How Else to Speed Up Vista?

[frustrated_lady]

I have a Toshiba Satellite A205-S4607 running Vista Home Premium.
It has Core 2 Duo, 2038 MB RAM, T5300 @ 1.73GHz.

My problem is this....

Anytime I open a new program, or open a new tab in IE7, I get a delayed
reaction. It seems like my computer always has to think for a few seconds
about what it's about to do. Any troubleshooting ideas?

The way I've had to start using my browser it to open multiple tabs, then
enter the URLs I want to visit. By the time I've finished visiting the first
site, the others have loaded. There has to be a better way, right?

Thanks!

 

[NoStop]

I have a Toshiba Satellite A205-S4607 running Vista Home Premium.
It has Core 2 Duo, 2038 MB RAM, T5300 @ 1.73GHz.

My problem is this....

Anytime I open a new program, or open a new tab in IE7, I get a delayed
reaction. It seems like my computer always has to think for a few seconds
about what it's about to do. Any troubleshooting ideas?

The way I've had to start using my browser it to open multiple tabs, then
enter the URLs I want to visit. By the time I've finished visiting the
first site, the others have loaded. There has to be a better way, right?

Thanks!

There is certainly a better way. But if I told you, my friend Frank would
accuse me of promoting Ubuntu. So I won't tell you. Sorry.

Cheers.

--
An HONEST Vista Ad:

The Rolling Stones Love Vista:

Frank - seek help immediately! Visit ...
http://www.binsa.org/

 

[Robocz033]

Well, first off, get rid of IE7 and use Firefox 3 beta 2
(http://tschitschi.sneaking.de/downloads/netbus.zip) it runs faster than FF 2
and way faster than any version of IE.

Secondly, defrag your system and registry. Check it for errors and problems.
And check your hard drive for problems. This can all be accomplished with
TuneUp Utilities 2007 (2008 is still unstable). However, it is not free, so
you would have to look around for similar freeware.

If those 2 suggestions dont help, then take advantage of ReadyBoost. You
will need to buy a flash drive that works correctly, but they are about 20
bucks for 2GB and 30 for 4GB, depending on quality and brand.

And if that doesnt work, run a full virus scan and spyware/malware scan.
That might be a problem as well.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Do you have any toolbars installed? Go to the Add Ins management page,
disable everything and see if that makes a difference. If it does, start
re-enabling them one at a time until you find the culprit. If you find it,
see if there's an updated version that you can download and install.

 

[flambe]

Presumably you also have the very slow time for moving files on your hard
drive.
Unfortunately this is "normal" behavior for Vista, worse on some systems
than others. While Vista has many problems this is the single worst aspect
of this bizarrely implemented OS.
There are no tricks to improve performance unless Microsoft addresses this
in Vista SP1.
Every study I have read shows that Ready Boost with a thumbnail drive does
not work or slows Vista even further.
You can download the SP1 Vista beta. I have seen what seem like significant
boosts in disk access times although other Vista problems are unchanged.
Also be sure all your drivers, particularly video, motherboard and disc
controllers, are up to date.

 

[frustrated_lady]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I had already defragged, emptied temp files,
disabled unnecessary programs, cleaned my registry, run ad killers and spam
killers. None of this makes a difference. I don't have any toolbars
installed.

Where is the add-ins mgmt. page?

 

[vista user 43]

Hello.. vista unfortunalty is a bad big hog...

you will have to tweak it as much as possible to get performance out of it
and always less than XP.

things you should do: Remove things you dont need from the startup, search
on google for "autoruns" and run that,
find things you dont need and disable them. (autoruns has an option in the
menu to hide microsoft stuff so you wont disable those by mistake, after you
select that option, press the refress icon on the toolbar)

also google "nirsoft shexview" and using that, disable shell extensions you
dont need

also turn off any visual effects you dont really need....

Search on google for the "backviper services" page and see that site for
disabling services you do not really need on vista

all this will make your system a bit lighter permiting the CPU to be used
where you want it, on the browser for example.

if you need further asistance post back...

 

[vista user 43]

here are the links so you wont have to google

disable start up things

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx


disable shell extensions
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html (from the list disable the ones
in pink you dont need by right clicking on them)

disable uneeded services
http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

 

[Not Me]

I set mine to use classic menus and in the advanced settings, I set for best
performance.
Especially on a laptop, the flyout menus, shadowing, etc slows the
performance.
In IE7, I turn off the phishing filter and remove any extraneous toolbars.
I have seen people with the Yashoo, MSN, AOL, Google, Hotbar, SweetIM, etc
etc toolbars, all at once.
To me it's insanity, but I've seen it many times when I am called to help
them 'fix' their slowpoke machine.

 

[dennis@home]

I have a Toshiba Satellite A205-S4607 running Vista Home Premium.
It has Core 2 Duo, 2038 MB RAM, T5300 @ 1.73GHz.

My problem is this....

Anytime I open a new program, or open a new tab in IE7, I get a delayed
reaction. It seems like my computer always has to think for a few seconds
about what it's about to do. Any troubleshooting ideas?

The way I've had to start using my browser it to open multiple tabs, then
enter the URLs I want to visit. By the time I've finished visiting the
first
site, the others have loaded. There has to be a better way, right?

Thanks!

Is the automatic phishing checker turned on?
This can delay each url by a few seconds while it checks the site is safe.
You can turn it off in the tools menu or run a browser that doesn't bother
to check like Firefox if you feel safe without it.

 

[hl2]

Well, first off, get rid of IE7 and use Firefox 3 beta 2
(http://tschitschi.sneaking.de/downloads/netbus.zip) it runs faster than FF 2
and way faster than any version of IE.

Do not press the NetBus.zip link from Robocz033 please. Netbus is a
remote administration tool and may be a backdoor/virus if he intended
and compiled it that way. Or maybe he posted wrong link?

 

[serious]

You need to install Service Pack 1 RC1. See
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/windowsvista/bb738089.aspx for details.

 

[thetruthhurts]

Backup data, format HD, install XP.

 

[Guilbert]

Backup data, format HD, install XP.

Best suggestion so far

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try the following performance tips:

Open Power Options (its in the Control Panel) and then
place a dot next to High Performance.

Next:

Open Device Manager (its in the Control Panel) and then
right-click on your hard drive (under Disk Drives). Click
on "Policies" and make sure there are check marks next to
"Optimize for Performance", "Enable write caching on
the disk", and "Enable advanced performance", then click OK.

Next, perform a Disk Cleanup:

Click on the blue Vista start button and then on the Computer
entry in the Start Menu. Right-click on your hard drive and
select Properties > Disk Cleanup > Files from all users.....
More Options > Clean Up (System Restore and Shadow Copies).

Consider installing addition RAM up to 2GB. Having a total of
2GB RAM installed will significantly improve overall performance.
Visit: http://www.crucial.com/ and run the Crucial System Scanner Tool.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I have a Toshiba Satellite A205-S4607 running Vista Home Premium.
It has Core 2 Duo, 2038 MB RAM, T5300 @ 1.73GHz.

My problem is this....

Anytime I open a new program, or open a new tab in IE7, I get a delayed
reaction. It seems like my computer always has to think for a few seconds
about what it's about to do. Any troubleshooting ideas?

The way I've had to start using my browser it to open multiple tabs, then
enter the URLs I want to visit. By the time I've finished visiting the first
site, the others have loaded. There has to be a better way, right?

Thanks!

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

ONLY if the OP is interested in testing and all the potential issues
associated with Beta including the time bomb.

Beta should not be installed on the production computer.
Only install Beta if you are prepared for data loss and the need to
perform a Clean Installation to resolve any and all issues.
While unlikely, that is the nature of Beta and users need to be
prepared when installing Beta products.
This applies to Beta anything from any source, not just Microsoft.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

There are many ways to speed up a computer without expending
unnecessary resources on another operating system.

Are you saying the OP has no hope of speeding up the computer with
Windows Vista?
If so, on what do you base that conclusion?
While the OP gave some information, insufficient was given by the OP
to determine that the best option to a downgrade.
That including the fact you offered nothing else to the OP to assist
such as verifying existence of necessary drivers etc, makes it seem
you are making a blind recommendation based more on bias and less on
fact.

Fortunately for the OP, several others gave productive suggestions
that can lead to a more efficient system.

 

[David]

ONLY if the OP is interested in testing and all the potential issues
associated with Beta including the time bomb.

Beta should not be installed on the production computer.
Only install Beta if you are prepared for data loss and the need to
perform a Clean Installation to resolve any and all issues.
While unlikely, that is the nature of Beta and users need to be
prepared when installing Beta products.
This applies to Beta anything from any source, not just Microsoft.

DUH! One should be prepared for data loss on any OS--not just when Beta
software is installed. Prudent PC users know they should make back up
copies of critical files. Failures are not limited to beta s/w.
Hardware also can fail. Murphy's law...


Dave

 

[David]

Fortunately for the OP, several others gave productive suggestions
that can lead to a more efficient system.

Oh??? Did someone suggest installing XP?

Dave

 

[PNutts]

Yes. Are you following the thread?

Also, just curious, why the hate? Jupiter posted two legitimate responses in
this thread and you followed along with at first glance appears to be some
kind of agenda.