Vista - Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow....

02-16-2008

.... It take minutes to click on anything.

I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little effect.

I have

8400 Dual Core
8800 GT
2 GB Ram (took other 2 out cause everyone said that caused probs)
320GB SATA2 HD
650I NForce Motherboard

Anyway if anyone can suggest any additional steps I can take to speed it up.

Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take all
afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer.

**Brink** · 02-16-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by hardly

.... It take minutes to click on anything.

I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little effect.

I have

8400 Dual Core
8800 GT
2 GB Ram (took other 2 out cause everyone said that caused probs)
320GB SATA2 HD
650I NForce Motherboard

Anyway if anyone can suggest any additional steps I can take to speed it up.

Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take all
afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer.

Hi hardly,

It sounds like you may have something running that is hogging up all of the computer's resources. I would check to see what startup and current programs you have running first. Here are some other tips that can help you speed up the performance of Vista.

Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Shawn

02-17-2008

"hardly" <hardly@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A1D3C461-8838-4842-9277-E472FAA2A6FC@xxxxxx

Quote:

> ... It take minutes to click on anything.
>
> I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little
> effect.
>
> I have
>
> 8400 Dual Core
> 8800 GT
> 2 GB Ram (took other 2 out cause everyone said that caused probs)
> 320GB SATA2 HD
> 650I NForce Motherboard
>
> Anyway if anyone can suggest any additional steps I can take to speed it
> up.
>
> Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take
> all
> afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer.

Are you referring to the speed of your internet connection, or the perceived
speed of your computer operating under Windows Vista? If you have just
performed a clean install of Vista, you need to install chipset drivers
before anything else.

02-24-2008

No I mean slow as in the operating system is mega slow. Check out this guys
post the same as that except I have new Bios and it doesn't help. Does
anyone know if the NF650I motherboard is compatible with Vista64?

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...sloc=en-us&p=1

02-24-2008

Oh forgot to mention installed video card and motherboard drivers. Didn't
help much at all. Seems the system is slowest when accessing from HD. If it
is working from RAM it appears to work better. Ran pc health test in vista
and it identified a slow average query to HD time. Cant remember exactly
what it was called.

**Brink** · 02-25-2008

Hardley,

Try step 6 and 11 to help the hard drive, but I would look at the others to help speed up the overall performance of Vista.

Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Shawn

02-25-2008

Thanks for the tip. Will definitely try those.

02-16-2008	#1 (permalink)
hardly n/a posts	Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... .... It take minutes to click on anything. I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little effect. I have 8400 Dual Core 8800 GT 2 GB Ram (took other 2 out cause everyone said that caused probs) 320GB SATA2 HD 650I NForce Motherboard Anyway if anyone can suggest any additional steps I can take to speed it up. Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take all afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer.
My System Specs

02-16-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,008 posts	Re: Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... Quote: Originally Posted by hardly .... It take minutes to click on anything. I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little effect. I have 8400 Dual Core 8800 GT 2 GB Ram (took other 2 out cause everyone said that caused probs) 320GB SATA2 HD 650I NForce Motherboard Anyway if anyone can suggest any additional steps I can take to speed it up. Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take all afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer. Hi hardly, It sounds like you may have something running that is hogging up all of the computer's resources. I would check to see what startup and current programs you have running first. Here are some other tips that can help you speed up the performance of Vista. Speed Up the Performance of Vista Shawn
My System Specs

02-17-2008	#3 (permalink)
Kevin n/a posts	Re: Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... "hardly" <hardly@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A1D3C461-8838-4842-9277-E472FAA2A6FC@xxxxxx Quote: > ... It take minutes to click on anything. > > I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little > effect. > > I have > > 8400 Dual Core > 8800 GT > 2 GB Ram (took other 2 out cause everyone said that caused probs) > 320GB SATA2 HD > 650I NForce Motherboard > > Anyway if anyone can suggest any additional steps I can take to speed it > up. > > Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take > all > afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer. Are you referring to the speed of your internet connection, or the perceived speed of your computer operating under Windows Vista? If you have just performed a clean install of Vista, you need to install chipset drivers before anything else.
My System Specs

02-24-2008	#4 (permalink)
hardly n/a posts	Re: Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... No I mean slow as in the operating system is mega slow. Check out this guys post the same as that except I have new Bios and it doesn't help. Does anyone know if the NF650I motherboard is compatible with Vista64? http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...sloc=en-us&p=1
My System Specs

02-24-2008	#5 (permalink)
hardly n/a posts	Re: Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... Oh forgot to mention installed video card and motherboard drivers. Didn't help much at all. Seems the system is slowest when accessing from HD. If it is working from RAM it appears to work better. Ran pc health test in vista and it identified a slow average query to HD time. Cant remember exactly what it was called.
My System Specs

02-25-2008	#6 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,008 posts	Re: Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... Hardley, Try step 6 and 11 to help the hard drive, but I would look at the others to help speed up the overall performance of Vista. Speed Up the Performance of Vista Shawn
My System Specs

02-25-2008	#7 (permalink)
hardly n/a posts	Re: Ok I have installed Vista but it is mega (unusable) slow.... Thanks for the tip. Will definitely try those.
My System Specs

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