I have just upgraded all our PCs to Vista and now sometimes I wish I hadn't
bothered.
Despite the fact that all our PC's are now brand new Vista 'Originals',
everything seems much slower than with XP. The constant nagging screens to
confirm this and that (yes I know you can turn it off), the persistent
scrolling 'doing something' circle, more frequent lockups, and a hard drive
that is working for England (you sould sit in an office full of Vista
machines - there is not a moment's peace).
OK we have Aero, it looks a bit nicer, but it is slower than XP in almost
every way and how many of us have ever used the pretty scrolling thingy to
move between apps?
Something inside me tells me that Vista is not a huge leap forward for the
general user, more like a polite step sideways.
Overall, I am thoroughly disappointed.
What anti-virus software are you running? If its running realtime
checks, it could be affecting your system performance. Some
anti-spyware programs can also be resource hogs.
What programs are running when you startup ? Bring up the task
manager and check to see what programs are using up memory & CPU.
A bad video driver can also be a problem. Try to find an updated
version. What video card are you using? if it s onboard, you might
want to install a PCI express card on one machine and see if that
helps.
Did you do an "update" or a clean instal? Try a clean install on one
machine and see if that makes adifference.
Turn Aero off and see if that helps.
What video card are you using? if it s onboard, you might want to
install a PCI express card on one machine and see if that helps.