Microsoft's Advice on How to Speed Up Vista

[Neflhiem]

Anyone need to speed up Vista? check this out..may help



Microsoft's Advice on How to Speed Up Vista

If your Vista PC isn't as speedy as you'd like, straight from the horse's mouth comes a 14-page PDF document on Vista Performance and Tuning. Microsoft's suggestions include customizing Vista's power plan, sleeping the machine instead of shutting down, turning off search indexing in folders you don't need it, disabling visual effects, using ReadyBoost to add extra memory with a thumb drive, and disabling unneeded startup programs and services. All of these tips are old hat to seasoned Windows tweakers, but this PDF is a nicely-laid out and detailed package you can easily email to your brother-in-law.

Windows Vista Performance and Tuning [Microsoft Download Center via gHacks]

 

[gLing]

They should come out with a stripped down version of vista for gamers.

 

[Neflhiem]

well.. depending on who you mean by "They" ...im sure if you look closely you can find one.. or if you like.. i can find one for you. If you have a paid ver of Vista already i dont see the harm.

 

[gLing]

Oh I know there are bootleg copies out there that are stripped down. I was suggesting MS should come out with one. I think it would be a big seller if they did.

 

[Neflhiem]

oh im sure it would.. but much like everything in this world.. things that make sense... generally dont happen

 

[Static]

Microsoft won't release a stripped down version of Vista, that's what Home Basic is for.
And you don't need to pirate a slimmed down version either. (Though it would probably be the quickest and easiest way.)
If you have your Vista install CD you can use VLite to remove any unnecessary items and make whatever tweaks you want.

 

[bass_man1989]

Install XP?