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Guest
Hear rumors that the speed of vista improves over time (2 days or so) of
running?
Any truth to this?
running?
Any truth to this?
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Colin Barnhorst
No. You just adjust to it.
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Andre Da Costa [Extended64]
Well, as better hardware is released and maintenance updates (Service Packs)
are released and you give Vista more memory, yes, the performance will
improve greatly.
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are released and you give Vista more memory, yes, the performance will
improve greatly.
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John Jay Smith
No, while you install more programs it will get even slower too.
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Guest
Maybe I'm an oddball, but yes, I think Vista has slightly improved for me
(has been installed now for 24 hours). Although this is prob just from me
tinkering with settings.
(has been installed now for 24 hours). Although this is prob just from me
tinkering with settings.
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Hank
I believe what you're hearing and what the other replies here might be
missing is that after a few days you will notice less disk thrashing due to
the indexer gathering the complete listing of your file system over time.
After a few days this is not necessary except when there are new programs
installed and fewer changes to the file system.
So in this sense... yes, it does appear to get a little better speed wise
since the CPU and hard drive aren't getting thrashed creating greater
contention while using the system. But you can also turn off the indexer if
you wish. I would suggest leaving the machine on overnight for the first
few days for those that are in the habit of powering down at the end of the
day.
missing is that after a few days you will notice less disk thrashing due to
the indexer gathering the complete listing of your file system over time.
After a few days this is not necessary except when there are new programs
installed and fewer changes to the file system.
So in this sense... yes, it does appear to get a little better speed wise
since the CPU and hard drive aren't getting thrashed creating greater
contention while using the system. But you can also turn off the indexer if
you wish. I would suggest leaving the machine on overnight for the first
few days for those that are in the habit of powering down at the end of the
day.
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Colin Barnhorst
It takes several hours to index everything. The indexing slows things down
until it is finished.
until it is finished.
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Mario
My experience with windows is that it runs slower the longer you own it. No
joke
joke
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Tim Payne
I also found the defragmenter hammering my drive (it's scheduled to run
automatically and it was defragging my windows.old files). The new
Performance Diagnostic Console helped me find that out (love that!). Drove
me crazy. Solution? Re-install with format! haha! Nice and fast and
quiet now.
automatically and it was defragging my windows.old files). The new
Performance Diagnostic Console helped me find that out (love that!). Drove
me crazy. Solution? Re-install with format! haha! Nice and fast and
quiet now.
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Zack Uribe
A feature that is "supposed" to make Vista faster after you use it in a
similar manner for awhile is SuperFetch. It is supposed to intelligently
learn how you use your computer and optimize(not just defragment) your hard
drive so the computer will be faster to swap into and out of disk.
similar manner for awhile is SuperFetch. It is supposed to intelligently
learn how you use your computer and optimize(not just defragment) your hard
drive so the computer will be faster to swap into and out of disk.