tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post3609038037542840328..comments2023-05-11T13:11:27.968+04:00Comments on exo.blog: How to Make Vista Run Like XP (Sort of)Research Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688739704799598919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-11473715158509338042009-08-18T20:34:46.204+04:002009-08-18T20:34:46.204+04:00Most people (including me) just want performance a...Most people (including me) just want performance and ease of use.<br /><br />I just want the power house known as XP back to run my games. I have a top of the range computer that is still slow because of Vista! I mean, I have 4GB RAM!<br /><br />Also I simply don't care about aero, I just want a quick computer.Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025638978331575701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-72301441341740882312008-11-26T18:12:00.000+04:002008-11-26T18:12:00.000+04:00Okay here just to clarify a few matters1) Your not...Okay here just to clarify a few matters<BR/>1) Your not an Idiot if you choose to use vista<BR/>2) VISTA comes bundled with most new PC's a lot of people dont have a choice<BR/>3) Yes vista has a much larger Kernal<BR/>4) Not every vone is a programmer<BR/>5) VISTA does have a pretty GUI<BR/>6)OS X is way different to VISTA<BR/>7) If you dont like it do what i do DELETE it and install Linux/XP/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-15411326231190242922008-10-06T08:14:00.000+04:002008-10-06T08:14:00.000+04:00As to the "added" eye candy, I would guess 90% of ...As to the "added" eye candy, I would guess 90% of gamers don't see a difference in graphics difference. As to the need to upgrade and "being cheap" most people don't need a power house of a computer. They don't game, they don't do video editing, they don't need most of the added crap that vista has, and thus they don't need Vista.<BR/>I am about to pull Vista off my wife's laptop and put XP on itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-66119868939887788282008-10-05T19:17:00.000+04:002008-10-05T19:17:00.000+04:00I'm the guy in the office that gives recommendatio...I'm the guy in the office that gives recommendations on when we upgrade our Departments computers. I have Vista on my home PC b/c it came with a new PC I bought. I figured I'd give it a shot and see if there were any benefits to upgrading PC's in our Department. In general, it's not too bad once your acclimated to where everything is. The main beef I have is that I want to be able to turn offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-43414969497040466752008-09-09T19:24:00.000+04:002008-09-09T19:24:00.000+04:00Vista is for idiots who don't know how to use DOS ...Vista is for idiots who don't know how to use DOS much less configure an NT system. That, or those who think they are "l33t" because they have their "cool graphics" and can't use a PC without graphical leggo blocks/icons.<BR/><BR/>Anyone using Vista by choice is a fucking idiot. (yes, this means you mr. "rofl" there). It does NOT run fast. It does NOT work well if you're a REAL programmer. It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-58359426154653309692008-07-26T08:55:00.000+04:002008-07-26T08:55:00.000+04:00ROFL I have no problem with Vistas speed and I run...ROFL I have no problem with Vistas speed and I run Ultimate.<BR/><BR/>If you are having problems...I suggest you not have a pc at all as you need to know how to keep a pc working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-56317081077831244832008-05-25T15:03:00.000+04:002008-05-25T15:03:00.000+04:00server 2008 seems to be significantly faster than ...server 2008 seems to be significantly faster than vista<BR/><BR/>server 2008 is actually just about usable on 512, and runs just about as fast as 2003 does on 1gb.<BR/><BR/>If you strip out all the server bits, tweak the caching so it focuses on programs instead of services, and reenable things like audio, then it is a really good workstation OS<BR/><BR/>i dont believe ms when they sav vista and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-27571582501248330052008-05-19T14:50:00.000+04:002008-05-19T14:50:00.000+04:00Or just let runnig XP. I really like the visual st...Or just let runnig XP. I really like the visual styles that are integrated into Vista, but there are too many things that aren´t logical to me in Vista.<BR/>So I gave my XP the Vista-Style by installing a skin. As for me it was the best solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-10043335125904073212007-12-02T00:24:00.000+04:002007-12-02T00:24:00.000+04:00When you ran the test without the "effects" and ma...When you ran the test without the "effects" and made the platform look like XP did you install a different driver or did you keep the WDDM/LDDM driver? In the display properties it will say if the driver is LDDM/WDDM based. What you need to do is install an XP DISPLAY DRIVER because the WDDM/LDDM display driver will still have some overhead that the XP display driver wouldn't even in the case Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-67816173644594591992007-11-29T09:51:00.000+04:002007-11-29T09:51:00.000+04:00Efficient nothing. I caught superfetch loading vid...Efficient nothing. I caught superfetch loading videos (via Process Monitor) that had <I>already</I> been played, weighing about 230MB each. Loading about 1.5GB of stuff I'd probably never use again.<BR/><BR/>Even Linux also consumes most my memory for cache but it seems most of the time that when I open a program it has to wait (and so do I) for memory to be freed first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-90937054008769186532007-11-28T23:46:00.000+04:002007-11-28T23:46:00.000+04:00You're recommending shutting down SuperFetch, whic...You're recommending shutting down SuperFetch, which allows for efficient use of RAM? <BR/><BR/>Coupled with ReadyBoost, apps launch faster. There are plenty of articles on various websites on the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285849328344730084.post-27417346801756011022007-11-28T21:26:00.000+04:002007-11-28T21:26:00.000+04:00You guys are doing a great job at lighting a fire ...You guys are doing a great job at lighting a fire under Microsoft to do something about this Vista performance. All I had was anecdotal evidence that Vista was slow, but now I have objective data. All computer users want today are "snappy" applications and OSes and trouble-free computing. Who wants all this show?<BR/><BR/>I have continued to recommend XP to my customer and will continue to do Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881597181372679616noreply@blogger.com