Comments on: 10 Ways and Secrets to Improve Vista Performance http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/ Living Digitally and Electronically Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:20:40 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Shortcuts to enable and disable Vista Aero Theme » My Digital Life http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-542915 Shortcuts to enable and disable Vista Aero Theme » My Digital Life Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30:53 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-542915 [...] and cleaner visual effect. Even though the user interface has improved tremendously, it however consumes substantial resources and slows down the whole system at the same time. Besides, this feature also drains your battery [...] [...] and cleaner visual effect. Even though the user interface has improved tremendously, it however consumes substantial resources and slows down the whole system at the same time. Besides, this feature also drains your battery [...]

]]> By: rae26 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-537417 rae26 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:46:48 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-537417 i finally found something that really does work to speed up Vista (after looking and looking with no real answers and no good suggestions) its called Vista Speed Secrets. (sorry i don't have a link so you'll just have to google it) it is an Ebook and moSt helpful! i have loved it and read it over and over. It has step by step pictures and is just really great! i finally got the lightening speed computer I've always dreamed of and never could afford. And that's what's great... It's VERY affordable! Check it out. i finally found something that really does work to speed up Vista (after looking and looking with no real answers and no good suggestions) its called Vista Speed Secrets. (sorry i don’t have a link so you’ll just have to google it) it is an Ebook and moSt helpful! i have loved it and read it over and over. It has step by step pictures and is just really great! i finally got the lightening speed computer I’ve always dreamed of and never could afford. And that’s what’s great… It’s VERY affordable! Check it out.

]]> By: Retrievil http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-466729 Retrievil Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:24:10 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-466729 These 'tricks' were useless, the information stated should be obvious, and in some parts its just plain wrong (as freibooter stated, the power settings advice are not of the brightest I've heard, at least tell the users something about tweaking it a little so you don't get a vaacuumcleaner on your desk). And yes, buying new hardware gives you a faster computer. These ‘tricks’ were useless, the information stated should be obvious, and in some parts its just plain wrong (as freibooter stated, the power settings advice are not of the brightest I’ve heard, at least tell the users something about tweaking it a little so you don’t get a vaacuumcleaner on your desk).

And yes, buying new hardware gives you a faster computer.

]]> By: PAUL http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-394570 PAUL Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:21:22 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-394570 at the risk of sounding like an ass sic-(Jobe)- beware those of you about to risk using disc cleanup attention is required or checking the wrong box can lead to a neat little trick of vistas where all your software is deleted in cluding the recycle bin and your laptop won't restart without going through boot up sequence and when you do you, youll find you have a corrupted version of windows basic left and no one can help you.this happened to me on toshiba L30(psl33) had to reinstal al drivers and software again lost a lot of functionality BEWARE yours not feeling the love pl at the risk of sounding like an ass sic-(Jobe)-
beware those of you about to risk using disc cleanup attention is required or checking the wrong box can lead to a neat little trick of vistas where all your software is deleted in cluding the recycle bin and your laptop won’t restart without going through boot up sequence and when you do you, youll find you have a corrupted version of windows basic left and no one can help you.this happened to me on toshiba L30(psl33) had to reinstal al drivers and software again lost a lot of functionality
BEWARE
yours not feeling the love pl

]]> By: Disable and Turn Off Windows Vista Search Indexer and Indexing Service » My Digital Life http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-393517 Disable and Turn Off Windows Vista Search Indexer and Indexing Service » My Digital Life Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:11:08 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-393517 [...] to speed up Vista, users may want to turn off and disable the search indexer and indexing service. You can and should [...] [...] to speed up Vista, users may want to turn off and disable the search indexer and indexing service. You can and should [...]

]]> By: Jobe http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-393016 Jobe Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:30:52 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-393016 @freibooter Wow.... You need to learn a little more before you go and post something that makes you look like an ass. I would recommend you start with reading about speedstep in some OC forums that provide screenshots and stats... Then on the lighter side read on the delays incorporated with 'spin-up'times. @freibooter

Wow….

You need to learn a little more before you go and post something that makes you look like an ass.

I would recommend you start with reading about speedstep in some OC forums that provide screenshots and stats…

Then on the lighter side read on the delays incorporated with ’spin-up’times.

]]> By: jolen http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-392545 jolen Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:17:04 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-392545 Havent been able to do anything about the fragmentation on the drive. I have heard managing it in Vista is a hassle. My system is already low on RAM and now with a fagmented drive i dont know how long its going to live. I hope i dont have to call in a doc to treat it soon. Havent been able to do anything about the fragmentation on the drive. I have heard managing it in Vista is a hassle. My system is already low on RAM and now with a fagmented drive i dont know how long its going to live. I hope i dont have to call in a doc to treat it soon.

]]> By: Blackbird http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-391196 Blackbird Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:36:23 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-391196 Better to use a good third party tool for defragging rather than the windows utility. I use Diskeeper and it gives me much better control over settings for defrag, apart from having features like boot-time defrag and MFT defrag. Diskeeper also has an easy automatic defragment mode whereby it automatically defrags in the background when the system has free resources- you'll not have to worry about manually defragging the drives. Better to use a good third party tool for defragging rather than the windows utility. I use Diskeeper and it gives me much better control over settings for defrag, apart from having features like boot-time defrag and MFT defrag. Diskeeper also has an easy automatic defragment mode whereby it automatically defrags in the background when the system has free resources- you’ll not have to worry about manually defragging the drives.

]]> By: freibooter http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-391189 freibooter Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:58:51 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/31/10-ways-and-secrets-to-improve-vista-performance/#comment-391189 8. Change the Power Plan Setting What kind of idiotic suggestion is that? Vista is finally the first Windows OS that comes with a sensible default power plan. On a desktop CPU changing this to "High Performance" will * disable Cool'n'Quite/SpeedStep etc. for your CPU * deactivate standby modes for your monitor, your harddrive etc. * disable USB energy saving Not a single of these settings actually affects performance, your computer will not be the tiniest bit faster afterwards! Cool'n'Quite does NOT affect the actual CPU performance. But: - You will pay much, MUCH more on your energy bill. - Your computer will run much hotter and most likely significantly louder. - The life expectancy of your CPU and other components shortens - You should feel guilty for unnecessarily polluting our planet And you gain: + absolutely nothing! Wort suggestion ever! 8. Change the Power Plan Setting

What kind of idiotic suggestion is that? Vista is finally the first Windows OS that comes with a sensible default power plan.

On a desktop CPU changing this to “High Performance” will
* disable Cool’n'Quite/SpeedStep etc. for your CPU
* deactivate standby modes for your monitor, your harddrive etc.
* disable USB energy saving

Not a single of these settings actually affects performance, your computer will not be the tiniest bit faster afterwards! Cool’n'Quite does NOT affect the actual CPU performance.

But:
- You will pay much, MUCH more on your energy bill.
- Your computer will run much hotter and most likely significantly louder.
- The life expectancy of your CPU and other components shortens
- You should feel guilty for unnecessarily polluting our planet

And you gain:
+ absolutely nothing!

Wort suggestion ever!

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