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    Windows Vista SP 2 is not a total success!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by DarkSilver, May 29, 2009.

  1. hitman_36

    hitman_36 Notebook Consultant

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    well i'm happy with SP2, don't really care with the boot time, it even free up my hdd, from 260GB to 320GB (I have a 500GB HDD). A little disappointed though with IE8 ..
     
    hitman_36, May 31, 2009
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  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Boot time is a little slower than before, but I predict it will come back to around the same time after some more reboots.
     
    McGrady, May 31, 2009
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  3. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    No problems here on Vista x64. Updated yesterday and everything seems exactly the same. I guess I expected something revamped like SP2 was on XP.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, May 31, 2009
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  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Probably says more about _Vista (in a positive light) than about XP - I've gone back and revisited XP SP1a a few times recently (doing factory reinstalls from the "recovery" CDs that came with my old VAIO), and SP1a was gross compared to SP2.
     
    Shyster1, May 31, 2009
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  5. LLS

    LLS Notebook Consultant

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    Not a single problem here runing Home Premium 32bits SP2.

    Boot time have decreased a little: from 50 secs in SP1 to 42-45 secs in SP2. The bigest change is that now I can start using the computer right after it starts, with no delay waiting apps to load. Maybe thats the reason why the RAM usage has increased about 200MB (from 600-700MB in SP1 to 900-1GB in SP2). Shut down time now is 15-17 secs, so it's fast too!
     
    LLS, Jun 1, 2009
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  6. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    hmm well i mostly use hibernate too.. so sp2 might be an option for me. Altough the new components/features it has arent rly interstesting for me (woho media center which i neveru se and ms search 4.0). But propably there are some nice fixes in the sp2

    but working isnt rly faster with sp2 for me
     
    zakazak, Jun 1, 2009
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  7. BNHabs

    BNHabs Notebook Deity

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    My laptop is a lot faster with SP2.
     
    BNHabs, Jun 1, 2009
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  8. hatrox

    hatrox Notebook Consultant

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    Mine too.
    So what if the boot is slower than SP1? Seriously, I don't know anyone who constantly turns off his laptop - I, for example put it in 2 modes, depending if the laptop is connected to the power cord, or is on battery life.
     
    hatrox, Jun 1, 2009
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  9. decaPODA

    decaPODA Notebook Evangelist

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    dunno about my comp being faster or not..but yeah..it takin a little more time while booting up.. :|

    n that irritating folder option is still not solved..

    nothing spacial if an average computer guy can feel in the SP i suppose..
     
    decaPODA, Jun 2, 2009
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  10. Joyscant1980

    Joyscant1980 Notebook Consultant

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    Just a question for those who have been experiencing issues with SP 2, have you tweaked your comp in any way? Maybe it is the combination of your tweaking and SP2 that has things screwy.
     
    Joyscant1980, Jun 2, 2009
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  11. LLS

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    I have mine light tweaked and goes like a charm. Boots faster than Unbuntu 9.04, and apps load in the same time.

    The only "downside" is the increase in RAM usage, as i've mentioned (well, not really a downside, since I got 4GB).
     
    LLS, Jun 2, 2009
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  12. decaPODA

    decaPODA Notebook Evangelist

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    if this is the prettyside of it(tweak) then it would be awesome if you please tell me the tricks also :)

    basically the tweaks to boot and run your pc faster..i also ve got 4gigs :) so no worries

    thnks in advance bro.
     
    decaPODA, Jun 3, 2009
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  13. davepermen

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    my tweaks: kick out useless cardreader/infrared/bluetooth etc hw that took 2 minutes to initialise the drivers :)

    and buy ssds :)
     
    davepermen, Jun 3, 2009
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  14. decaPODA

    decaPODA Notebook Evangelist

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    lOl :D does the list include winamp ,(dell)support center, quickset n the webcam manager also :p
     
    decaPODA, Jun 3, 2009
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