performance of vista vwindows xp

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I recently bought an aspire 5310 which runs in vista basic and so far it has
been nothing but a headache.Simple tasks on XP like file transfer between pc
and pen drive are laboured, eg the download clock runs up instead of down
and a 458mb transfer ran for 30 minutes.Program downloads such as Divert X
take an age to download and then when it comes to finalize a message pops up
on the screen, not for many of us mere mortals eg.' a cabinet file cannot be
trusted, please verify Cryptological services are enabled so cabinet cert can
be verified'Now this program downloaded in mins on XP without incident and
what it means I have no idea.My facebook hasnt run properly since installed
on this pc, vids sent to me etc will not open.I installed the Div X program
and when I tried to use it, again another unintelligble message popped up on
the screen.Is it me? my pc? or is Vista such a nightmare?Any suggestions much
appreciated:-)branik
 
Well.........Vista Basic really Sucks..big time ...for a start.
If you list some specs for your Acer someone might be able to pinpoint your
problem a little better
pk
 
peter said:
Well.........Vista Basic really Sucks..big time ...for a start.
If you list some specs for your Acer someone might be able to pinpoint
your problem a little better
pk
Click to expand...

This is off laptopsdirect.co.uk - should be OK, I'm getting reasonable
performance from a Toshiba Satellite with half the RAM...but with a duo core
processor.
a.. Processor: Intel Celeron-M 1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache
b.. RAM: 2GB DDR2 (Max Memory 2GB)
c.. Hard Drive: 80GB Serial ATA
d.. Screen: 15.4" Widescreen TFT (1280x800)with CrystalBrite Technology
e.. Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
f.. Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
g.. Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g
h.. Bluetooth: No
i.. Battery Life (Depending on Use): Upto 2.5 Hours
j.. Weight: 2.8kg
k.. Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return
l.. Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
m.. Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000
n.. Dolby certified surround sound system with two built-in stereo
speakers
o.. S-Video Output
p.. Card Reader (MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD, XD)
 
peter said:
Well.........Vista Basic really Sucks..big time ...for a start.
If you list some specs for your Acer someone might be able to pinpoint
your problem a little better
pk
Click to expand...

This is off laptopsdirect.co.uk - should be OK, I'm getting reasonable
performance from a Toshiba Satellite with half the RAM...but with a duo core
processor.
a.. Processor: Intel Celeron-M 1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache
b.. RAM: 2GB DDR2 (Max Memory 2GB)
c.. Hard Drive: 80GB Serial ATA
d.. Screen: 15.4" Widescreen TFT (1280x800)with CrystalBrite Technology
e.. Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
f.. Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
g.. Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g
h.. Bluetooth: No
i.. Battery Life (Depending on Use): Upto 2.5 Hours
j.. Weight: 2.8kg
k.. Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return
l.. Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
m.. Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000
n.. Dolby certified surround sound system with two built-in stereo
speakers
o.. S-Video Output
p.. Card Reader (MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD, XD)
 
Celeron 1.6 processor, 512mb RAM, yeah that's why it runs poorly - very
underpowered, barely capable of walking (not running, WALKING) Vista.
 
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