Vista - Vista machine acting slow

12-11-2007

This newly installed Vista machine is acting slow. Sometimes there is
hesitaion when typing. When opening a program it takes a while.The internet
connection gets lost and comes back( I am looking into the wireless
settings).
What I want to learn is what tasks are running and what services are
running? Are any of these tasks and services not needed to be on when
computer boots.
I just bought the MS Vista Admin Pocket Consultant by Stanek. I am
experienced with XP

12-11-2007

"Josef" wrote:

Quote:

> This newly installed Vista machine is acting slow. Sometimes there is
> hesitaion when typing. When opening a program it takes a while.The internet
> connection gets lost and comes back( I am looking into the wireless
> settings).
> What I want to learn is what tasks are running and what services are
> running? Are any of these tasks and services not needed to be on when
> computer boots.
> I just bought the MS Vista Admin Pocket Consultant by Stanek. I am
> experienced with XP
>
> Firstly, how much memory does your RAM have? To have a computer use Vista smoothly, you need at least, as far as I know, 1 GB of RAM. It's best to put it to 2 GB though, just to be safe. I think all the eye candy in Vista might be too heavy for it to be able to maintain at XP's speed.

And yes, XP SP2 currently is faster than Vista.

**Brink** · 12-11-2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Josef

This newly installed Vista machine is acting slow. Sometimes there is
hesitaion when typing. When opening a program it takes a while.The internet
connection gets lost and comes back( I am looking into the wireless
settings).
What I want to learn is what tasks are running and what services are
running? Are any of these tasks and services not needed to be on when
computer boots.
I just bought the MS Vista Admin Pocket Consultant by Stanek. I am
experienced with XP

Hi Josef,

You can see what tasks are running by looking in the "Applications" and "Processes" tab in the Task Manager. (Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) The Resource Monitor can be a great detailed tool in letting you know what tasks and stuff is running. See:

Resource Monitor

This tutorial will show you how to see what Services are started or not and what the Startup type is. There is also a link to a couple of great advice guides to help decide what to set the services to. See:

Services

You might find some of these tips helpful in improving the performance of Vista.

Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Shawn

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Josef n/a posts	Vista machine acting slow This newly installed Vista machine is acting slow. Sometimes there is hesitaion when typing. When opening a program it takes a while.The internet connection gets lost and comes back( I am looking into the wireless settings). What I want to learn is what tasks are running and what services are running? Are any of these tasks and services not needed to be on when computer boots. I just bought the MS Vista Admin Pocket Consultant by Stanek. I am experienced with XP
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Max n/a posts	RE: Vista machine acting slow "Josef" wrote: Quote: > This newly installed Vista machine is acting slow. Sometimes there is > hesitaion when typing. When opening a program it takes a while.The internet > connection gets lost and comes back( I am looking into the wireless > settings). > What I want to learn is what tasks are running and what services are > running? Are any of these tasks and services not needed to be on when > computer boots. > I just bought the MS Vista Admin Pocket Consultant by Stanek. I am > experienced with XP > > Firstly, how much memory does your RAM have? To have a computer use Vista smoothly, you need at least, as far as I know, 1 GB of RAM. It's best to put it to 2 GB though, just to be safe. I think all the eye candy in Vista might be too heavy for it to be able to maintain at XP's speed. And yes, XP SP2 currently is faster than Vista.
My System Specs

12-11-2007	#3 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,997 posts	Re: Vista machine acting slow Quote: Originally Posted by Josef This newly installed Vista machine is acting slow. Sometimes there is hesitaion when typing. When opening a program it takes a while.The internet connection gets lost and comes back( I am looking into the wireless settings). What I want to learn is what tasks are running and what services are running? Are any of these tasks and services not needed to be on when computer boots. I just bought the MS Vista Admin Pocket Consultant by Stanek. I am experienced with XP Hi Josef, You can see what tasks are running by looking in the "Applications" and "Processes" tab in the Task Manager. (Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) The Resource Monitor can be a great detailed tool in letting you know what tasks and stuff is running. See: Resource Monitor This tutorial will show you how to see what Services are started or not and what the Startup type is. There is also a link to a couple of great advice guides to help decide what to set the services to. See: Services You might find some of these tips helpful in improving the performance of Vista. Speed Up the Performance of Vista Shawn
My System Specs

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