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Old 03-31-2006   #1 (permalink)
TonyKing


 
 

Slow due to hardware or just beta?

I have 5308. Just installed tonight on my Dell Laptop Inspiron 1000. Here
are the specs:
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz
Memory: 768 MB - 704 availabe with 64MB Shared with Video
Video: SiS 650_651_M650... driver provided by MS
All other hardware, ie. sound, network (even Proxim wireless), etc. have
loaded the drivers correctly.

It just seems really slow. Mouse is jumpy. All the drivers were/are
provided by Microsoft.
Anyone else have similar problems?

Tony

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-31-2006   #2 (permalink)
Mike Williams


 
 

Re: Slow due to hardware or just beta?

TonyKing wrote:
> I have 5308. Just installed tonight on my Dell Laptop Inspiron 1000. Here
> are the specs:
> Processor: Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz
> Memory: 768 MB - 704 availabe with 64MB Shared with Video
> Video: SiS 650_651_M650... driver provided by MS
> All other hardware, ie. sound, network (even Proxim wireless), etc. have
> loaded the drivers correctly.
>
> It just seems really slow. Mouse is jumpy. All the drivers were/are
> provided by Microsoft.
> Anyone else have similar problems?
>
> Tony


Performance doesn't get worked on until quite late. Drivers are often
far from optimal. Mouse jumpiness is not unusual.

Business as usual in a (far from beta-quality) build.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-31-2006   #3 (permalink)
Zack Whittaker \(R2 Mentor\)


 
 

Re: Slow due to hardware or just beta?

If you try the latest build (if you have access) then you'll see significant
performance tuning in 5342.

--
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that up!


--- Original message follows ---
"Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
news:442CCA0C.50500@m-v-p-s.org.null...
> TonyKing wrote:
>> I have 5308. Just installed tonight on my Dell Laptop Inspiron 1000.
>> Here are the specs:
>> Processor: Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz
>> Memory: 768 MB - 704 availabe with 64MB Shared with Video
>> Video: SiS 650_651_M650... driver provided by MS
>> All other hardware, ie. sound, network (even Proxim wireless), etc. have
>> loaded the drivers correctly.
>>
>> It just seems really slow. Mouse is jumpy. All the drivers were/are
>> provided by Microsoft.
>> Anyone else have similar problems?
>>
>> Tony

>
> Performance doesn't get worked on until quite late. Drivers are often far
> from optimal. Mouse jumpiness is not unusual.
>
> Business as usual in a (far from beta-quality) build.



My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-31-2006   #4 (permalink)
TonyKing


 
 

Re: Slow due to hardware or just beta?

Unfortunately my school does not have the access for 5342. So far, just the
Dec CTP and Feb CTP and the latest build for Feb CTP is 5308.

"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote:

> If you try the latest build (if you have access) then you'll see significant
> performance tuning in 5342.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
> news:442CCA0C.50500@m-v-p-s.org.null...
> > TonyKing wrote:
> >> I have 5308. Just installed tonight on my Dell Laptop Inspiron 1000.
> >> Here are the specs:
> >> Processor: Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz
> >> Memory: 768 MB - 704 availabe with 64MB Shared with Video
> >> Video: SiS 650_651_M650... driver provided by MS
> >> All other hardware, ie. sound, network (even Proxim wireless), etc. have
> >> loaded the drivers correctly.
> >>
> >> It just seems really slow. Mouse is jumpy. All the drivers were/are
> >> provided by Microsoft.
> >> Anyone else have similar problems?
> >>
> >> Tony

> >
> > Performance doesn't get worked on until quite late. Drivers are often far
> > from optimal. Mouse jumpiness is not unusual.
> >
> > Business as usual in a (far from beta-quality) build.

>
>
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-01-2006   #5 (permalink)
Zack Whittaker


 
 

Re: Slow due to hardware or just beta?

Well, if you're on MSDN or TechNet, expect to see it in the April shipment
)

--
Zack Whittaker
Windows Server 2003 R2 Mentor
» ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
» MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!


--- Original message follows ---
"TonyKing" <TonyKing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ACE46800-9CCC-4BDA-A027-E85C0F096763@microsoft.com...
> Unfortunately my school does not have the access for 5342. So far, just
> the
> Dec CTP and Feb CTP and the latest build for Feb CTP is 5308.
>
> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote:
>
>> If you try the latest build (if you have access) then you'll see
>> significant
>> performance tuning in 5342.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>>
>> --- Original message follows ---
>> "Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
>> news:442CCA0C.50500@m-v-p-s.org.null...
>> > TonyKing wrote:
>> >> I have 5308. Just installed tonight on my Dell Laptop Inspiron 1000.
>> >> Here are the specs:
>> >> Processor: Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz
>> >> Memory: 768 MB - 704 availabe with 64MB Shared with Video
>> >> Video: SiS 650_651_M650... driver provided by MS
>> >> All other hardware, ie. sound, network (even Proxim wireless), etc.
>> >> have
>> >> loaded the drivers correctly.
>> >>
>> >> It just seems really slow. Mouse is jumpy. All the drivers were/are
>> >> provided by Microsoft.
>> >> Anyone else have similar problems?
>> >>
>> >> Tony
>> >
>> > Performance doesn't get worked on until quite late. Drivers are often
>> > far
>> > from optimal. Mouse jumpiness is not unusual.
>> >
>> > Business as usual in a (far from beta-quality) build.

>>
>>
>>



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