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Vista So Slow
I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I
didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad |
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"Brad" wrote in message ... I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad While it shouldn't be a problem with a system with the specs of yours, you might look at Norton. I hate Norton and it is a huge resource hog. Also, it certainly won't help if you have a bunch of applications running in the background, using up system resources. Before your week is up, check performance with Norton disabled and also look at what is running on start up. |
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:56:33 -0400, Brad wrote:
I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad Vista is faster than XP on my computers. There are some things you can do but I don't know if I can remember them. Certainly turn off indexing, unless you see yourself using the upgraded search feature in Vista. Uninstall Google desktop. Consider uninstall Google Toolbar. Both have processes running in the background. Don't use Vista's sidebar. Gadgets can use up system resources. As someone else said, ditch Norton. Go with free AVG, Zone Alarm, and sypware of your choice. Turn off Windows Defender. If you don't like popups, turn that off in the Control Panel Users applet. Use CCleaner to clean things up, then NTRegOpt to "defragment" the registry. Defragment your hard drive upon receipt of system and after major installs / uninstalls. Go into the advanced Power settings -- you can turn off indexing there as well, and there may be some other options. Turn off indexing in MS Outlook. I forgot where that is -- it's hidden very well. Use msconfig or your favorite program to control what processes start up. Create a "Startup Disabled" folder and move Startup shortcuts you don't need to that. After rebooting after using msconfig or another startup configuration program, look at the processes you are running to determine if you can shut some of them down. There are some like pesky mosquitoes -- AOL probably being the worst I have experienced. I make sure that Installshield updater is not run because they have been using that to sell upgrades. I also seem to frequently need to manually stop I get good speed without using Ready Boost, but you can try it out to see if it helps. Ready Boost uses memory on a flash drive or even SD card to speed up the system. You shouldn't need it but if it's on a desktop system it doesn't hurt. Laptops with removeable card readers can use Ready Boost on a SD card, but be prepared to lose your card in case you accidentally eject it. You can turn off Aero Glass. I don't know if that improves performance. I turn it off because I find it annoying and like the cleaner look with it off. The specs you have should be enough to run Vista very well. Unless you have _very_ demanding applications, you should not need more than 2G RAM. If you come across any other ideas to improve performance please post them here. |
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:56:33 -0400, Brad wrote:
I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, Brad A few more things: - Look up a post by Tom Scales in which he did a Media Direct update which he said improved performance in Outlook 2007. - While looking at processes, click the CPU column twice so it sorts by CPU time descending, and you will easily see what processes are taking up CPU. |
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:22:58 -0500, Journey wrote:
A few more things: - Look up a post by Tom Scales in which he did a Media Direct update which he said improved performance in Outlook 2007. Scratch that -- you said you have a quad core desktop. Above would only apply for laptop users. |
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Kevin wrote:
"Brad" wrote in message ... I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad While it shouldn't be a problem with a system with the specs of yours, you might look at Norton. I hate Norton and it is a huge resource hog. Also, it certainly won't help if you have a bunch of applications running in the background, using up system resources. Before your week is up, check performance with Norton disabled and also look at what is running on start up. With the Quad core I was hoping to run two or three applications in the background. I had planned on uninstalling Norton, after the 30 day trial, I still have one lic. to use from my Trend Micro PC-cillin, but I think i will go ahead and uninstall it now. |
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Four things I'd mention
When Vista is first installed, the indexing service will take quite a while hours/days before it's through indexing everything. Things should get better when indexing is done. So far from what's I've seen myself, Vista really perks up when you move from 1gig to 2gig of ram. I'll bet it might improve a bit with 4gig, but I wouldn't expect a huge increase. I'd take a quick look at what the systems Vista Performance rating is. You don't mention what video card or HD's you have, but you should be able to see if one of the system subsystems is scoring much lower than the rest. As far as moving to Vista-64, do it with caution because of the lack of driver support and possibly application incompatibilities. Check before hand to make sure any hardware (especially older hardware) is supported, and check the popular applications you might run for compatibility/ BTW, those annoying pop-up boxes 'can' be turned off if you want. "Brad" wrote in message ... I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad |
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"Brad" wrote in message ... I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad Brad - How many processes running while idling at desktop? Just curious. If you can, check task manager and post back.... Thanks, Stew |
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Brad wrote:
I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad First thing I always do with a new machine is blow it out and do a clean install of the O/S. I'd be very tempted to use and XP CD at the present time. Bob |
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Plus all the XP hardware drivers for the D9200 gathered from various sources,
not necessarily all Dell. Mustn't forget drivers. Ever... Ben Myers On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:15:44 GMT, Bob Levine wrote: Brad wrote: I can't believe how slow Vista Premium is on my new D9200 quad core, I didn't really expect it to be this bad. It crashed after trying to play my first DVD movie, says it was video card problem, I updated Nivdia drivers and things seem ok now. But I can't play live tv in Media center and do a Norton virus scan without causing video stutter. But even the overall feel of Vista is slow, sort a like using an older version of windows. I also don't like all the pop up warning boxes you get when trying to add a program or hardware, It seems redundant after a while, seems like Gates targeted Vista for kids in the 1st grade... I only have 2 gigs of memory and plan to upgrade to 4 gigs, but im not so sure it will make it feel much faster once I do. My D8400 P4 HT 670 with XP MCE with 3gig memory feels so much faster. I only have the 32 bit version of Vista and was wandering if the 64 bit version would be a big improvement in overall speed? I have a week left to return the computer back to Dell, I might try and see if they will upgrade me to the 64 bit versions or better yet to XP... Brad First thing I always do with a new machine is blow it out and do a clean install of the O/S. I'd be very tempted to use and XP CD at the present time. Bob |
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