vista runs really slow

I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

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"KevinRB" wrote in message

I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

Yes, I have essentially the same issue. At first I thought it was because I was just using onboard video, but I have since installed a faster card, which helped a bit... but overall system performance is sluggish. I assume it's a driver issue... but any feedback would be appreciated.
Running:
Compaq dc7100 P4 3.2 GHz 1 GB PC3200 RAM Nvidia Quadro NVS 285 PCI-X 60 GB SATA drive
Thanks Jason
"KevinRB" wrote:

I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

might check with Task Manager to see if some programis chewing up the cpu. indexing service is known to slow things down and even heat up processors.

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"KevinRB" wrote in message I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

I only have a Athlon 2800+ with 1.5 gig ram and I'm surprised it runs so well. Yes it's not quite as zippy as XP but it's not far off either. I've heard disabling UAC can help speed it up.
"KevinRB" wrote in message

I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

Hey Guys, What is UAC??? Also, I found that turning off the sidebar helped speed things up for me... but still not as zippy as XP. Thanks Op
"Peter M" wrote:

I only have a Athlon 2800+ with 1.5 gig ram and I'm surprised it runs so well. Yes it's not quite as zippy as XP but it's not far off either. I've heard disabling UAC can help speed it up.
"KevinRB" wrote in message I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

Turn off Aero Glass and watch it fly. Look under personalize display and whatnot in the Control Panel, it will appear like a theme. As soon as I did that, my laptop and desktop both ran better, less hot, and I think my battery is lasting a lot longer...
"OpeXp" wrote:

Hey Guys, What is UAC??? Also, I found that turning off the sidebar helped speed things up for me... but still not as zippy as XP. Thanks Op
"Peter M" wrote:
I only have a Athlon 2800+ with 1.5 gig ram and I'm surprised it runs so well. Yes it's not quite as zippy as XP but it's not far off either. I've heard disabling UAC can help speed it up.
"KevinRB" wrote in message I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

I have a 2.8 dual core Pentium D, and I have also noticed that Vista runs sluggish for me. I went into task manager to look to see if it was a memory issue, or if the processor was being maxed out, but neither seems to be the case. The memory was only being use by about half of the available and the processor shows at 15 percent. the only thing that I noticed that it different from when I am running XP on this machine is that my hard drive never seems to stop being used. I can't tell what is going on by the task information, but something sure is using the living piss out of the hard drive. I didn't notice this concern though until after I had installed the EZ Anti Virus that was free to users of Vista. Has anyone else noticed this concern, and does anyone thing that it could be the anti virus at fault instead of Vista itself?
"KevinRB" wrote:

I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

I have a 2.8 Pentium D with 2 gig of memory and my system also runs slow. I noticed it more after installing the free ez anti virus. It doesn't seem to be a processor or memory issue. I have noticed that my hard drive light now never seems to be at rest. Something is always using the hard drive in Vista, but I can not figure out what. It may be the anti virus, but I have no way to tell for sure.
"KevinRB" wrote:

I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

I have a P4-2.0 and Vista runs quite nicely on it. I am quite pleased with the performance.
William
John Brutovsky wrote:

I have a 2.8 dual core Pentium D, and I have also noticed that Vista runs sluggish for me. I went into task manager to look to see if it was a memory issue, or if the processor was being maxed out, but neither seems to be the case. The memory was only being use by about half of the available and the processor shows at 15 percent. the only thing that I noticed that it different from when I am running XP on this machine is that my hard drive never seems to stop being used. I can't tell what is going on by the task information, but something sure is using the living piss out of the hard drive. I didn't notice this concern though until after I had installed the EZ Anti Virus that was free to users of Vista. Has anyone else noticed this concern, and does anyone thing that it could be the anti virus at fault instead of Vista itself?
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

"William" wrote in message

I have a P4-2.0 and Vista runs quite nicely on it. I am quite pleased with the performance.
William
John Brutovsky wrote: I have a 2.8 dual core Pentium D, and I have also noticed that Vista runs sluggish for me. I went into task manager to look to see if it was a memory issue, or if the processor was being maxed out, but neither seems to be the case. The memory was only being use by about half of the available and the processor shows at 15 percent. the only thing that I noticed that it different from when I am running XP on this machine is that my hard drive never seems to stop being used. I can't tell what is going on by the task information, but something sure is using the living piss out of the hard drive. I didn't notice this concern though until after I had installed the EZ Anti Virus that was free to users of Vista. Has anyone else noticed this concern, and does anyone thing that it could be the anti virus at fault instead of Vista itself?
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?
I could be you got an incompatible device for Vista such as a sound card.

If it's an Audigy you will have to remove it.

Vista has an automatic defragging program which runs a lot when you first install the operating system. Later it settles down. There also is an initial build of the indexes for searching, but I understand that doesn't take very long.
"John Brutovsky" wrote in message

I have a 2.8 dual core Pentium D, and I have also noticed that Vista runs sluggish for me. I went into task manager to look to see if it was a memory issue, or if the processor was being maxed out, but neither seems to be the case. The memory was only being use by about half of the available and the processor shows at 15 percent. the only thing that I noticed that it different from when I am running XP on this machine is that my hard drive never seems to stop being used. I can't tell what is going on by the task information, but something sure is using the living piss out of the hard drive. I didn't notice this concern though until after I had installed the EZ Anti Virus that was free to users of Vista. Has anyone else noticed this concern, and does anyone thing that it could be the anti virus at fault instead of Vista itself?
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

Works as fast asXP on my AMD Athlon64 3.2. EZ sux -- Yahoo DSL gives it away too. No on will *buy* it.
"John Brutovsky" wrote in message

I have a 2.8 Pentium D with 2 gig of memory and my system also runs slow. I noticed it more after installing the free ez anti virus. It doesn't seem to be a processor or memory issue. I have noticed that my hard drive light now never seems to be at rest. Something is always using the hard drive in Vista, but I can not figure out what. It may be the anti virus, but I have no way to tell for sure.
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

I am wondering why you claim that EZ sucks? I'm not saying that you are wrong, I am just wondering what you base that opinion off of? I should state now that after Vista finished the disk defrag that my system speed picked up quite a bit.
"Gene G" wrote:

Works as fast asXP on my AMD Athlon64 3.2. EZ sux -- Yahoo DSL gives it away too. No on will *buy* it.
"John Brutovsky" wrote in message I have a 2.8 Pentium D with 2 gig of memory and my system also runs slow. I noticed it more after installing the free ez anti virus. It doesn't seem to be a processor or memory issue. I have noticed that my hard drive light now never seems to be at rest. Something is always using the hard drive in Vista, but I can not figure out what. It may be the anti virus, but I have no way to tell for sure.
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

Try disabling real time scanning on EZ scan see if that gives you back your performance just remember to run your virus scanner manualy. I also disabled the real time scanning for Windows defender and that seemed to give some performance back.
"John Brutovsky" wrote in message

I am wondering why you claim that EZ sucks? I'm not saying that you are wrong, I am just wondering what you base that opinion off of? I should state now that after Vista finished the disk defrag that my system speed picked up quite a bit.
"Gene G" wrote:
Works as fast asXP on my AMD Athlon64 3.2. EZ sux -- Yahoo DSL gives it away too. No on will *buy* it.
"John Brutovsky" wrote in message I have a 2.8 Pentium D with 2 gig of memory and my system also runs slow. I noticed it more after installing the free ez anti virus. It doesn't seem to be a processor or memory issue. I have noticed that my hard drive light now never seems to be at rest. Something is always using the hard drive in Vista, but I can not figure out what. It may be the anti virus, but I have no way to tell for sure.
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?

my computer has an intel core duo t2400 (1.83ghz) processor and 512mb ram. i too have noticed the sluggish performance, but for me it is mainly during startup. you mentioned the indexes... i have found this to be very troublesome for me. everytime i start my computer, i have to wait several minutes for the index to be updated. if i don't wait, all of the programs i try to open with stop responding or not open at all. i discovered the indexing problem by going to control panel, classic view, indexing options when the computer is starting up and my hard drive activity light is constanly on. as soon as this says the index is updated, my hard drive light either turns off or flickers and the computer runs smoothly. i also noticed that under the indexing options window, if you click on modify, you should be able to unselect the files that are selected for indexing. on mine, i cannot for the life of me unselect microsoft office outlook files and offline files. has anyone else noticed any of these problems, either with the indexing service slowing the computer or being unable to deselect certain files? does anyone know how to turn the indexing service off completely? i would much rather have slow searches than a slow computer.
"Barbara" wrote:

Vista has an automatic defragging program which runs a lot when you first install the operating system. Later it settles down. There also is an initial build of the indexes for searching, but I understand that doesn't take very long.
"John Brutovsky" wrote in message I have a 2.8 dual core Pentium D, and I have also noticed that Vista runs sluggish for me. I went into task manager to look to see if it was a memory issue, or if the processor was being maxed out, but neither seems to be the case. The memory was only being use by about half of the available and the processor shows at 15 percent. the only thing that I noticed that it different from when I am running XP on this machine is that my hard drive never seems to stop being used. I can't tell what is going on by the task information, but something sure is using the living piss out of the hard drive. I didn't notice this concern though until after I had installed the EZ Anti Virus that was free to users of Vista. Has anyone else noticed this concern, and does anyone thing that it could be the anti virus at fault instead of Vista itself?
"KevinRB" wrote:
I have a P4 3.0 GHZ processor with a gig of ram and most of the time vista runs like crap, anyone else have same problem or know how to fix it?