vista is too pongerous. why didnt they make it quick & light

[Mrs Pixing]

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[David]

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spelling class drop-out??

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Much depends on what Vista is installed. One needs a reasonably well
specified computer. Even then, it has issues which will be fixed in time.
One thing to bear in mind is that Vista has more security jumps to negotiate
than XP, but that is not such a bad thing.

Ensure that you run Disk Cleanup now and again to keep temporary internet
files and restore points in check.

Dump any 3rd party IE toolbars. They prove to be more of a hindrance than
help.

Try to keep at least 25% of your boot drive free. Hard drives that are
overly full are never happy regardless of what runs on them.

Norton and McAfee anti-virus solutions will slow you down too. Look to using
AVG or Avast, but completely remove all of Norton or McAfee first.

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[David]

Much depends on what Vista is installed. One needs a reasonably well
specified computer. Even then, it has issues which will be fixed in
time. One thing to bear in mind is that Vista has more security jumps
to negotiate than XP, but that is not such a bad thing.

Ensure that you run Disk Cleanup now and again to keep temporary
internet files and restore points in check.

Dump any 3rd party IE toolbars. They prove to be more of a hindrance
than help.

Try to keep at least 25% of your boot drive free. Hard drives that are
overly full are never happy regardless of what runs on them.

Norton and McAfee anti-virus solutions will slow you down too. Look to
using AVG or Avast, but completely remove all of Norton or McAfee first.

NIS2007 won't slow down Vista at all. it will slow down XP after boot
up, however. AVG was a PIG on my Vista laptop. I can 't believe why
anyone recommends it.

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

AVG had issues at first, but I think that they have been overcome.

NIS 2007 will have an impact on performance, as will anything Symantec or
McAfee.. your choice to run with what you feel is best..

NIS2007 won't slow down Vista at all. it will slow down XP after boot up,
however. AVG was a PIG on my Vista laptop. I can 't believe why anyone
recommends it.

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[NotMe]

I have yet to see AVG cause that.
Norton, on the other hand, is well known for that.
If it works for you, congrats.
I won't allow it near any of the 250+ machines I manage!

 

[Chad Harris]

It ain't in no dictionary which ah could find.

CH

 

[Frank]

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Isn't that how you would like to be doris?
Quick and light?
Frank

 

[Cato]

It ain't in no dictionary which ah could find.

CH

It sure does describe Vista.

 

[David]

AVG had issues at first, but I think that they have been overcome.

NIS 2007 will have an impact on performance, as will anything Symantec
or McAfee.. your choice to run with what you feel is best..

sorry, but NIS2007 does NOT impact performance at all on the 2 vista
machines i have. No interference at boot up, when I want to open a
program when the desktop has finished loading. It's about unobtrusive a
virus program as I've ever seen. AVG brings up a frickin' window to
show a scan, at boot up. IMO, that blows, big time!

Dave

 

[David]

I have yet to see AVG cause that.
Norton, on the other hand, is well known for that.
If it works for you, congrats.
I won't allow it near any of the 250+ machines I manage!

since u don't use it, how can you comment on it's performance? I see
your type on NG's all the time--slamming a program they haven't used in
years. IF you loaded it, you'd see what i mean, but I doubt you'll give
it a try. stop living in the past. NIS2007 is one of the best AV
programs out there. I hear that NIS2008 is much slower than NIS2007.
damn Symantec, anyway! LOL

Dave

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Dave;
Many have been burned by the huge performance hits in the past and are
reluctant to try again considering the higher cost in comparison to other
options that work very well.

Symantec will have to do far more than come out with a newer product before
I will even consider installing on any computer I control.

That probably represents the experience of many with Symantec consumer
products.

 

[David]

Dave;
Many have been burned by the huge performance hits in the past and are
reluctant to try again considering the higher cost in comparison to
other options that work very well.

Symantec will have to do far more than come out with a newer product
before I will even consider installing on any computer I control.

That probably represents the experience of many with Symantec consumer
products.

I know, I know! I understand someone's reluctance to try another
product from a company who's past products have left much to be desired,
but I DO wish that those folks wouldn't make pronouncements about how
bad a current product is if they haven't tried it themselves. I have no
reason to be a Symantec cheerleader, but I do believe in giving the
"devil" his due. Now that I've read that 20008 is slower than 2007, I
may not jump on 2008 when my 2007 subscription runs out. Perhaps
they'll optimize 2008 by the time I need to purchase it. Otherwise I'll
have to consider other products at that time. I can't get too excited
about some poster missing out on a good product, but it is frustrating
to see them slam a product that would work well for others.

Dave

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

David

I took NIS 2007 off of a client computer. NIS was helping to kill it...

I know, I know! I understand someone's reluctance to try another product
from a company who's past products have left much to be desired, but I DO
wish that those folks wouldn't make pronouncements about how bad a current
product is if they haven't tried it themselves. I have no reason to be a
Symantec cheerleader, but I do believe in giving the "devil" his due. Now
that I've read that 20008 is slower than 2007, I may not jump on 2008 when
my 2007 subscription runs out. Perhaps they'll optimize 2008 by the time
I need to purchase it. Otherwise I'll have to consider other products at
that time. I can't get too excited about some poster missing out on a
good product, but it is frustrating to see them slam a product that would
work well for others.
Dave

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[David]

David

I took NIS 2007 off of a client computer. NIS was helping to kill it...

how much memory and what processor? It works great on my wife's el
cheapo gateway with 1 GB , and works fine of course, with my 2GB Toshiba.

Dave

 

[Charlie Tame]

I know, I know! I understand someone's reluctance to try another
product from a company who's past products have left much to be desired,
but I DO wish that those folks wouldn't make pronouncements about how
bad a current product is if they haven't tried it themselves. I have no
reason to be a Symantec cheerleader, but I do believe in giving the
"devil" his due. Now that I've read that 20008 is slower than 2007, I
may not jump on 2008 when my 2007 subscription runs out. Perhaps
they'll optimize 2008 by the time I need to purchase it. Otherwise I'll
have to consider other products at that time. I can't get too excited
about some poster missing out on a good product, but it is frustrating
to see them slam a product that would work well for others.
Dave

FWIW the older "Corporate Editions" were much less of a nuisance than
the domestic version, however I am done with Norton for good...

 

[Martin Langsholt]

virus program as I've ever seen. AVG brings up a frickin' window to show
a scan, at boot up. IMO, that blows, big time!

Dave

You know that you can turn that feature off right? AVG works great with
Vista, NIS 2007 however, did not.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

It ain't in no dictionary which ah could find.

CH

Do a Google search for "typo."


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[David]

You know that you can turn that feature off right? AVG works great
with Vista, NIS 2007 however, did not.

Martin, I didn't leave AVG on long enough to mess with it. I was just
waiting for NIS2007 to go on sale at Costco. My trial copy of McAfee
had expired so I loaded AVG during the interim. It works great on or
Vista machines, but as I said earlier, 2007 is a PITA on my XP machine,
so i reverted to an old copy of Corporate.

Dave

 

[David]

Do a Google search for "typo."

DAGS for "spellcheck"