"Pharoah" <rlj1965_nospamplease@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "ScoobieMan" <ScoobieMan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:AC800460-3426-4D76-BC5B-615FBC7788CF@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I just got a new laptop that is vastly superior in hardware to the laptop
>>it
>> replaces. It is loaded with Vista Ultimate and the laptop it replaces is
>> loaded with XP Pro.
>>
>> I have reloaded Vista Ultimate on the new laptop to get a fresh install
>> without bloatware.
>>
>> The Vista Ultimate laptop is much slower Internet browsing with constant
>> time outs with Firefox and with Thunderbird email. I am having to
>> refresh
>> pages almost every other time I got to another page. The XP machine
>> blows
>> this machine away as far as surfing is concerned.
>>
>> What could possibly be the problem?
>
> The problem is just that Vista is slower than XP in almost every way and
> is full of crappy bloated code. You should be using XP SP3 on your new
> machine until all of the kinks are worked out with Vista. This is a topic
> that has been rampant on the internet for months, so please don't ask for
> specifics... it is what it is.
Not true. The SP3 service pack for XP is not available yet, and does not
improve performance by the margin suggested by some people.
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