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Old 07-29-2007  
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Speed Up the Performance of Vista

How to Speed Up the Performance of Vista
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Old 02-25-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Hi Brink, wow I can't wait to get started. This may be a silly question, but how do I know what kind of mother board I have so I can update the Bios? I have an HP Pavillon with an AMD 64x2 dual core processor 4800 + 2.5ghz. 1918mb ram. Oh, and 32 bit op system.

Thanks, Case

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Old 02-25-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Hi Case,

Do you know the model number of the HP Pavillion?

Shawn
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Old 02-25-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Hey Shawn, yes it is m8013w. Also, do you know of a good place to buy ram memory.

Much appreciated,

Case
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Old 02-25-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Case,

You can download the BIOS from here:

Software & Driver downloads*HP Pavilion Media Center TV m8013w Desktop PC


If you need specs on your system, then see:

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs*-* Motherboard Specifications, M2N68-LA (Narra)*


Any reputable retail place (Online or Store) is great place to buy RAM. I would just go with who has the best price for the RAM you need. Online may be a bit cheaper, but a store is easier and faster to deal with if you have problems with the RAM.


Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Old 02-25-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Thanks a lot Shawn. I really appreciate the help. This is a cool site.
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Old 02-25-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Your welcome Case. I'm glad that you like the site.

Shawn
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Old 02-26-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Shawn, another question if you don't mind. When I turned off remote differential compression, I noticed in your example, you have Windows DFS Replication service turned off. Mine is checked. Should I uncheck it? Also, on step 16 do I have to enable 'yes' on Require a password on wakeup. Mine is set to 'no'.

Thanks,

Casey

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Old 02-26-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Hi Case,

If you do not need DFS Replication, and most people do not, then it will be fine to uncheck. You can read more on it here to determine if you do need it or not.

Windows Vista SP1 Services Information - DFS Replication


If you want it set to where you have to enter a password when the computer wakes up from sleep or hibernation, then yes you will need to select Yes.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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Old 02-28-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Thanks again Shawn
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Old 02-28-2008  
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Re: Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Your welcome Case.
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