Increase performance?

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I just installed Vista on our computer as a dual boot with XP so I can
migrate my stuff over without a hassle, Vista seems a bit slower then XP and
wondered if like XP there is a place to turn down the effects to increase
speed?
 
If your display adaptor is GLASS AERO capable,
then it does not matter if you turn off the visual effects since
these are done on the GPU (processing unit of the display card).

If not, then you can disable the effects by right clicking on the COMPUTER
entry on your start up meny and selecting properties > then link on the left
that says advanced system settings> then you will see a window pop up with
an advanced tab and you should press the first SETTINGS BUTTON

then you will see a window like this:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8351/screenie4yl2.jpg

Please tell me if this helped

... can you do me a favor? Can you PLEASE tell give your testimony here that
vista is indeed SLOWER than XP,
since some people in here want to persuade the world that vista is faster.
THANK YOU.
 
Paul said:
I just installed Vista on our computer as a dual boot with XP so I can
migrate my stuff over without a hassle, Vista seems a bit slower then
XP and wondered if like XP there is a place to turn down the effects
to increase speed?
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Maybe the following article will offer some ideas.

Speed Up Windows Vista
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2110595,00.asp

Several messages have been posted that offer
opinions about the article.
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Maybe the following article will offer some ideas.

Speed Up Windows Vista
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2110595,00.asp
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Nothing new in THAT article that wouldn't be a standard procedure for any
XP install I did.

From what I read there, the one thing that would give you any speed boost
that would be significant (read user perceivable) is turning off the eye-
candy.

But wait !! That's why you all bought Vista.

Oh well, ca sera sera.....caveat emptor.
 
Damn it Jim! :-) You have to put in your .02 even when you help, huh?
Depending on the hardware (key point) Vista can be slower than XP. On my AMD
X2 machine, it's a lot faster than XP. On my P4 3.0 it's a little slower,
but still a much better experience.

But, back on topic: What Jim said is correct to change the settings. :)

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jim kirk said:
.. can you do me a favor? Can you PLEASE tell give your testimony here
that vista is indeed SLOWER than XP,
since some people in here want to persuade the world that vista is faster.
Click to expand...

Why is it ok for you to persuade the world it's slower if it's not ok the
other way around?

Vista is faster on some machines and slower on some machines. You act as if
that's a secret. I do not recommend anyone install Vista on an old machine
any more then I ever recommended anyone install XP on an old machine. If
you do then BE CAREFUL and follow all the recommend actions.
 
I am running Vista on a P4 3.0 system, I did try setting it for Best
Performance but didn't like they way it looked compared to letting Windows
Choose( I like the WOW factor lol). Also have 1Gb ram, a friend told me
Vista likes 2Gb which could be the difference, also I have downloaded the
Vista NVidia drivers for my EVGA 256mb GeForce Vid card as of yet, would
that help?
Lastly how do I stop the "Permission" messages, already driving me crazy :)
 
Click Start > type User Account in the Search Box > hit Enter > under "Make
changes to your user account" click "Turn User Account Control on or off"
link > click "Continue" > uncheck "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help
protect your computer" > click 'OK'. You will have to restart system.
 
I have a P4 3.0 Single core (with Hyper Threading, though) and 1 GB of RAM.
I have all the eye candy on as well. Putting the new NVIDIA drivers on will
help a little, though not a lot. Adding another 1 GB of RAM will really
increase the responsiveness.

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Dustin Harper
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http://www.vistarip.com

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Hyperthreading is one core. Dual core has two physical cores on one die.

Hyperthreading is just a technology developed by Intel to simulate two
cores. Windows sees it as two, but it is only one core on one die.

Hyperthreading is very commonly mistaken for dual core, when it is not.

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Dustin Harper
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http://www.vistarip.com

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Wrong...hyper-threading is used on certain single core Intel processors...
dual core NOT required for hyper-threading
 
So that's what you think? Interesting.
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Honestly, yes.

MS's pushing the WOW! factor.

Where is the WOW ? A (poorly implemented) UAC that is supposed to be more
secure has no WOW factor.

WOW factor is something you see.....and then say....well.....WOW !!!!

It's the Aero UI and all the pretty little sidebar things and such that are
touted as the Vista WOW!, and why you should upgrade to Vista.

If you have a PC that can not run full Aero, what's the point ?

(_Claimed_ security improvements aside, since that is preventable anyway
w/o using Vista.)
 
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Not true that there are two or more cores. A Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading
enabled is treated by the operating system as two processors instead of one.
 
DanS said:
Honestly, yes.

MS's pushing the WOW! factor.

Where is the WOW ? A (poorly implemented) UAC that is supposed to be more
secure has no WOW factor.

WOW factor is something you see.....and then say....well.....WOW !!!!
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I'm looking for an app (installer) on my machine and I simply do not quit
remember the name of it.....what was it? Windows controls??? Form
controls??? Something suite....dang! Hit the Winkey and type forms,
BAM!!!!! Hey look here, there's a folder called "Janus WinForms Controls
Suite v2.0.1000". That took all of 2 seconds. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Searching the whole machine via XP takes "me" a LONG TIME. Then I'm screwed
if I guessed wrong and have to do it again.
It's the Aero UI and all the pretty little sidebar things and such that
are
touted as the Vista WOW!, and why you should upgrade to Vista.
Click to expand...
If you have a PC that can not run full Aero, what's the point ?
Click to expand...

Everything else beside Aero
 
I'm looking for an app (installer) on my machine and I simply do not
quit remember the name of it.....what was it? Windows controls???
Form controls??? Something suite....dang! Hit the Winkey and type
forms, BAM!!!!! Hey look here, there's a folder called "Janus
WinForms Controls Suite v2.0.1000". That took all of 2 seconds.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bad example at least for an organized PC user.
Searching the whole machine via XP takes "me" a LONG TIME. Then I'm
screwed if I guessed wrong and have to do it again.



Everything else beside Aero
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OK, searching. Several third-party tools that I never saw a need for are
available for XP to do that. Wait, no, I did install TurboSearcher, but
don't use the resident part of it.

So what is everything else ?
 
DanS said:
Bad example at least for an organized PC user.
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Organization has nothing to do with forgetting something. All my apps are
in one place and even a visual scan of the folder can take much longer then
the search so what would be the point? Having put different apps in
different subfolders (organization) would have made a visual scan
impossible. So there's an example of organization being a negative. Folder
organizations relies on SEARCHING. Searching in Vista is 100 times better.

You can deny it all you want. You can say you'll never use it or it's no
use to you. That's fine. But you can't deny the feature or it's power.

Troll shield - I did not claim MS to be the FIRST.
OK, searching. Several third-party tools that I never saw a need for are
available for XP to do that. Wait, no, I did install TurboSearcher, but
don't use the resident part of it.

So what is everything else ?
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That's what people like to claim but it's false. If those work for you then
great. I've used many and none of them compare.
 
Organization has nothing to do with forgetting something. All my apps are
in one place and even a visual scan of the folder can take much longer then
the search so what would be the point? Having put different apps in
different subfolders (organization) would have made a visual scan
impossible. So there's an example of organization being a negative. Folder
organizations relies on SEARCHING. Searching in Vista is 100 times better.
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You have all your applications in one folder, no sub folders?

Are you sitting down? There's something called a alphabet. Been around
long time, caught on too. Even Windows can sort files alphabetically.
Vista can search rather well, even if some dope puts everything in one
folder. I bet you throw all your clothes in one pile on the floor too.

Only Justin would dare say organization is a negative. <giggle>
 
Justin said:
I'm looking for an app (installer) on my machine and I simply do not quit
remember the name of it.....what was it? Windows controls??? Form
controls??? Something suite....dang! Hit the Winkey and type forms,
BAM!!!!! Hey look here, there's a folder called "Janus WinForms Controls
Suite v2.0.1000". That took all of 2 seconds. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Click to expand...
Sure doesn't take much to get children screaming "WOW", does it?

Cheers.

Searching the whole machine via XP takes "me" a LONG TIME. Then I'm
screwed if I guessed wrong and have to do it again.



Everything else beside Aero
Click to expand...

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The "Wow" starts now.

"No sane person wants Vista, so Microsoft is making sure they have no
choice."
http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html
 
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