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Re: Vista differences?

  1. #1


    Richard G. Harper Guest

    Re: Vista differences?

    Did you install all the same versions of device drivers (especially video)
    in the Ultimate install that were present in the Business install?

    "Vidar Olavesen" <olavese@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > I have an AMD Dual Core computer and used to have an english version of
    > Vista Business ... That run one of the few games I play from time to time
    > ... Zuma ... and ran it just fine. Now, on the exact same computer, with
    > the same hardware still in ... I installed the norwegian Vista Ultimate
    > version. The game is now jerky, so is my Atari emulator ... when it before
    > ran 100%, now it steps down to 80% and around there when it accesses
    > disks. I set the computer to best performance, so there's not much effects
    > going on either.
    >
    > Any ideas? Is the Ultimate slower than Business?
    >
    > Thanks for any input
    >



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    Vidar Olavesen Guest

    Re: Vista differences?

    "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxx> skrev i melding
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    > Did you install all the same versions of device drivers (especially video)
    > in the Ultimate install that were present in the Business install?
    I think I used the native drivers, because could not get widescreen modes on
    the NVIDIA drivers

    I think I'll try to see if I can find the proper drivers for my card. Thanks
    .... But would that make the whole computer run slower? Atari emulator too is
    not as fast as on the English Business version




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    pupick Guest

    Re: Vista differences?

    The addins to Vista Ultimate, while generally worthless to the average user,
    should not slow your machine down.
    Make sure that in addition to the most recent video drivers, and both Nvidia
    and ATI drivers support all panel aspect ratios, that you have the latest
    chipset drivers for your motherboard.


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  4. #4


    Richard G. Harper Guest

    Re: Vista differences?

    Yep, it surely would make the computer seem to run slower if you're using
    older or generic drivers for the video system instead of the proper and
    updated drivers - especially given the symptoms you are seeing.

    "Vidar Olavesen" <olavese@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxx> skrev i melding
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    >> Did you install all the same versions of device drivers (especially
    >> video) in the Ultimate install that were present in the Business install?
    >
    > I think I used the native drivers, because could not get widescreen modes
    > on the NVIDIA drivers
    >
    > I think I'll try to see if I can find the proper drivers for my card.
    > Thanks ... But would that make the whole computer run slower? Atari
    > emulator too is not as fast as on the English Business version
    >
    >
    >

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    Vidar Olavesen Guest

    Re: Vista differences?

    "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxx> skrev i melding
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    > Yep, it surely would make the computer seem to run slower if you're using
    > older or generic drivers for the video system instead of the proper and
    > updated drivers - especially given the symptoms you are seeing.
    Now I tried new chipset drivers, new VGA drivers, but it still runs slow ...
    Hmmm ... Maybe I'll try to re-install everything and see if that helps ...
    Thanks though

    Think maybe XP is better for my computer ...



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