VISTA problems

I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a new
driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and Firefox.
The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times. There
are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does nothing for
30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1 to 2
minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the same
thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless system
system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing speed.
HELP.

Fresh out of the box problems?
TAKE IT BACK
You should not have ANY problems with a brand new computer.


"rickwagner19388" <> wrote in message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a new
> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and Firefox.
> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times. There
> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does nothing for
> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1 to 2
> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the same
> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless system
> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing speed.
> HELP.

"rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
> I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a new
> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
Firefox.
> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
There
> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does nothing
for
> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1 to
2
> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the
same
> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
system
> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
speed.
> HELP.



Since it arrived in non-working condition...it's a warranty problem.
Your best bet is to call Dell again and tell them the system restore did
*not* do the trick
and you need the machine serviced under warranty.

You could try doing a disk clean up to see if it makes an improvement. Also
click Start > type Performance Information and Tools hit Enter. Under Rate
and improve your computers performance, click "Learn how you can improve
your computer's performance" link. This should provide some possible answers
why its slow at times. Another thing to point out, the Windows Indexing
Engine might be still indexing files and provides, but should improve over
time.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a new
> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
> Firefox.
> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
> There
> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does nothing
> for
> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1 to
> 2
> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the
> same
> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
> system
> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
> speed.
> HELP.

"philo" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
> message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>> I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
>> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a new
>> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
> Firefox.
>> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
> There
>> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does nothing
> for
>> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1
>> to
> 2
>> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the
> same
>> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
> system
>> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
> speed.
>> HELP.
>
>
>
> Since it arrived in non-working condition...it's a warranty problem.
> Your best bet is to call Dell again and tell them the system restore did
> *not* do the trick
> and you need the machine serviced under warranty.


Serviced?
I'd argue that it isn't of merchantable quality & insist on a refund.

Isaac Hunt wrote:

> "philo" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> "rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
>> message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>>> I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
>>> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a
>>> new
>>> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
>> Firefox.
>>> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
>> There
>>> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does
>>> nothing
>> for
>>> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1
>>> to
>> 2
>>> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the
>> same
>>> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
>> system
>>> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
>> speed.
>>> HELP.
>>
>>
>>
>> Since it arrived in non-working condition...it's a warranty problem.
>> Your best bet is to call Dell again and tell them the system restore did
>> *not* do the trick
>> and you need the machine serviced under warranty.
>
>
> Serviced?
> I'd argue that it isn't of merchantable quality & insist on a refund.

I can't see how any computer preloaded with Vista could be anything but
problematic since this operating system has so many inherent problems. Most
knowledgeable computer users are waiting to see whether SP1 for Vista will
correct the problems before they even consider purchasing such machines.
Those who have already lost faith in Microsoft's ability to deliver a
quality product have abandoned it entirely and have moved on to more
capable and stable alternatives, like Ubuntu.

Love and Kisses,
Doris

--
My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
Get SP3 for XP here! .... http://tinyurl.com/374p49
Title Says It All ... http://tinyurl.com/2ssodl

You could download a pclinuxos on one of your xp machines, burn it, and
see how it runs on your new Dell. If it runs well, then you would know
that is Vista and not the machine...


On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:14:38 +0000, Isaac Hunt wrote:

> "philo" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> "rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
>> message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>>> I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista
>>> Home premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to
>>> download a new driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS
>>> office, itunes and
>> Firefox.
>>> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
>> There
>>> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does
>>> nothing
>> for
>>> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank
>>> 1 to
>> 2
>>> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does
>>> the
>> same
>>> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
>> system
>>> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
>> speed.
>>> HELP.
>>
>>
>>
>> Since it arrived in non-working condition...it's a warranty problem.
>> Your best bet is to call Dell again and tell them the system restore
>> did *not* do the trick
>> and you need the machine serviced under warranty.
>
>
> Serviced?
> I'd argue that it isn't of merchantable quality & insist on a refund.

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Ubuntu as a Windows alternative? You've got to be joking. I recently tried
it. It when it couldn't even recognize the Intel 3915 ABG wireless hardware
and get me onto the net, why even bother. Oh, and it also corrupted my
hal.dll. Fortunately I know about the RC commands so I didn't need to
repair install. Linux is still junk, a time waster, rather than something
of utility - To the average computer user who needs to get some work done
without making the OS a passion.

"Doris Day" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Isaac Hunt wrote:
>
>> "philo" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> "rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
>>> message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>>>> I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista
>>>> Home
>>>> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a
>>>> new
>>>> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
>>> Firefox.
>>>> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
>>> There
>>>> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does
>>>> nothing
>>> for
>>>> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1
>>>> to
>>> 2
>>>> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the
>>> same
>>>> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
>>> system
>>>> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
>>> speed.
>>>> HELP.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since it arrived in non-working condition...it's a warranty problem.
>>> Your best bet is to call Dell again and tell them the system restore did
>>> *not* do the trick
>>> and you need the machine serviced under warranty.
>>
>>
>> Serviced?
>> I'd argue that it isn't of merchantable quality & insist on a refund.
>
> I can't see how any computer preloaded with Vista could be anything but
> problematic since this operating system has so many inherent problems.
> Most
> knowledgeable computer users are waiting to see whether SP1 for Vista will
> correct the problems before they even consider purchasing such machines.
> Those who have already lost faith in Microsoft's ability to deliver a
> quality product have abandoned it entirely and have moved on to more
> capable and stable alternatives, like Ubuntu.
>
> Love and Kisses,
> Doris
>
> --
> My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
> Get SP3 for XP here! .... http://tinyurl.com/374p49
> Title Says It All ... http://tinyurl.com/2ssodl
>
>

Erratum:
Remove the 'it' from the beginning of the 4th sentence. The adapter number
should read 3945 ABG.

"PowerUser" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ubuntu as a Windows alternative? You've got to be joking. I recently
> tried it. It when it couldn't even recognize the Intel 3915 ABG wireless
> hardware and get me onto the net, why even bother. Oh, and it also
> corrupted my hal.dll. Fortunately I know about the RC commands so I
> didn't need to repair install. Linux is still junk, a time waster, rather
> than something of utility - To the average computer user who needs to get
> some work done without making the OS a passion.
>
> "Doris Day" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Isaac Hunt wrote:
>>
>>> "philo" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>> "rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
>>>> message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>>>>> I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista
>>>>> Home
>>>>> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a
>>>>> new
>>>>> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
>>>> Firefox.
>>>>> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
>>>> There
>>>>> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does
>>>>> nothing
>>>> for
>>>>> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank
>>>>> 1
>>>>> to
>>>> 2
>>>>> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does
>>>>> the
>>>> same
>>>>> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
>>>> system
>>>>> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
>>>> speed.
>>>>> HELP.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Since it arrived in non-working condition...it's a warranty problem.
>>>> Your best bet is to call Dell again and tell them the system restore
>>>> did
>>>> *not* do the trick
>>>> and you need the machine serviced under warranty.
>>>
>>>
>>> Serviced?
>>> I'd argue that it isn't of merchantable quality & insist on a refund.
>>
>> I can't see how any computer preloaded with Vista could be anything but
>> problematic since this operating system has so many inherent problems.
>> Most
>> knowledgeable computer users are waiting to see whether SP1 for Vista
>> will
>> correct the problems before they even consider purchasing such machines.
>> Those who have already lost faith in Microsoft's ability to deliver a
>> quality product have abandoned it entirely and have moved on to more
>> capable and stable alternatives, like Ubuntu.
>>
>> Love and Kisses,
>> Doris
>>
>> --
>> My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
>> Get SP3 for XP here! .... http://tinyurl.com/374p49
>> Title Says It All ... http://tinyurl.com/2ssodl
>>
>>
>
>

Send it back and get an HP!

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> You could try doing a disk clean up to see if it makes an improvement.
> Also click Start > type Performance Information and Tools hit Enter. Under
> Rate and improve your computers performance, click "Learn how you can
> improve your computer's performance" link. This should provide some
> possible answers why its slow at times. Another thing to point out, the
> Windows Indexing Engine might be still indexing files and provides, but
> should improve over time.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "rickwagner19388" <> wrote in
> message news:2ADB1666-A151-4A80-BB93-...
>>I just bought a new Dell Inspiron 1501, 2 gigs ram.......with Vista Home
>> premium. out of the box the cd/dvd did not work, I had to download a new
>> driver, not a good way to start. I installed MS office, itunes and
>> Firefox.
>> The system is not useable due to the slowness of the system at times.
>> There
>> are time when browsing from web page to web page it sits and does nothing
>> for
>> 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes opening windows explorer will tank 1
>> to 2
>> minutes. Dell had me go back to the restore to new - it still does the
>> same
>> thing. I have several other machines commected to my cable wireless
>> system
>> system, running XP pro and XP home without any problems, with blazing
>> speed.
>> HELP.
>
>