Anyway to speed up Laptop running Vista

Mustangman76 · 03-07-2007, 04:11 PM

Hi All

is there any way to speed up the perfomance in windows vista without getting rid of the eyecandy...my pc specs are.. (intel pentuim M 1.9ghz,ati mobility radeon 64mb,512mb of ram,100gb harddrive)..any help would be apreacated..thanks

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Mustangman76 · 03-07-2007, 05:17 PM

Hi

can anyone help me

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Snuffy · 03-07-2007, 05:37 PM

wow, you are at the minimum of what Vista needs to run.
yes, increase your ram to 1GB, then change the video card to at least 128mb. or
install Vista Basic...

requirements for BASIC Vista:

Quote:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

512 MB of system memory

20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory

DVD-ROM drive

Audio Output

requirements for all other versions of Vista"

Quote:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 GB of system memory

40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:

WDDM Driver

128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)

Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware

32 bits per pixel

DVD-ROM drive

Audio Output

felix8406 · 03-07-2007, 05:51 PM

1. The one thing that I can see you can do is upgrade your RAM. Though Vista minimum requirements is 512MB, it's not enough. Ram does makes a huge difference.

2. Run Diskcleanup and Defrag utilities often; you can do that when the system is idle.

3. Change your Visual Effect to Best Performance. Right click Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Under Performance select Settings > Select Adjust for best performance > Apply > OK to exit

4. Change Page file size to at least three times the amount of your RAM or more. Right click Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Under Performance select Settings > Advanced tab > Under Virtual Memory click Change > De-select Automatically manage paging file size for this drive > click Custom Size > Enter the amount you want to allocate to both Initial Size and Maximum size (Note: Enter same amount for both) > click Set and OK (You may have to restart your PC)

Sorry Snnuffy, I didn't notice your reply

Mustangman76 · 03-07-2007, 05:59 PM

Hi

Ok i`m trying the 4th one u stated..will see if it speeds up..:P..

Mustangman76 · 03-07-2007, 06:23 PM

hi

it has incressed m y speed a bit..and my score too..

felix8406 · 03-07-2007, 06:35 PM

Good, but just like I and Snuffy mentioned, upgrading your RAM will make a huge difference.

One more thing, if you do update your RAM, change your Visual setting to what it was before or Let Windows choose what's best for my computer. You'll get better graphics.

Mustangman76 · 03-07-2007, 06:47 PM

hi

ok thanks for the help..

Mustangman76 · 03-07-2007, 06:51 PM

HI

also has anyone herd of useing the readyboost on a flashdrive will kill...or reduce its life

felix8406 · 03-07-2007, 08:13 PM

That would never happen according to Microsoft. There are theories of course, but no one knows for sure.

Znod · 03-07-2007, 08:56 PM

I find that my desktop is consistently slower when I let Windows choose what is best than when I select best appearance. I would get an Optimized (or Enhanced, whichever) for Vista flash drive rather than use a card. Even fairly large flash drives are inexpensive now. But, as others have said, more RAM is a better idea. My experience is that defragging excessively can slow a machine down as compared to defragging only when the fragmentation percentage is allowed to increase to a point. While this observation does not make much sense on the surface, I only degrag when I suspect that a performance degradation has occurred and my fragmentation percent is "high." I don't have a ready guideline for when it is too high--maybe 15 to 20 %.

Snuffy · 03-08-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustangman76

HI

also has anyone herd of useing the readyboost on a flashdrive will kill...or reduce its life

If you uninstall the FLASH drive wrong,(simply pulling it out) it does have the ability to shorten the life span... bur normally it should have very little effect...also simply pulling the flash drive out can have serious effects on your computer.

Mustangman76 · 03-08-2007, 05:22 PM

Hi

actually MS(microsoft) told me that it would kill the flashdrive.. :P... go figure they create this program and then they tell me that it can kill my flashdrive..

Snuffy · 03-08-2007, 06:20 PM

could you post the reply, reason I ask is I know of at least two MS MVP that would like to know who told you that...and in what reference they told you.
I mentioned I'd ask you to post the Email or at sent to me (PM) with what ever removed to protect your privacy..and with your permission forward to them.

Thanks

Mustangman76 · 03-09-2007, 06:33 PM

Hi

Sorry it wasn`t in a email it was on the phone support line... :S..

03-07-2007, 04:11 PM	#1
Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	Anyway to speed up Laptop running Vista Hi All is there any way to speed up the perfomance in windows vista without getting rid of the eyecandy...my pc specs are.. (intel pentuim M 1.9ghz,ati mobility radeon 64mb,512mb of ram,100gb harddrive)..any help would be apreacated..thanks
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03-07-2007, 05:51 PM	#4
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	1. The one thing that I can see you can do is upgrade your RAM. Though Vista minimum requirements is 512MB, it's not enough. Ram does makes a huge difference. 2. Run Diskcleanup and Defrag utilities often; you can do that when the system is idle. 3. Change your Visual Effect to Best Performance. Right click Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Under Performance select Settings > Select Adjust for best performance > Apply > OK to exit 4. Change Page file size to at least three times the amount of your RAM or more. Right click Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Under Performance select Settings > Advanced tab > Under Virtual Memory click Change > De-select Automatically manage paging file size for this drive > click Custom Size > Enter the amount you want to allocate to both Initial Size and Maximum size (Note: Enter same amount for both) > click Set and OK (You may have to restart your PC) Sorry Snnuffy, I didn't notice your reply
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03-07-2007, 05:59 PM	#5
Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	Hi Ok i`m trying the 4th one u stated..will see if it speeds up..:P..
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03-07-2007, 06:23 PM	#6
Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	hi it has incressed m y speed a bit..and my score too..
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03-07-2007, 06:35 PM	#7
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	Good, but just like I and Snuffy mentioned, upgrading your RAM will make a huge difference. One more thing, if you do update your RAM, change your Visual setting to what it was before or Let Windows choose what's best for my computer. You'll get better graphics.
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03-07-2007, 06:47 PM	#8
Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	hi ok thanks for the help..
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03-07-2007, 06:51 PM	#9
Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	HI also has anyone herd of useing the readyboost on a flashdrive will kill...or reduce its life
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03-07-2007, 08:13 PM	#10
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	That would never happen according to Microsoft. There are theories of course, but no one knows for sure.
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03-07-2007, 08:56 PM	#11
Znod ABXpert Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 3,136	I find that my desktop is consistently slower when I let Windows choose what is best than when I select best appearance. I would get an Optimized (or Enhanced, whichever) for Vista flash drive rather than use a card. Even fairly large flash drives are inexpensive now. But, as others have said, more RAM is a better idea. My experience is that defragging excessively can slow a machine down as compared to defragging only when the fragmentation percentage is allowed to increase to a point. While this observation does not make much sense on the surface, I only degrag when I suspect that a performance degradation has occurred and my fragmentation percent is "high." I don't have a ready guideline for when it is too high--maybe 15 to 20 %. __________________ [CENTER][sigpic][/sigpic] [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][/COLOR][URL=http://homepage.mac.com/donv1/.Pictures/Vista/Bannerxx.jpg][B]Larger Sig Pic Linked Here[/B][/URL][/CENTER]
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Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	Hi actually MS(microsoft) told me that it would kill the flashdrive.. :P... go figure they create this program and then they tell me that it can kill my flashdrive..
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