say a USB thumbdrive?
> >> >
> >> > I'm looking at a 1 GB stick for about $50 or a 2 gb thumb drive (
> >> > http://www.pricewatch.com/h/info.asp...7&aid=12003991
> >> > )
> >> >
> >> > Any tips / suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Evan
> >> > --
> >> > To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.
> >> >
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