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Vista Runs Slowly
  1. #1


    D501 Guest

    Vista Runs Slowly

    I installed windows Vista last night on my PC and its running ridiculously
    slowly (the PC itself is very close to being top spec) what do you recomend
    to get my PC running smoothly again? Also when I was installing it I saw that
    it backed up all the old windows files to Windows.old is it safe to delete
    these?

    Cheers



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  2. #2


    Myweb Guest

    Re: Vista Runs Slowly

    Hello D501,

    What's your hardware, RAM, Processeor etc.? What's your rating from Windows
    Experience Index?
    If you don't need data from it and won't go back to the previous installed
    OS you can delete windows.old from the disk.

    Best regards

    Myweb
    Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
    no rights.

    > I installed windows Vista last night on my PC and its running
    > ridiculously slowly (the PC itself is very close to being top spec)
    > what do you recomend to get my PC running smoothly again? Also when I
    > was installing it I saw that it backed up all the old windows files to
    > Windows.old is it safe to delete these?
    >
    > Cheers
    >




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  3. #3


    JackM Guest

    Re: Vista Runs Slowly

    From your post, it is obvious that you upgraded from your prior OS, and that
    the upgrade was Vista x32.

    Having said that, slow operation with either the x64 or x32 OS is generally
    due to incompatiilities in software and/or drivers. The x32 version is more
    forgiving in this regard, but Vista still can be picky.

    If you do not have any luck with the usual changes, you may have to do a
    custom (clean) install, then reinstall your programs after you check to see
    if any of them is on the trouble some list. Good luck.

    "Myweb" wrote:

    > Hello D501,
    >
    > What's your hardware, RAM, Processeor etc.? What's your rating from Windows
    > Experience Index?
    > If you don't need data from it and won't go back to the previous installed
    > OS you can delete windows.old from the disk.
    >
    > Best regards
    >
    > Myweb
    > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
    > no rights.
    >
    > > I installed windows Vista last night on my PC and its running
    > > ridiculously slowly (the PC itself is very close to being top spec)
    > > what do you recomend to get my PC running smoothly again? Also when I
    > > was installing it I saw that it backed up all the old windows files to
    > > Windows.old is it safe to delete these?
    > >
    > > Cheers
    > >

    >
    >
    >


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  4. #4


    Stephan Rose Guest

    Re: Vista Runs Slowly

    D501 wrote:

    > I installed windows Vista last night on my PC and its running ridiculously
    > slowly (the PC itself is very close to being top spec) what do you
    > recomend to get my PC running smoothly again? Also when I was installing


    My recommendation: Ditch Vista =)


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    Stephan Rose
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    君のこと忘れた時がないから

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  5. #5


    mikeyhsd Guest

    Re: Vista Runs Slowly

    perform system cleanup.
    then use a defrag program.
    I use Auslogics Disk Defrag

    also usually more memory will help.

    mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

    "D501" <D501@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B39F655F-84A1-431D-A0F8-29F04EB19B31@microsoft.com...
    I installed windows Vista last night on my PC and its running ridiculously
    slowly (the PC itself is very close to being top spec) what do you recomend
    to get my PC running smoothly again? Also when I was installing it I saw that
    it backed up all the old windows files to Windows.old is it safe to delete
    these?

    Cheers

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  6. #6


    D Caufield Guest

    Vista running slowly

    I had the same problem too. Ends up the phishing filter on McAfee was interfering with the phishing filter on Windows. I disabled the one on McAfee and what a difference it made.

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