Makes me want to punch M$ Vista in the jaw

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Phre0nBurn said:
Peep This:
Windows Vista Tip: Disable annoying "Need your permission to continue-" prompts

I did it really easily, and like i said, no more warnings or promts or whatever the hell you want to call them.

Also, the other day I downloaded a torrent and when I opened the RAR Windows told me there was a trojan, and let me delete it.
WINDOWS actually knew something was bad... I didnt know M$ was capable of that. haha
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Cheers for that!

Windows detected a trojan? I wonder if it's like a lot of AV progs and conveniently thinks keygens are trojans?! (no probs here so far though)
 


Vista works fine for me, it came with my desktop so it is what it is - I just wish I knew about the 3GB max memory issue...

carry on the flame war
 
Vista Catch 22: Vista Home Basic does not recognize more than a gig, but Vista really needs 2 gig to run well - WTF?

I had Vista on a new lappie and played with it for about 2 hours before I nuked its ass. Back to XP and the damn thing is smooooth and fast.
 
I never tried Vista, but really, hearing all the bad things about it, I'll pass.

The moment I turned to XP, I was amazed, I remember it back then.
I had stayed with Windows NT4 and then Win2000, as they were stable. XP was the first truly great thing from M$ ... or rather: ABOUT FRIGGING TIME.

::emp::
 
I've not used Vista, but .....

To get the best out of any MS OS, you need to strip all the cosmetic and background process stuff out of it.

Vista didn't seem to offer much that is improved on XP.

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Speed up Windows XP:

For beginner users:

1. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Display > Settings.

Select: Resolution 800 x 600 pixels and Colour Quality Medium (16 bit).

Click: Apply.

What it does: Reduces system overhead. Less work for your CPU.

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2. Go to: Start.

Right click: My Computer.

Select: Properties > 'Advanced' tab > Performance > 'Settings' button > 'Visual effects' tab.

Select: Adjust for best performance.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Removes unimportant cosmetic effects, thereby reducing system overhead.

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3. Go to: Start.

Right click: My Computer.

Select: Properties > 'Advanced' tab > Performance > 'Settings' button > 'Advanced' tab.

Select: Processor scheduling > Programs.

Select: Memory usage > Programs.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Prioritises _your_ programs over those that XP _thinks_ are important.

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4. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Display > Themes.

Select: Windows Classic.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Cleans up the desktop.

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5. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Display > Desktop.

Select: Background - None.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Cleans up the desktop.

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6. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Display > Appearance.

Select: Windows Classic Style.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Cleans up the desktop.

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For Medium Users:

7. Go to: Start

Right click: My Computer.

Select: Properties > 'Automatic Updates' tab.

Select: Turn off automatic updates.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Stops Microsoft messing with your computer at inconvenient times. You can re-enable this when _you_ feel like an update.

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8. Go to: Start > Run.

Type: msconfig

Select: 'Startup' tab.

Action: Untick all boxes, except those you are certain you need to start when XP boots up.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Stops programs starting when XP does. Frees up system resources.

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For Advanced users:

9. Run your favourite program.

Click these buttons on your keyboard simultaneously: ctrl + alt + del (Control + Alt + Delete).

Click: 'Processes' tab.

Right click: The process of your favourite program.

Select: Set priority > AboveNormal.

What it does: Diverts CPU resources to the selected program.

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10. Go to: Start > Run.

Type: services.msc

Right click: Any service you are sure you won't need, like 'Automatic Updates', 'Help and Support' or 'Indexing Services'.

Select: Properties > 'General' tab > Startup type > 'Manual' or 'Disabled'.

Click: Apply.

What it does: Stops processes starting when XP does. Frees up system resources.

Warning: Change one setting here a day. Reboot your system after each one. Run your most popular programs. If they're running normally, try disabling another service the next day. This is to make sure you don't turn off something important. If you're not sure, leave them alone.

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Related programs:

Tune XP DriverHeaven.net
This is freeware and simple to use.

X-Setup Pro X-Setup Pro
This has a 30 day trial, and is for more advanced users.
 
tigertom said:
Speed up Windows XP:

For beginner users:

1. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Display > Settings.

Select: Resolution 800 x 600 pixels and Colour Quality Medium (16 bit).

Click: Apply.

What it does: Reduces system overhead. Less work for your CPU.
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LOL

I'm all for freeing up resources where appropriate, but at the end of the day resources are meant to be used. Forcing 1995 graphics onto yourself is not doing you any favors. Besides, with LCD monitors, using a non-native resolution will slow down performance.
 
Here's a bit of info:

Reader Question: Maximum Memory in 32-bit Windows Vista - Windows Vista help

32-bit versions of Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate: 4GB
32-bit Windows Vista Starter: 1GB
64-bit versions of Windows Vista Home Basic: 8GB
64-bit versions of Windows Vista Home Premium: 16GB
64-bit versions of Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate: 128GB
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...the platform can theoretically support the full 4GB, but your hardware is going to allocate some of the address space (not the physical RAM) to the PCI bus, the video adapter memory address space, and other resources. 32-bit OSs need to use part of the full 4GB address space to address these resources, subtracting from the maximum memory you have available to the OS and applications...
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I've got 3.5Gb in there, but 3.24Gb available, 256Mb gfx so it seems about 512Mb of address space is being used for other stuff and it wouldn't make any difference for me to have 4Gb. (Nearly bought 6Gb, glad I didn't now.)

Nacho, if you've got 3Gb showing then I'm guessing it's similar - got a 512Mb gfx card?
 
Well, I have only few posts under my belt so be gentle, but with Vista I have found the fancy scroll features e.g. "Aero" enabled slooooows everything down virtually instantly (shock horror!!)


Vista is full of unnessary features, so disable those. Everyone says avoid Vista stick with XP, is MS going to come out with some special announcement to convince savvy XP users, nope Vista is here to stay

Love MS or hate it, 90% of you are running an MS OS and vista will be standard in the next 24 mnths, its hardly a release like the millenium addtion, 5yrs of devtime tend to do that to big companies

Whether you love it or hate or wait for the SPs whatever your opinion you really wont have any choice. All the cries of stick with "XP" will hardly stop the juggernaut , if you MOD vista IMO is far better than XP and I only mean some gentle tweaks if you have (and yes part of prob) a decent machine

Ditch the shit and IMO I dont see the prob - fast forward 24 months trust me Mr gates says you have no choice :)

Its a bit of a pointless argument once you remove the pointless Vista gimmicks
 
remo said:
Well, I have only few posts under my belt so be gentle, but with Vista I have found the fancy scroll features e.g. "Aero" enabled slooooows everything down virtually instantly (shock horror!!)

Vista is full of unnessary features, so disable those. Everyone says avoid Vista stick with XP, is MS going to come out with some special announcement to convince savvy XP users??

Love MS or hate it, 80% of you are running an MS OS and vista will be standard

Whether you love it or hate or wait for the SPs whatever your opinion you really wont have any choice. All the cries of stick with "XP" will hardly stop the juggernaut

Its a bit of a pointless argument
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I'll upgrade to Vista when it makes sense. Right now, it doesn't (like your post), and with the pending release of XP Service Pack 3 that supposedly increases performance by 10% and fixes thousands of glitches, Vista makes even less sense.

The ONLY reason to install Vista right now is if you have a blazing machine and you want to run DirectX 10 games for all the visual bells and whistles in a very small handful of games. Crysis, Lord of the Rings Online and... what else? I can't think of any others.
 
nachoninja said:
all in all its still retarded - why wouldn't a operating system want the most RAM possible
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It's a physical limit, not something implemented by MS.


I don't know why all your guys are bitching about Vista. It's a damn good OS, I've been using it since the week it came out. Non-destructive disk partitioning, built in memory diagnostic tool, advanced firewall features (over XP), highly efficient memory usage (XP is crude compared to Vista), speech recognition, wireless networking is magic, sexy as hell (Dreamscene!), etc.


Also, Ultimate runs FINE on my laptop with 1GB of RAM.
 
Romestar said:
It's a physical limit, not something implemented by MS.


I don't know why all your guys are bitching about Vista. It's a damn good OS, I've been using it since the week it came out. Non-destructive disk partitioning, built in memory diagnostic tool, advanced firewall features (over XP), highly efficient memory usage (XP is crude compared to Vista), speech recognition, wireless networking is magic, sexy as hell (Dreamscene!), etc.


Also, Ultimate runs FINE on my laptop with 1GB of RAM.
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You need a doctor quick.
 
Romestar said:
It's a physical limit, not something implemented by MS.
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No, it's not hardware, it's an addressing problem with the Windows 32 bit kernel. Well, the CPU has to be 64-bit capable, but all modern CPUs are 64-bit capable. That's why 64-bit OS's on the same hardware can use lots more RAM.
 
Supergeek said:
No, it's not hardware, it's an addressing problem with the Windows 32 bit kernel. Well, the CPU has to be 64-bit capable, but all modern CPUs are 64-bit capable. That's why 64-bit OS's on the same hardware can use lots more RAM.
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I didn't say hardware, I meant that it is impossible for a 32-bit OS to address more than 4GB, even if the CPU is 64-bit.
 
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