"JW" <JW@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Vista runs just fine even when watching Live TV on my not very fast,
> single core laptop, with 1GB of memory, and on which Aero is enabled. It
> did run faster after I added 2GB of flash memory and enabled it for Ready
> Boost. Of course a dual core is desirable in any system but it is
> certainly not required.
> What applications are you running when your CPU spikes? I suggest that
> you keep task manager running so that you spot the task that is consuming
> your CPU as soon as you sense that the problem is happening.
>
>
I agree. I don't have any problems relating to speed or lock ups on my
single core system. Vista is just as fast as XP was.
Rob
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Red meat isn't bad for you....Blue, Green fuzzy meat is bad for you.
Dell Dimension 8300 Desktop
P4 3.0GHz
1GB RAM
Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit
ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Creative SB Audigy 2