Vista - DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE - BACK TO XP

I bought a new Dell laptop when Vista first came out and after struggling with
this very slick operating system, I am ready to throw in the towel and install
XP. My main complaint is poor performance. I've stripped away most of the slick
features that ate into the performance of my machine and still I am unsatisfied.
Needless to say, I have made all the modifications I could find in the various
newsgroups and Internet websites which promised a Vista performance boost, but I
am still disappointed. Am I missing something here or is flash all that most
people appreciate?
-Bill

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:42:07 -0400, "William" <wyum@xxxxxx> wrote:
Add more memory, most systems come with 512 or even 1 meg of memory.
Going to 2 meg of memory will make a HUGE difference!
Also stop shouting, all caps is considered shouting.
Thanks

"f/fgeorge" <ffgeorge@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8d9ed350l056vri0b6eq4ig250l99b78db@xxxxxxLike I said, "I have made all the modifications...", and my laptop already had
2GB of RAM. I guess it depends on what one does with the computer and what kind
of performance one is used to. -Bill
PS. The "shouting" was done on purpose, to make a point and not to be rude.
Scolding a newsgroup user IS rude!

William, I doubt we'll ever see the words "fast" and "Vista" used in the
same breath. I wonder if I'll live long enough to see ANY OS come out
of Redmond that runs faster than it's predessors. Boy, can u just
IMAGINE how fast DOS 6.22 would be on a modern PC?? We could bring up
Lotus 1-2-3 in .0001 seconds! LOL.

I like the look of Vista, but I too am disappointed with it's various
"warts". Like 'search' for example. It does not work as advertised, as
I've mentioned on MPWVG. I certainly would never consider replacing an
XP installation with Vista. That would be lunacy, IMHO.

Dave

LOL. make that "predecessor"

Dave

William - I have installed several versions of Vista (Home Premium and
Ultimate) and am very sastisifed.

The statement "...My main complaint is poor performance..." is very general
and cannot be address logically - please do not expect readers to "read
between the lines" - are you referring to slow boot, shutdown, apllication
installation and/or running, sound and/or video performance and so forth.



"William" <wyum@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Vista runs faster in ALL aspects on my machine then XP ever did. Mostly
because of improved memory management, and off loading the desktop to the
GPU.

Kurt

Kurt Herman wrote:that's the FIRST comment of that nature I have run across regarding
Vista vs XP. Amazing!!!

Dave

Let me make it clear for those who do not want to accept the generalization
"poor performance". In your multiple choice question below, I must respond with,
all of the above.

I compare a fully loaded Vista/Dell Core2 Duo laptop to a XP/Dell P3/3.6Ghz
desktop to a W2k/Dell P3/1Ghz desktop. I use all three computers on a regular
basis, which are connected to the same network and running most of the same or
similar software and database. The XP runs most everything in the blink of an
eye, the W2K somewhat slower but still amazingly fast for a machine that is 7
years old (perhaps a blink and a half). The Vista on the other hand, although
fun to use, awesome features and graphics, Aero, Transparency etc. but
performance wise, it's a dog. I find myself twiddling my thumbs waiting for
things to happen. Depending on the application I am running, it can run from
simply a bit on the sluggish side to downright annoying.

You may want to say this is not a very scientific or accurate assessment or
study of Vista as an operating system, but it is MY impression of Vista after
using it for six months. Add to the performance issues are the many bugs that
are inherent in a new O/S, I am surprised that Microsoft is able to sell this
product all together. How on earth the new computer user is managing with Vista
is beyond my understanding. I think Dell has already recognized this as their
entire business line of computers is available with either XP or Vista
installed. And as a matter of fact, Dell recommends Microsoft XP in their XPS
720's as performance is paramount in those high end gaming models. I think Dell
is the only computer company to continue offering XP in their computers.

There are a lot of other issues with Vista that are well beyond the scope of
this posting. I am disappointed, that's all. -Bill


"AJR" <ajrjdr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hah hah hah, yeah, Dave. Kurt must be on the Microsoft payroll or he was running
XP on an Apple.
-Bill

"David" <david@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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