very unstable Vista - I'm not impressed...

Since I installed Windows vista I now have the result

a unstable computer that's utilize 100 CPU use several times and reboots are
required
IE not responding ...
unpacking a 16 mb zip fil takes approx 1.5 hour

vista is a no-go...

 

Seeing as how you give absolutely no system specifications it is quite
probable that your computer can NOT run Vista properly.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

2.4 Pentium - 1 gb ram - 128 WDDM compatible Grapfic card - SATA disk - so
it should be enough ?

- right - right - quite right !!

the troll troll

 

To troll troll
I have an AMD 3500+ , 2 gb ram, 128 WDDM graphics and mine is also way to
slow to use for work. XP X64 works many times faster. Guess I must be a
troll too (but only a single troll).

 

In message <> "Hubba"

Reboots are rarely required. However, it requires a knowledgeable user
to resolve the problem without a reboot.

It sounds more like a hardware issue, or driver issue -- If it were
Vista, there would be substantial complaining.

 

know all about task and Process ID's and killing them whitout reboot.. -
the reboot thing where just to underline that vista sucks...

 

Hubba,

who placed the Vista Setup DVD inside the DVD drive?

did Vista's install DVD just suddenly jump inside your DVD drive?

the things you said were caused by the person that placed Vista's DVD inside
the drive better defined as user created troubles.

user created troubles because the user did not follow proper install
instructions.

hey, user created troubles can not be blamed on Vista.

when Vista is properly installed, Vista provides the most incredibly user
friendly computer that a person could ever desire using. previously

to many people have properly installed Vista with out ever having the
troubles you described.

suggestion, re-install Vista based on proper setup instructions then you
will have a computer worth bragging about the incredible features and
performance.

 

Maybe on your computer, but my four year old Gateway runs Vista very well. Besides, no one ever claimed that Vista would be as reliable or as good as a 1903 Springfield rifle.


Since I installed Windows vista I now have the result

a unstable computer that's utilize 100 CPU use several times and reboots are
required
IE not responding ...
unpacking a 16 mb zip fil takes approx 1.5 hour

vista is a no-go...

 

William,

wrong. Vista is equal to the U.S. military's newest shoulder mounted 50 mm
rifle.

Vista like the new 50 mm rifle is light years ahead of that old but once
good 1903 Springfield rifle.

when a person has conflicts with Vista, the conflicts are caused by the
person that installed Vista on your computer, don't blame Vista for the
installer's poor installation of Vista.

 

Of course it's me who placed the Vista Setup DVD inside the DVD drive - But
user created troubles ?

Sure ! - and the risks for just that are very "big" because the user has to
update several drivers and software to get it to run on vista.

e.g. my logitech quickcam can't run on vista... Have to buy a new one... and
of course I could by a new PC that's 100% Vista compatible so no drivers
needs updatet ..

Lot's of software isn't vista ready - just to name a few:

MS Visual studio 2005 (sure with several updates - but must be run with
elevated rights etc.).
MS SQL server 2005 (several updates must be applied) .
NERO software

etc etc.

the biggest threat to Vista is Windows XP with SP2..... and just like XP, I
think that Vista first are "mature" when we have a Service pack 2...;0)

 

Sounds like you have hardware and/or driver problems, and/or your setup.
I'm running Vista Ultimate RTM on a 2.53 GHZ, 1GB RDRAM system. Very
stable, no lock ups or unusual behavior. You haven't said what release of
Vista, what the Motherboard is or graphics card, what drivers you're using.
All of these have impacts.

 

Hi,

Nero runs fine on Vista!
If you mean the well-known COM Surrogate and rundll32 errors: A new
version of Nero came out a couple of days ago, and these problems are
gone.


Regards,
Mark.

 

Just did a complete Re-install - so far it's looking good (but no programs
installed yet) and the behavior are fine (no lock-ups etc.)

 

Hubba,

possibly it's now to late, but did you have ALL devices including broadband
connected to your computer before first inserting the install DVD? If not,
driver conflicts will remain.

when Vista is first installed, Vista self scans and wipes the HDD removinf
any malware or other Threats if present.

Additionally, Vista self installs all major device drivers providing the
devices are first conected to ones computer, before inserting that DVD.

Hindsight, did you format a small partition "first vol" (at least 1.5 Gig)
for BitLocker?

For your benefit,visit and review the below URLs just a portion of 200+
Microsoft Vista related URLs.


http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/default.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905062.aspx
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/default.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/default.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905092.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/hwsecurity/BitLockerTechOver.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/hwsecurity/BitLockerTechOver.mspx
http://blogs.technet.com/bitlocker/
http://www.microsoft.com/security/windowsvista/allchin.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/clientsecurity/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/clientsecurity/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/newsroom/winxp/windowsprinciples.mspx

 

In message <> "Hubba"

Every time Windows 98 crashes, I hit my thumb with a hammer. Damn you
Microsoft for making my thumb hurt.

 

Yes - I formated the C: drive before the previous install - and connected
and updated the installations files ...

It's still looking good ...and I now take step by step - and slow - and
rebooting after every (software) install to see if causes look-ups etc.

I suspect a specific program and the "Rush" to get up and running - as the
reason to the former unstability...

thx for the links

 

I have an AMD 3500, Radeon 9550 (256 MB), 1 GB and SATA HD (actually 2 set
up as raid) and it works great. Perhaps you are using the standard drivers
that are included with vista and need to check and see if there are updated
ones for you system. I would start with the video drivers as those are the
ones that effect system performance first.

 

The latest video drivers were garbage for my card, but I have the next to
the latest and get great ratings with any test program. For work, I use 6
IE windows with about 30+ tabs, 3 Java programs with an additional 12
windows, password program and like to have mail and money open. I also need
to start and use from time to time several Excel spreadsheet programs. XP
X-64 handles this with no hesitation. I have to set mail and money to above
average priority to even have them work and almost everything takes several
seconds to respond with Vista RC1. Hope final is better as this is
unacceptable for my work situation.

 

I'm surprised XP x64 did that ok with 2 gb. (I will admit I didn't run XP
x64 for very long as I had a B***H of a time trying to find drivers for
everything) I would think with THAT much running at one time though you
would want closer to 4 GB of ram.

 

Interestingly, the memory shows no indication of being stressed. In Vista
the CPU is frequently at or near 100% ( and rarely under 70%) while in XP
X64 it rarely hits 75% (while frequently under 50%) with the same load. Of
course I could probably turn off all the things that make Vista, Vista, but
then why buy it. WDM adds about 10% most of the time.