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    Vista Speed it Up? How?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BaldwinHillsTrojan, Dec 28, 2007.

  1. BaldwinHillsTrojan

    BaldwinHillsTrojan Notebook Evangelist

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    There is nothing wrong with my hardware. 3GB of RAM and ITT but Vista runs like its in slow motion v. XPSP2 on lower spec machines. I want to turn off all candy. Not running Aero now. Is there something I can do to turn off the "fade effect" when opening and closing windows?
     
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    go to google and type:speeding up vista: follow the guides that show up.
    btw vista shouldnt slow down with the amount of ram u have. which gpu do u have installed
     
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    kaede Notebook Consultant

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    u can change the menu into classic mode. like im using now. yes it feels faster. even just a bit only.
     
    kaede, Dec 28, 2007
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    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Bighaugs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Running Vista HP here with a T61 2.2GHz and 3 GB RAM. Very zippy... And the ReadyBoost (or whatever the heck they call it) really makes app start-up pretty quick, too... No complaints... well, other than the infamous 'Hybrid disk' crashes I used to have. But in terms of speed, it kicks butt.
     
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  6. BaldwinHillsTrojan

    BaldwinHillsTrojan Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the same CPU 2.2 GHz. Seems like it gets faster over time. I didnt do a clean install.
     
    BaldwinHillsTrojan, Dec 28, 2007
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