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    NBR Vista Tips and Tweaks Guide

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Les, Sep 7, 2007.

  1. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    are increase "ntfs performance" and "optimize prefetch"
    enabled by default in tunexp?
    on my lappy, they have been checked ever since i installed tune xp
     
  2. Tainzhang

    Tainzhang Notebook Enthusiast

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    After using some of these tweaks, I experianced an extremely slow shut down. Any solutions to this problem will be greatly appreciated.
     
  3. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    RE: Optimize prefetch and ntfs performance. they are on when turn the program on. I uncheck them and use just the bottom entry "Ultra Fast boot".

    Tainzhang...you have to give an idea what you did for us to assist.
     
  4. Tainzhang

    Tainzhang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, I tried all of the tweaks that you posted, aside from the snipping one, and wanted to do a reboot and see if there was a difference. So I clicked restart and windows begans its normal shutdown sequence. Then it just froze at the "Windows is Shutting Down" screen and I had to manually shut it down. Boot up was must faster, but I have a feeling that modifying it with some of the tweaks changed the shutdown sequence some how...

    Would you recommned a recovery back to the original factory settings?
     
  5. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    Have you tried shutting down again since then? Is it still slow?
     
  6. Tainzhang

    Tainzhang Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have and it was just as slow
     
  7. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    This may well be the cause of the problem I encountered with the game Civilization III. I installed it with UAC on, and it worked fine the first night. Just about that time I turned UAC off, and the games it saved thereafter did not appear in the game's open dialog or Windows Explorer (it saved them to its directory within Program Files). It also could no longer at this point load saved files that I placed in Windows Explorer, even ones created on a different computer.

    But I since reinstalled Windows to fix the problem. I disabled UAC first thing after installing Windows, and the program is working fine.

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    In an unrelated matter, is there a tweak so that rather than going to the User Login screen after resuming from standby/hibernate, Vista will go directly to Windows? I know XP used to do that, and I'd like it if Vista would. I have taken the necessary prerequisite of not having a password on the only account on the computer, and when I boot the computer it does go directly to Windows rather than requiring me to click on my account icon.
     
  8. Les

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    Nice to know the thread helped and no to the second question...new tweak on Pg 1 as well.
     
  9. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    dual 2 core processor = 2xdual core?? :confused: :eek:
     
  10. Kaze

    Kaze Notebook Consultant

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    I just discovered a program that works very well on spacing out the programs loading on startup... its called Startup delayer. You can set the delay in between the loading of programs so that they don't all load at once and slow down the startup.
     
  11. Les

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    Harpreet 1998 your picking on me. Look at the time i wrote the article and the length of it...

    I edited it like 10 times already before i went back to sleep.
     
  12. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    Disregard the below. The old adge proved true, and the third time was a charm.

    But no, I hadn't noticed the quick shutdown tweak. I might try that next.

    Well, I tried #1, and it does seem to do what it as advertised as doing, but now it takes a really long time for my computer to shut down. The first time I thought it might just have been because of the changed setting, but it's done it twice now. I'll update the post if it does it again. I don't believed I've changed any other settings since it shut down quickly.
     
  13. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Did you know there is also a tweak to speedup shutdown???
     
  14. Cap

    Cap Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I just finished the TuneXP tweak. I had to uninstall/reinstall and be sure to highlight drive c at the select a drive screen, then and only then did the defrag processes show up in the task manager and it was a short wait after that to mission accomplished! I know the results have varied for some but I am very pleased with mine. I did not time my start-up before TuneXP but I would guess I shaved an easy 25 to 30 sec's off of it. Now, form power on to password is 45 sec, password to desktop is 5 sec for a total of 50 sec's start-up; I like it!
     
  15. batkinson001

    batkinson001 Notebook Consultant

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    good to see people having positive results with tunexp and the tweaks on this thread, i am not sure exactly how long it is, but i have noticed that there is a decrease in the amount of time it takes to boot from post - initial desktop loading (background, taskbar, icons)... good stuff.
     
  16. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    When i used TuneXP(twice) i noticed no faster start-up, but i think dis-abling some of those un-needed services helped my response time. Programs seem to be alot snappier now. Also Flamenko did you get my pm?
     
  17. Les

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    I did and am looking over the site you brought forward.

    Also, what is your start time??
     
  18. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Wait a second i have to restart twice because i disabled UAC and need to restart, then restart again for accurate results. Okay, first restart very slow, hung on a black screen before showing me the vista logo. 45 and a half seconds to the logon screen for start-up. I want it faster, but there's nothing else to do. :\
     
  19. batkinson001

    batkinson001 Notebook Consultant

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    if startup time is less than 1 min then thats excellent as far as i am concerned. I am content with my 1 min30sec just to get it to desktop, nevermind having everything loaded...
     
  20. Gintoki

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    Now i'm kinda confused because every time i start up i either get a fast 45 and a half seconds or a 10 second wait period on a black screen combined with the original load time.
     
  21. Trickology

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    When timing the start up time when do i stop the clock when i see the desktop
     
  22. Les

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    I personally do it when my internet has confirmed as that is when my desktop complete. Some cheat and do it to the login screen.

    I believe it is fair though to stop the clock when the desktop appears.
     
  23. nic.

    nic. Notebook Evangelist

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    Keep up the good work. :D
     
  24. Les

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    Thanx nic!!
     
  25. brianj320

    brianj320 Notebook Evangelist

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    flamenko, once TuneXP does its thing on Vista for the startup times, is it safe to delete the program? or is the program required to keep the startup times decreased?
     
  26. batkinson001

    batkinson001 Notebook Consultant

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    Ah. well in that case my boot to desktop is 45sec to 1 min ( I will probably edit this after re-timing later on, need to get my halo on first.
     
  27. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    ...of course its safe to delete the program. I have to admit though (and im gonna prob get hollared at by the experts here), I leave mine on and when the system slows down, I will just run it again. What I am doing may be totally useless mind you.
     
  28. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Ok, bud, I'm not an "expert" just a crusty veteran who has been in these trenches a while so put your ear plugs in and get ready to be YELLED AT!!!! ...big ol' grin...

    Are you talking about boot times when you said "when the system slows down"? I assume so, since that's the ONLY symptom TuneXP treats. And if so did it help? Did the boot time go back to a faster state? Once TuneXP has done it's thing of organizing the boot files into a optimized sequence, defragmented them and placed the sequentially on the drive, it should not be necessary to ever do that again UNTIL you add some new process to the boot sequence. This might be adding some new hardware requiring a new driver, a piece of software that requires a new service to be started at boot time, or a piece of software that adds something to the "Startup" folder. Any of those WOULD require a "reoptimization" of the bootfiles.

    You can take your ear plugs out now.

    Gary
     
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  29. Les

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    Yes thats exactly what i am talking about. As you know, I am constantly changing the software and 'boot characteristics' on a daily basis. This for the most part probably comes from my testing of the different versions of Intel Matrix Storage Manager which is vital.

    Having understood the gravity of your reply, however, I would probably believe that, for the average user, it may be best to improve the boot time and then just rid themselves of the program by uninstalling it for safety sake.
     
  30. darthsat

    darthsat Notebook Deity

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    GMC, I too experience a black screen once the initial boot screen displays and dissapears. Right after the Dell logo splashes on my screen as soon as I turn it on, there is a 14 second black screen before the Loading windows progress bar shows up.
     
  31. datalife

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    my screen goes black too but only for a few seconds.... it does go blank for an extended period of time during boot. I've tried just about every tweak out there and boot time is still pathetic. Have come to the conclusion my Duo Core T2250 just ain't going to start Vista any quicker.

    For the time being, I Hibernate and Shut Down only when necessary. This gets my lappy up and running is less than 30 seconds.

    I'll see if SP1 improves start time any and if not then maybe try a Vista clean install.
     
  32. loesjoel

    loesjoel Notebook Consultant

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    With TuneXP, is it alright to run the 'rearrange boot files' more than once?
     
  33. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Yes it is fine. It won't change a thing, but it won't hurt anything either.

    If you add a new piece of hardware with a new driver, if you update a driver, if you install a new piece of software or update one that adds a service that autostarts or if you install a new piece of software or update one that adds an item to the Startup folder, in short if you make any changes to items that run at boot time, you may want to run the "Ultrafast Boot" option once again.

    Gary
     
  34. loesjoel

    loesjoel Notebook Consultant

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    What do you mean it won't change a thing? It won't actually rearrange the boot files if I've done it before? Thus meaning TuneXP might as well be uninstalled from my computer since I've done it already?
     
  35. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Oh it will attempt to rearrange them again, but they will be in the same order the second time, hence it won't have changed a thing. Go back and read the second paragraph of my reply. It explains the circumstance under which you WILL want to run it again. Under one or more of those circumstances TuneXP, will indeed actually change something.

    Gary
     
  36. loesjoel

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    Well that's what I was getting it, sorry for not being clear. But I just wanted to know if it'd help to run Ultra Fast Booting from time to time. So sounds good, I'll do it occasionally!
     
  37. nate_ohio

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    Thanks Flamenko, for the Vista Battery Saver. The lack of automatic adjustment when switching from AC to battery was actually one of the things that annoyed me about Vista. Problem solved.
     
  38. SillyMan

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    I just got a new vaio with the 2.0g T2250 Duo today and am thinking of trying
    these tweaks. So should I expect minimal or no improvements due to the processor I have?
     
  39. Les

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    You will probably be surprised with the performance boost... Overall, there are very few exceptions, your quoted is one.
     
  40. shantz24

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    i have a gateway with the 1.73ghz t2250 and results were great. i still have a black screen after the gateway splash screen but boot time went down by about 20 or 30 seconds and overall performance is increased.
     
  41. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    The last added trick is Awesome, I can't believe I never knew that.
     
  42. Les

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    I feel like a thief because its a desktop enhancement which is your specialty...couldn't resist though.

    Repped ya cause I felt like I was infringing on your territory.

    Trebuin pulls through again...guy is a freakin wealth of geek knowledge.
     
  43. loesjoel

    loesjoel Notebook Consultant

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    Oh that is pretty rad. Not that I'll ever use it, but it's pretty neat how that works! Thanks again. This thread is great!
     
  44. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    You know...my great great great great uber great great great super ultimate grandpappy helped make the first computer...So if you feel like repping me for infringing on my territory also that'd be just fine. :p Also i used the last one and i can't get it back to normal. I don't remember the original icon size. Should i be worried? If i have to i left windows restore on.
     
  45. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    It's better off here being that your stickied and you pay more attention to your thread. My thread is probably on page 10 by now :D
     
  46. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Your thread has caught on fire in recent days...been watching it.

    And myself and wife are thinking about making a trip to NYC once again in a month or so...we have a blast there. Gotta have my 2 pound t-bone from Knickerbockers!
     
  47. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Wait never mind, i got it back to normal. Did you know that if you increase your icon size larger than medium the little unknown file icon comes up where your shortcut icon should be if you disabled it with another program.
     
  48. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    The last one is really useful/nice :)
     
  49. ilikeicehockey

    ilikeicehockey Notebook Evangelist

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    hey, CCleaner told me theres an update, this update should be fine and will not affect anything but make it better right? I just want to make sure so that I don't have to pay for it, etc.
     
  50. Les

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    Yes...the program should be free and a good upgrade.
     
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