Overall Poor Vista Performance

[Guest]

I just purchased a brand new Sony Vaio laptop that came with Vista
pre-loaded. I am constantly running into websites that freeze for no reason.
Microsoft Office Software that freeze for no reason. I can believe Vista is
so screwed up! I never had these kinds of issues with XP. Vista cannot even
run Microsoft Products! What do I do with a laptop loaded with Vista that
does not work? What do I do? Change the operating system? Vista folks better
quickly release some update patches to fix the way Vista operates. I would
like to know if other people are haveing random Vista problems where it just
freezes when try to do simple task.

 

[Dave]

Were you running XP on that brand new laptop?
Maybe it's defective?

 

[Spirit]

Check Sony's site for updated Drivers....

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Larry;
Since the computer is new, contact Sony Tech Support.
If they can not give you a satisfactory resolution, return the
computer.

If you are constantly freezing, there is something wrong with the
computer, not necessarily Windows Vista.

It there a lot of junk/trial ware etc running?
If not needed, uninstall what is unnecessary.
Remove what is not needed fro startup.

How much memory?
1 GB RAM is usually a minimum with 2 GB needed by many but it depends
on what you do.
Low memory will not cause freezing but the computer can get sluggish
and seem to freeze at times.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

If this is a new computer, RETURN IT for warranty repair or replacement.
None of what you describe is normal nor is it behaviour that others are
having problems with.

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[PTravel]

I just purchased a brand new Sony Vaio laptop that came with Vista
pre-loaded. I am constantly running into websites that freeze for no
reason.
Microsoft Office Software that freeze for no reason. I can believe Vista
is
so screwed up! I never had these kinds of issues with XP. Vista cannot
even
run Microsoft Products! What do I do with a laptop loaded with Vista that
does not work? What do I do? Change the operating system? Vista folks
better
quickly release some update patches to fix the way Vista operates. I
would
like to know if other people are haveing random Vista problems where it
just
freezes when try to do simple task.

Have you installed any additional software?

Spend some time googling "vista tweaks." I have a new Vaio (as of January)
running Vista Business. It took a while to work out the kinks but, for the
most part, Vista is running well on my machine -- all my software and
hardware (including legacy) runs reliabily and well.

You could call Sony's tech support, but immediately ask for Tier 2. Sony
outsources Tier 1 support to subcontractors in India who don't know anything
about computers but, instead, follow scripts ("Is your computer plugged in?
Is it connected to the Internet? Please check now."). Their Tier 2 people
are a bit more competent -- at least they know what they don't know.