Slow Window
May 22, 2007
I just built a resonably fast machine: I installed Vista64, updated drivers for chipset, graphics and soundcard. Installed all Vista64 updates and installed Office 2007. No other apps, drivers, etc installed yet. All hardware is recognized by system and appears functioning correctly. Performance is terrible to the point the machine is unusable. Some example/benchmarks:
- Time to boot (POST to Vista login): 13 minutes
- Time to respond to simple CTRL-ALT-DEL: 35 seconds
- System sounds (e.g. alert beeps) play delayed, garbled and broken up.
- Time to install Vista update: 5 hrs, 45 minutes
- Time to start internet explorer, 3 minutes
There are alot of posts of people with slow Vista, but none that I've seen this bad and on this type of near top of line hardware. My CPU usage is constantly running 50-100%, but no one process seems to be hogging CPU. Its the normal kinds of processes that are each consuming a chunk of it (explorer, svchost, etc.). Wierd thing is that the Vista performance assessment gives my machine a 5.2 every time I run it (5.9 graphics, 5.9 disk, 5.5 memory, and 5.2 processor).
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Feb 2, 2009
Vista 32 When I attempt to bring up 'Sysem Restore' via the Programmes-Accessories route, it takes ages for the window to appear! Is this normal?
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Oct 27, 2007
I have a new computer with Vista And Windows Mail. Windows mail is so slow to respond to a simple reply to this message it is totally unusable. Does anyone else have any speed issues wiht WM?? Or has anyone resolved the speed issues. I use email a lot and actually registered fo rthis forum while WM tried to open a reply window.
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Mar 25, 2008
Can anyone explain this: 3219. The screenshot shows the folder view (in Windows Explorer), and a directory listing (in a Command Line window). Why is the Explorer window showing different filenames than the command line window? It's not so much of an issue, as I'm currently completing a scheduled backup of this drive using Nero Burning ROM, and will be formatting it soon.
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Dec 8, 2009
How can I backup my Window Mails and upgrade to Window 7 and use them in Win 7?
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Apr 3, 2008
About 40% of the time when I either choose HIBERNATE or the standard SHUT DOWN, the computer just keeps on running. Although it seems WINDOW has shut down, the "ON" light is still on and I can hear the fan running. When this happens I am left with no other option but to use the "emergency shut down" method - pressing the ON button for more than 4 seconds (ASUS laptop, using Vista Home Premium). Presumably this method would damage the computer in some ways in the long run?
I assume WINDOW is shut down because the next time when I turn on the computer it doesn't say the "WINDOW is not properly shut down". So can any kind souls please help me with this annoying problem of turning off the computer completely?
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Jul 29, 2009
Problem:
1) Extremely slow shared printer response
2) application nonresponsive while printing
Network Topography:
1 Vista Home Premium 32 PC
1 Vista Home Premium 64 PC
Cisco SD2008 Switch
1 HP 4050 Laserjet (Parallel connected to Vista 32 Machine above)
Configuration of Printer:
Connected via parallel to Vista 32 machine
Printer is configured for sharing and is installed on both machines
test pages print successfully from both machines
Additional notes:
During printer setup on the Vista 32 machine, I attempted to install
additional 64x drivers, but could not locate them, so I skipped this step.
During printer setup on the Vista 64 machine, the shared printers were
identified successfully, and I added the network printer. I was not asked to
install drivers the way I have in the past when adding a local printer.
Printing using the shared printer on the local machine Vista 32 performs
with normal speeds. Printing from the network computer Vista 64 using the
shared printer installed on Vista 32 is extremely slow. Even typing in print
job changes in the print dialog window takes 30 seconds or so for each key
stroke to register a response onscreen.
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Jun 5, 2009
I just read that BestBuy was going to offter at its Website a $49.00 Window 7 Upgrade for Vista Home Prem users. This offer would only be available from 6/26 for 16 days.....
Over the past 6 months I have read several articles about Microsoft offering exisitng Vista Users an upgrade to Windows 7 for a discounted price, and even maybe...for free.
I am posting this to see what others perhaps know about the Upgrade....whether this would be the right time to take advantage of the Upgrade because it may not be offered again. I would hate not to take advantage of the $49.00 Upgrade and find its not offered again, or, take advantage of it now to find its offered later at a cheaper price.
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Jul 29, 2009
Is edit still available on a cmd window in Vista? I would like to be able to edit batch files with in a cmd window.
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Oct 17, 2009
I need some advise on fixing windows Vista Ultimate 32bit on a Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5934 Laptop
The one year warranty expired and did not come with any disks according to my sister-in-law and all my computers still run XP. The problem seems to be that windows does not load, she told me that when the computer was turned on it was giving messages that some system files did not load. Missing or corrupted
It tries to fix the problem when you restart but it cant, so I downloaded the recovery disk and I tried system restore but it says no previous restore points, the system was never baked up either
Can anything be done or does she have to buy new Vista disk and drivers from Toshiba?
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Jun 23, 2009
1.Windows Update Encountered An Unknown Error.
The Error Code Is "Code 80244019"
I Do Not Know What To Do And My Software Is Getting Out Of Date.
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May 25, 2008
I just bought a PC from e-bay it appears the windows xp is not genuine can I install windows vista upgrade if my windows xp is not genuine?
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Aug 16, 2009
My window is not comming in. How can I get it to work?
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Jul 9, 2007
I've recently downloaded a new software called Advanced Windows Care Professional. This software, as it mentions is compatible with windows vista (I'm running Home Premium) and keeps the system clean and running fast at all times. However, after using this software for a few days, I realized that every time I run a scan through my computer and "repair" specified problems with the machine, some number of my system's configuration gets changed or perhaps, deleted. For a certain period of time, it turned off my Windows Security Center; while recently, all my window animations disappeared. (Eg. Window fading away when I close it).
After searching through the net, I discovered a solution to fix my first problem. That is, running through the Services.msc file and enabling the Windows Security Center option. Being increasingly baffled and perplexed now, I'm just wondering if my second problem is in any way related to my Services.msc file and is there any way to fix this problem of mine.
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May 2, 2008
When I put the cd into my driver, the installation window does not appear.
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Mar 30, 2008
If I leave the computer for a short time, when I get back I have to sign in again. How do I lengthen the time.
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Apr 15, 2009
Don't know if this is - dare I say - "a bug" in IE. Try this (or should I say don't try this) at home folks. In order to attempt to fix my prob which detailed in the previous posts (titled "FUNNY THING HAPPENS WHEN DOWNLOADING ZIP FILE" in IE General Forum), I tried anything, and played with a few thing. This is what I did. I clicked on a zip file and associated with IE program (I'm embarrassed to say that I don't even know how to do that again. Don't ask me to retrace my steps), and see what happens, if you dare!!!!!! If you can replicate what I did, you should see IE windows pops up endlessly. Gone bersek, in other words. Anyway, this is not what I'm concerned (although Microsoft should certainly looks into it). I have posted this question in one form or another. When I tried to download a ZIP file from any website, I don't get a download window, and instead I get some non-standard actions.
Since it ONLY happens when I download a ZIP file, It slowly dawn on me (I'm pretty slow) that the issue has to do with my ZIP file association, hence the reason why I played with the ZIP file assocation and get this scary scenario of IE gone hysterical. Pre-IE6, I can fix this issue with a file association in the "File/Folder View and Search Option" , which was drastically altered in the subsequent version of IE leaving me confused and helpless. I have posted several times and nobody can answer my question. Perhaps because this issue seems to be an IE-related, but in fact it is not. So posting this question in IE forum won't get me the right expertise. I posted this question in Vista General form before, and was told that i get get better response if I posted in IE GEenral. I'm absolutely frustrated with this prob.
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Feb 4, 2009
Windows 7 includes the new Aero Snap feature that allows you to easily work with multiple windows at once by neatly sizing both windows automatically.Β For Windows Vista and XP users a cool utility called FreeSnap will provide much of the same functionality with a exhaustive list of keyboard shortcuts.
To get started, download the latest version of FreeSnap.
Once you have FreeSnap installed and running you will have the following keyboard shortcuts available to you:
Win key + Up Arrow β Snap top
Win key + Down arrow β Snap bottom
Win key + Left arrow β Snap left
Win key + Right arrow β Snap right
Win key + Home - Move to top-left corner
Win key + Page Up β Move to top-right corner
Win key + End β Move to bottom βleft corner
Win key + Page Down β Move to bottom-right corner
Win key + 5 β Center window/next monitor
Win key + Plus β Resize up
Win key + Minus β Resize down
Win key + Shift + Up arrow β Grow top
Win key + Shift + Down arrow β Grow bottom
Win key + Shift + Left arrow β Grow left
Win key + Shift + Right arrow β Grow right
Win key + Ctrl + Up arrow β Shrink top
Win key + Ctrl + Down arrow β Shrink bottom
Win key + Ctrl + Left arrow β Shrink left
Win key + Ctrl + Right arrow β Shrink right
Win key + . (period) β Minimize
Win key + Enter β Maximize
Win key + / β Close
Win key +? β Help
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Jun 20, 2008
I just bought a new laptop a Dell XPS 1330, with Vista. And it is slow in launching everything. Once I'm in a program, it's usually okay, but it takes 5-10 seconds just to open the start menu, or switch between programs, or open a program is more like 20-30 seconds. It's even slower if I'm coming out of sleep mode, it never gets faster, I always have to boot even though I see nothing in the task manager. Is this the way it is supposed to be, and if not, how can I tell if this is a Vista problem or the laptop? My cpu runs at about 3% capacity and my ram is around 50 when no applications are open.
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Jul 28, 2008
My Vista x64 Ultimate was fast at first, but now after around 6months it has been slower. I have cleaned all Vista components and uninstalled unnecessary softwares/games. My HDD has 70% space remaining and its defragged. I have fast AVG antivirus and when I try to open a new folder, let's say my documents folder, it opens it fast but its all blank white and it keeps loading for like 3-5 seconds and then the contents show up. What's wrong? I expect an immediately folder content showing up especially when I have 3.55 GHz quad core and 8800 GTX T_T
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May 14, 2009
I have found a solution for slow IE problem, it made my browsing extreamly faster.
Tools-> manage add-ons-> enable or disable add-ons
under enabled section look for "SSVHelperClass"(java plugin add-on) and highlight then click disable button.
Restart IE and you could see the difference.
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Apr 3, 2008
Since my CPU is 1333, if I install DDR-2 800 rams, my ratio will be 5:4 or something like that.
1. Will my rams slow down to the FSB of the CPU?
2. If yes, what is the point in installing faster rams if they are slowing down to the FSB of the CPU?
3. If there is a benefit, what is it?
4. If rams are faster, do they somehow increase the performance of the graphics cards? (For, both ATI and NVIDIA make use of the system ram Hyper Memory and Turbo Cache)
5. Wouldn't it be effected by CPU's FSB? Lets say you have a DDR-4 graphics card, and your rams are DDR-2 800, rams are slower than the card, and CPU is slower than both of them.
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Jun 28, 2009
Is there any way to setup the UAC so that it will allow designate programs without getting the very irritating pop up window, or program crash that occurs in some cases where the window doesn't pop up. I have tried just turning it off, but it appears Defender turns it right back on again.
I suppose the next step is to turn off Defender.
I understand why this security feature exists, but it gets to be extremely irritating. The most irritating part of it, is that some times I don't get the pop up window and the program I am trying to run simply crashes, or doesn't run correctly The crash is normally a hint to go and run the program specifically as the administrator. Sometimes the error is more deeply imbeded in program or system files and takes for ever to try and find out what the problem is.
I use Acronis backup software which always ran with no problems until one of the more recent Vista x64 updates, then it simply said that it ran but errors were encountered. After pouring over the log files in Acronis, I found that it couldn't run the backup because it didn't have the rights to access the backup drive.
So now things can't be scheduled and I have to run it manually.
There are times when the security features become a real burden. I hope this issue is fixed with Windows 7.
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Aug 1, 2009
For some reason this window has started popping up!
Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your mail server.'
To get rid of the Window I have to enter my details and password to gain access to Windows Mail.
Any tips please on resolving this problem. I am using Vista 32 bit. ISP Tiscali. AVG email scanning incoming.
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Nov 26, 2008
Am running windows vista enter. 32 bit on my machine.
When i use the turn-off short key (Alt F4), the shutdown window appears and the first option in the drop down list is " Sleep ".
I want to change the order of these commands, like: i want the first option to be LogOff
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Oct 20, 2009
I am having trouble getting my Windows Mail onto my new computer. How do I do this?
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Apr 15, 2010
do i need to use only a new cd .blank cd .
i have been trying to burn music on a cd with song on it .
is this is why i cant not burn music on it .
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May 1, 2008
I am using Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit. I keep getting Error Code 8007000B downloading windows updates. I tried going to the command prompt, running as an admin and typing in "fsutil resource setautoreset true C:" and reboot but I still cannot download updates.
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Mar 23, 2008
If I have a window open and move my mouse over to the left or top edge to resize the window, the cursor changes to the double arrow not on the border but inside the window a bit. On the other two sides the cursor changes outside the window a bit. If I click on the mouse, the cursor edges over to the correct position on the appropriate border.
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Apr 15, 2008
I use 'Computer' (use to be called Windows Explorer) a lot in Windows Vista Home Premium to manage my hard drive. It's a nuisance that it starts up as a too small window and I have to stretch it each time to see more. Is there a way to force it to memorize the previous state and restore?
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Aug 1, 2009
I had (and still do have) Vista Home Premium 32bit on my brand new PC, I dual booted this with Ubuntu (which I couldn't care less about right now), I then went to multi-boot it all with XP. And XP has taken over. So basically this is my situation, when I boot I now only get the choice of Windows XP Professional.I know that Vista uses BCD for it's booting and XP uses boot.ini. I can see that in my C drive (the one that holds Vista) there is now a boot.ini file.I have tried (in XP, since it's the only thing I can get into) going into cmd and typing "cd C:UsersXXX" to get into Vista and then typing "bcdedit", to which it tells me it can't find any such command.
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