Is this Guide good for the Vista with the latest SP2 update? I know this was written well before the update....
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I tried to download the Vista Battery Saver! program by (TY and Rep ScuderiaConchiglia)..........
1. My Norton security came on to alert me that this program wanted to go onto the internet.
2. When i was downloading the program it get to the 95 percent mark and just keep running. I allowed it to run for 30 minutes, but to no avail, it was still stuck around the 95 percent mark.. So i went to cancel the download. it would not. Also, in the back round, the computer was still running hard..
3. I go to restart computer and it tells me the Energy saver prgram is still running. Do i want to shut down the energy saver program. Of course i said yes..
4. When my computer comes back on, now i see the blue little light in the front of my laptop lip always running in the backround..
DOES THIS THING HAVE A VIRUS ATTACHED TO IT? IT HAS ME WORRIED.
ANYONE ELSE WIT THE SAME PROBLEM?
WHY WOULD IT NOT DOWNLOAD?
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I have it and I had no issues downloading it or running it either. And I have Norton too!! So this issue of yours just surprises me.
Btw, which release were you trying to download? have you tried with this, the b2 r1??? > http://www.codeplex.com/vistabattery/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=6522 -
Yeah, That is the one... I will try again.. But it just stalls at the 95% mark... let's see if it happens again..
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It also stalls at 95% for me, but when installing it (I think that's what GMAN also meant). I can see the little icon in the System Tray and I can use the program but whenever I shut down the computer it disappears as apparently it didn't finish installing.
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BlackViper has an updated Vista Service Pack 1 Service Configuration (October 24, 2008). Haven't checked fully if there is any change from before (going through right now), but just thought I will share the info here for those who were not aware of this updated list. Cheers.
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On tip # 15, you say to back up your restore point to a disk, and then turn it off completely.
Can you elaborate on how to back up your restore point? I'd love to store it on a flash card, and use the rest for ReadyBoost. -
It seems like I have problem running the DefragBootFiles.
I downloaded the file from the zip, done the instructions... Run as administrator. Then I check my task manager (immediately after I run the bat file), the two processes aren't there. Then I waited for hours and the command prompt window is still open. Does this mean it doesn't defrag at all in my system? -
ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon
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Yes. I already pressed the show processes from all users. I still doesn't see the two tasks.
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ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon
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This is the picture:
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As far as I'm aware this always shows up like this...
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I ran into that same problem serveral times after a fresh formatt. I ran DK pro or another defrag program, when that was done, i rebooted..and then the boot sequence defrag worked perfectly.
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ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon
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ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon
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If the former, that means the task that compiles the ordered list of boot files never completed. If the latter, we can't guess as to what happened.
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I rebooted, and tried to run the DefragBootFiles again, but it still has the same problem. The processes doesn't show up at all.
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ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon
It would appear that this task is not firing. There are a couple of things that might be preventing it. First make sure there are no applications running at all. I would even go so far as to disconnect from the internet and shut down your antivirus/antispyware apps. The other thing that might be causing this is, have you changed anything in Vista's task scheduler? If that task is no longer there it would be a problem.
Someone else said that they had a similar problem until they did a regular defrag (which does NOT resequence the boot files) and after it was complete they were able to run the batch file. You might try that.
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does rearranging the bootfile help in SSDs?
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Gary - I know in XP the normal deffragmentation often stopped before all files were defreagmented because due to reason x y z it couldn't finish (at least on my laptop)
Does the same happen on Vista? (Without the obvious notice you have in XP)
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2. Yes, but it does not reorganize them like the specialized defrag does.
My contention is that a defrag on an SSD is going to speed things up, but I don't think you can tell the difference. The improvement will be marginal as there is no latency issues with SSD as there is with a HD.
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Ok.
Kaze - if its no bother, you could stop the time it takes to boot before the Boot file defrag an after...
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Detlev, I timed it and it made no measurable difference.
SSD just boots up too quickly. I have the VAIO Z with 2 SLC SSDs in RAID 0 Config. -
Ok. Then I think you may have found your answer - SSDs are not sped up by a boot file defragmentation, or if they are it not noticeable.
PS: Nice computer choice.
I was rather desperate to get a Sony SZ before they got replaced -
Hi People,
A quick question: I have 4GB RAM now... I haven't tried the ReadyBoost thing yet, but I was wondering if it would make any difference if I did? Of course, I read the first post from Les and also some other info on the web, but it wasn't really clear to me from a technical point of view. As far as I understand, it would *not* make any difference really, in *my* case. Am I right?
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As far as I'm aware, on a 32Bit operating system it will make no difference.
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Thanks Detlev..
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I don't get it. You have 4gb ram on a 32 bit machine? It won't recognize all 4gb, only around 3.25 gb. And, ReadyBoost only comes in handy if you have 1-2gb of ram. If you have anymore than that, ReadyBoost doesn't do much.
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I remember reading into this many months ago. I actually spent several hours reading articles and benchmarks. I can't quote any sources, but I seem to remember that in many cases setting up ReadyBoost can actually degrade performance on systems with 2+ GB.
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Readyboost - Vista compresses data and wirtes it onto a Flash drive - that's basically all Readyboost does.
Problems here:
USB speed and read/write speed of Flash drive
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Can't wait for USB 3.0 which comes out on Monday. ;]
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used crap cleaner on my 3 month old acer gemstone messed it all up. had to reformat it but luckly didnt have much on at the time. would never use again but love the other tweaks
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What did you do? The registry cleaner has the potential to do do damage (as any registry cleaner has it) but else - what went wrong?
Maybe you could write them an e-mail so they can improve it in their next version?
Because as Meetloaf13 said - first bad one in hundreds of positives... -
I wouldn't use Ccleaner on older machines.
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What is old?
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Used Ccleaner many many countless times on different machines and never had one issue.
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Not sure if this applies to all versions of Vista, but in ultimate you can add the run command to the start menu. Open start/right click on start menu/properties/customize/scroll down and click checkbox for Run command.
Seems more convenient than doing the shift+r thing described in the tweaks page.
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Any Windows OS since XP can do this s far as I know.
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Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit.
It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows Vista to meet your requirements. With judicious tweaking, It can make your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. The tweaker detects whether you have IE 7 or IE 8 installed and accordingly offers you the relevant tweaks only.
Over 130 tweaks, just a 370 KB .exe file, which does not require an install.
"It is always recommended to create a system restore point before tweaking your system, and hence an easily accessible button for creating the same has been provided in the tweaker. Should you wish or need to, you can always restore your system to the Windows Vista default settings using the Restore Defaults button and applying them."
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It crashed with a debug error for me. I guess the scripts weren't written very well for x64?
Or perhaps it doesn't play nicely with TweakVI (another free vista tweaking utility)
NBR Vista Tips and Tweaks Guide
Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Les, Sep 7, 2007.