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Old 10-12-2007   #1 (permalink)
Old Timer


 
 

Preformance

Hi To all
I just received a new computer, "With Vista Home" and after setting it all
up.. I find that it runs or load a lot slower the my older computer
It was a HP pavilon with "ME program"then I updated with "XP" It was
slowing down on me,so I reformated and it seems that it is a lot faster than
this new one..
Is there something I am doing wrong?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-12-2007   #2 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]


 
 

Re: Preformance

Open Power Options (its in the Control Panel) and then
place a dot next to High Performance.

Next:

Open Device Manager (its in the Control Panel) and then
right-click on your hard drive (under Disk Drives). Click
on "Policies" and make sure there are check marks next to
"Optimize for Performance", "Enable write caching on
the disk", and "Enable advanced performance", then click OK.

Next, perform a Disk Cleanup:

Click on the blue Vista start button and then on the Computer
entry in the Start Menu. Right-click on your hard drive and
select Properties > Disk Cleanup > Files from all users.....
More Options > Clean Up (System Restore and Shadow Copies).

Consider installing addition RAM up to 2GB. Having a total of
2GB RAM installed will significantly improve overall performance.
Visit: http://www.crucial.com/ and run the Crucial System Scanner Tool.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Old Timer" wrote:

Hi To all
I just received a new computer, "With Vista Home" and after setting it all
up.. I find that it runs or load a lot slower the my older computer
It was a HP pavilon with "ME program"then I updated with "XP" It was
slowing down on me,so I reformated and it seems that it is a lot faster than
this new one..
Is there something I am doing wrong?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-12-2007   #3 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Preformance

Could you post your system specs so we can better diagnose the problem? How
much memory, processor speed, graphics?

Also, you might want to post your issue in a more relevant newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Old Timer" <Old Timer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:19132002-68B9-4523-AB84-4A103F2CBF93@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi To all
> I just received a new computer, "With Vista Home" and after setting it all
> up.. I find that it runs or load a lot slower the my older computer
> It was a HP pavilon with "ME program"then I updated with "XP" It was
> slowing down on me,so I reformated and it seems that it is a lot faster
> than
> this new one..
> Is there something I am doing wrong?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-12-2007   #4 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP


 
 

Re: Preformance

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:15:07 -0700, Old Timer <Old
Timer@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

> Hi To all
> I just received a new computer, "With Vista Home" and after setting it all
> up.. I find that it runs or load a lot slower the my older computer
> It was a HP pavilon with "ME program"then I updated with "XP" It was
> slowing down on me,so I reformated and it seems that it is a lot faster than
> this new one..
> Is there something I am doing wrong?

What are the hardware specifications of the new computer? In
particular, how much RAM does it have? Vista needs substantially more
RAM for adequate performance that XP does.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-12-2007   #5 (permalink)
Taibear ios


 
 

Re: Preformance

vista is a bulky (bloated) and badly designed OS that is slow...

sorry

"Old Timer" <Old Timer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:19132002-68B9-4523-AB84-4A103F2CBF93@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi To all
> I just received a new computer, "With Vista Home" and after setting it all
> up.. I find that it runs or load a lot slower the my older computer
> It was a HP pavilon with "ME program"then I updated with "XP" It was
> slowing down on me,so I reformated and it seems that it is a lot faster
> than
> this new one..
> Is there something I am doing wrong?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-12-2007   #6 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Preformance

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Old Timer View Post
Hi To all
I just received a new computer, "With Vista Home" and after setting it all
up.. I find that it runs or load a lot slower the my older computer
It was a HP pavilon with "ME program"then I updated with "XP" It was
slowing down on me,so I reformated and it seems that it is a lot faster than
this new one..
Is there something I am doing wrong?
Hi Old Timer,

Here are some tips that will help you speed up the performance of Vista.

Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Shawn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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