How can I speed up Vista

Am happy with games , picture viewing etc when they finally open. Take a
picture ...click on it and it takes so much longer then my old XP machine to
open it but then if I click on next pic it is quick. Or when I start a game
I g make a cup of coffee, go to the toilet and when I get back its just
about ready to start. Even games like Crysis run ok when started.


Now its new system with enough grunt so is a problem with Vista ?

Buy 2 more Gbs of RAM. Vista wants to check your games for viruses, etc, etc
to protect your ass from foreign terrorists, etc. It is not necessarily a
bad thing. Once the game is loaded, it runs.It is a security obsessed OS. It
has been clearly stated from the very beginning. Live with it. Be thankful.

"Will_S" <> wrote in message
news:47757f69$0$6070$ ...
> Am happy with games , picture viewing etc when they finally open. Take a
> picture ...click on it and it takes so much longer then my old XP machine
> to open it but then if I click on next pic it is quick. Or when I start a
> game I g make a cup of coffee, go to the toilet and when I get back its
> just about ready to start. Even games like Crysis run ok when started.
>
>
> Now its new system with enough grunt so is a problem with Vista ?

yes, I agree... I have 2Gb of ram and just after the startup of Vista,
it take the half of my memory... but it's very fast!

Get more ram...


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On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:57:25 -0500, "AlexB" <>
wrote:

> Buy 2 more Gbs of RAM.


*Terrible* advice. You don't even know how much he already has.

Two points:

1. Depending on how much RAM he already has, adding 2 more GB may do
exactly nothing. For example, assuming he's running 32-bit Vista, if
he already has 3GB, adding 2GB more will barely (if at all) even be
seen by Windows.

2. How much RAM someone needs for good performance depends on what
apps he needs. If he already has enough RAM To keep him from using the
page file, adding more does nothing but waste his money. For most
people running Vista with a mix of common business applications, 2GB
already keeps him from using the page file. Only for those running
particularly memory-hungry applications (and from his message below,
there's no way to tell if he falls into that category) will more than
2GB provide *any* performance boost.

How much memory you need for good performance is *not* a
one-size-fits-all thing.



> "Will_S" <> wrote in message
> news:47757f69$0$6070$ ...
> > Am happy with games , picture viewing etc when they finally open. Take a
> > picture ...click on it and it takes so much longer then my old XP machine
> > to open it but then if I click on next pic it is quick. Or when I start a
> > game I g make a cup of coffee, go to the toilet and when I get back its
> > just about ready to start. Even games like Crysis run ok when started.
> >
> >
> > Now its new system with enough grunt so is a problem with Vista ?

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Will_S;555892 Wrote:
> Am happy with games , picture viewing etc when they finally open. Take a
> picture ...click on it and it takes so much longer then my old XP
> machine to
> open it but then if I click on next pic it is quick. Or when I start a
> game
> I g make a cup of coffee, go to the toilet and when I get back its just
> about ready to start. Even games like Crysis run ok when started.
>
>
> Now its new system with enough grunt so is a problem with Vista ?

Hi Will_S,

Here are some more ideas that will help speed up the performance of
Vista.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81...nce-vista.html

Shawn


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"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:57:25 -0500, "AlexB" <>
> wrote:
>
>> Buy 2 more Gbs of RAM.
>
>
> *Terrible* advice. You don't even know how much he already has.
>
> Two points:
>
> 1. Depending on how much RAM he already has, adding 2 more GB may do
> exactly nothing. For example, assuming he's running 32-bit Vista, if
> he already has 3GB, adding 2GB more will barely (if at all) even be
> seen by Windows.
>
> 2. How much RAM someone needs for good performance depends on what
> apps he needs. If he already has enough RAM To keep him from using the
> page file, adding more does nothing but waste his money. For most
> people running Vista with a mix of common business applications, 2GB
> already keeps him from using the page file. Only for those running
> particularly memory-hungry applications (and from his message below,
> there's no way to tell if he falls into that category) will more than
> 2GB provide *any* performance boost.
>
> How much memory you need for good performance is *not* a
> one-size-fits-all thing.
>


have a 8800gts/intel6850/2gb dual chanel ram

"brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Will_S;555892 Wrote:
>> Am happy with games , picture viewing etc when they finally open. Take a
>> picture ...click on it and it takes so much longer then my old XP
>> machine to
>> open it but then if I click on next pic it is quick. Or when I start a
>> game
>> I g make a cup of coffee, go to the toilet and when I get back its just
>> about ready to start. Even games like Crysis run ok when started.
>>
>>
>> Now its new system with enough grunt so is a problem with Vista ?
>
> Hi Will_S,
>
> Here are some more ideas that will help speed up the performance of
> Vista.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81...nce-vista.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>

Ok............have done a couple of the things and it is quicker

thanks

Good point but I've made an educated guess. I am wondering what his RAM
really is.

> *Terrible* advice. You don't even know how much he already has.
>

Your explanation is bookmarked.

Thanks

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:18:10 +1100, "Will_S"
<> wrote:

>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:57:25 -0500, "AlexB" <>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Buy 2 more Gbs of RAM.
> >
> >
> > *Terrible* advice. You don't even know how much he already has.
> >
> > Two points:
> >
> > 1. Depending on how much RAM he already has, adding 2 more GB may do
> > exactly nothing. For example, assuming he's running 32-bit Vista, if
> > he already has 3GB, adding 2GB more will barely (if at all) even be
> > seen by Windows.
> >
> > 2. How much RAM someone needs for good performance depends on what
> > apps he needs. If he already has enough RAM To keep him from using the
> > page file, adding more does nothing but waste his money. For most
> > people running Vista with a mix of common business applications, 2GB
> > already keeps him from using the page file. Only for those running
> > particularly memory-hungry applications (and from his message below,
> > there's no way to tell if he falls into that category) will more than
> > 2GB provide *any* performance boost.
> >
> > How much memory you need for good performance is *not* a
> > one-size-fits-all thing.
> >
>
>
> have a 8800gts/intel6850/2gb dual chanel ram


Then, unless you are running especially memory-hungry applications
(doing things like graphics- or video-editing) is any more RAM likely
to help you at all.


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On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:19:10 -0500, "AlexB" <>
wrote:

> Good point but I've made an educated guess.


OK, but then better advice might have been something like "If you
don't have at least 2GB or RAM, upgrade to that amount." As your
statement read, it could readily have led him to take the wrong
action.


> I am wondering what his RAM
> really is.


2GB, as he said in a subsequent message. It's highly unlikely that he
needs any more.


> > *Terrible* advice. You don't even know how much he already has.
> >
>
> Your explanation is bookmarked.
>
> Thanks


You're welcome. Glad to help.

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