Vista - Re: Why is Vista so slow?? It SUCKS

03-18-2008

I installed the service pack on the three machines that I have running Vista
this evening. I'm not having any problems. But I also had no problems before
the service pack. I love VISTA. I can't stand using PCs with WinXP any
more. I'm going to get a new laptop just so I can dump WinXP.

"Bart" <Bart@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2FD259F4-457B-4F18-9104-F940CC5811F2@xxxxxx

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>I am sorry, it has 2GHz Ram
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>

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>> On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:30:01 -0700, Bart
>> <Bart@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

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>> > Not sure what you mean by configuration. It is a HP Pavilion, AMD 64
>> > Athlon
>> > X2, Vista Home Edition Premium, 1.7GHz. 120 gig 5400 rpm hard drive,

>>
>>
>> Those are the kind of things I meant by "configuration," but you left
>> out the most important one. How much RAM does it have? Unless you have
>> at least 2GB, poor performance is likely.
>>
>>
>>
>>

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>> > It is
>> > called an entertainment Notebook PC, NVIDIA GE Force 6150 with shared
>> > graphics memory. If this helps I would appreciate any information you
>> > may
>> > have to help me speed this thing up. It is about 1 month old. I am
>> > using a
>> > cable modem which on my old IBM r50p was really fast, but this should
>> > be
>> > faster. I am trying the patience thing, but it seems extremely slow on
>> > the
>> > internet as my wife is sitting beside me with a similar computer and
>> > using XP
>> > and it extremely faster than this.
>> > Thanks for the interest and again any advice you could provide would be
>> > appreciated.
>> >
>> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> > > On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:10:04 -0700, Bart
>> > > <Bart@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > "Canuck57" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > > Sounds like you bought one of those marginally ready Vista
>> > > > > machines. Vista
>> > > > > takes a lot of juice to run.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > You need to have for a Vista laptop:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > - 2 cores, 4 when available
>> > > > > - big hard drive, those check points are nasty
>> > > > > - dedicated video ram, treat UMA and shared memory like a 3000
>> > > > > lb dead
>> > > > > weight you don't need
>> > > > > -3 to 4GB memory
>> > > > > - patience
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Should run OK after that. You can skimp on memory to 2GB as long
>> > > > > as you 1)
>> > > > > don't do anything other than mail, surf and light word processing
>> > > > > only and
>> > > > > 2) Don't open too many Windows at once.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Join the club. I want XP Pro x64 suitable for a Q6600 and 8GB.
>> > > > > Even my
>> > > > > wife hates Vista.
>> > >
>> > > > Thanks for the information and speedy answer.
>> > > > I seem to have purchased a new computer that is not
>> > > > even close to what you suggested I need.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > What he suggested you need is a very great overstatement.
>> > >
>> > > 1. A dual core machine is certainly not necessary (Vista runs fine
>> > > here on a single-core machine.
>> > >
>> > > 2. How much RAM you need depends on what apps you run, but for the
>> > > great majority of those running typical home applications, 2GB is
>> > > fine
>> > > (that's how much I have).
>> > >
>> > > I do much more than "mail, surf and light word processing only" and
>> > > at
>> > > the moment I have ten Windows open. Performance is fine.
>> > >
>> > > 3. How big a hard drive you need depends again on what you do with
>> > > your computer. An 80GB drive is more than adequate for many people.
>> > >
>> > > 4. Dedicated video memory is good to have, but if you have enough
>> > > main
>> > > memory for the apps you run, shared video memory is certainly usable.
>> > >
>> > > 5. No more patience is required for Vista than for any other
>> > > operating
>> > > system. Like anything new, if you are accustomed to what came before,
>> > > it takes some time to get used to the changes.
>> > >
>> > > What is the configuration of your computer?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>> > >

>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>

03-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
Aaron W. Thompson n/a posts	Re: Why is Vista so slow?? It SUCKS I installed the service pack on the three machines that I have running Vista this evening. I'm not having any problems. But I also had no problems before the service pack. I love VISTA. I can't stand using PCs with WinXP any more. I'm going to get a new laptop just so I can dump WinXP. "Bart" <Bart@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2FD259F4-457B-4F18-9104-F940CC5811F2@xxxxxx Quote: >I am sorry, it has 2GHz Ram > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > Quote: >> On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:30:01 -0700, Bart >> <Bart@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >> > Not sure what you mean by configuration. It is a HP Pavilion, AMD 64 >> > Athlon >> > X2, Vista Home Edition Premium, 1.7GHz. 120 gig 5400 rpm hard drive, >> >> >> Those are the kind of things I meant by "configuration," but you left >> out the most important one. How much RAM does it have? Unless you have >> at least 2GB, poor performance is likely. >> >> >> >> Quote: >> > It is >> > called an entertainment Notebook PC, NVIDIA GE Force 6150 with shared >> > graphics memory. If this helps I would appreciate any information you >> > may >> > have to help me speed this thing up. It is about 1 month old. I am >> > using a >> > cable modem which on my old IBM r50p was really fast, but this should >> > be >> > faster. I am trying the patience thing, but it seems extremely slow on >> > the >> > internet as my wife is sitting beside me with a similar computer and >> > using XP >> > and it extremely faster than this. >> > Thanks for the interest and again any advice you could provide would be >> > appreciated. >> > >> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: >> > >> > > On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:10:04 -0700, Bart >> > > <Bart@xxxxxx> wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > > "Canuck57" wrote: >> > > >> > > > > Sounds like you bought one of those marginally ready Vista >> > > > > machines. Vista >> > > > > takes a lot of juice to run. >> > > > > >> > > > > You need to have for a Vista laptop: >> > > > > >> > > > > - 2 cores, 4 when available >> > > > > - big hard drive, those check points are nasty >> > > > > - dedicated video ram, treat UMA and shared memory like a 3000 >> > > > > lb dead >> > > > > weight you don't need >> > > > > -3 to 4GB memory >> > > > > - patience >> > > > > >> > > > > Should run OK after that. You can skimp on memory to 2GB as long >> > > > > as you 1) >> > > > > don't do anything other than mail, surf and light word processing >> > > > > only and >> > > > > 2) Don't open too many Windows at once. >> > > > > >> > > > > Join the club. I want XP Pro x64 suitable for a Q6600 and 8GB. >> > > > > Even my >> > > > > wife hates Vista. >> > > >> > > > Thanks for the information and speedy answer. >> > > > I seem to have purchased a new computer that is not >> > > > even close to what you suggested I need. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > What he suggested you need is a very great overstatement. >> > > >> > > 1. A dual core machine is certainly not necessary (Vista runs fine >> > > here on a single-core machine. >> > > >> > > 2. How much RAM you need depends on what apps you run, but for the >> > > great majority of those running typical home applications, 2GB is >> > > fine >> > > (that's how much I have). >> > > >> > > I do much more than "mail, surf and light word processing only" and >> > > at >> > > the moment I have ten Windows open. Performance is fine. >> > > >> > > 3. How big a hard drive you need depends again on what you do with >> > > your computer. An 80GB drive is more than adequate for many people. >> > > >> > > 4. Dedicated video memory is good to have, but if you have enough >> > > main >> > > memory for the apps you run, shared video memory is certainly usable. >> > > >> > > 5. No more patience is required for Vista than for any other >> > > operating >> > > system. Like anything new, if you are accustomed to what came before, >> > > it takes some time to get used to the changes. >> > > >> > > What is the configuration of your computer? >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> > > >> >> -- >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>
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