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xodenon · 07-26-2008, 05:53 PM

I've had my old computer for like 2-3 years, i think -- and my friend built it so it was custom made. It has a 1.8 GHZ processor, 480 mb of ram, 150gb 5700rpm hard drive, some intel integrated grapics card (don't really use this one for gaming) and it comes with XP home edition. Now my new laptop has --
2.0GHZ processor, 2GB of ram, 200GB 7200rpm hard drive and an Nvidia 8600GT graphics card. -- preloaded with vista home premium. I know the specs of my newer comptuer show that it's clearly better but my older one goes soooo much faster for some reason, it doesn't really lag when i use multiple big applications at the same time and websurfing is also faster (maybe thats because its directly connected to the modem instead of wireless) but any way it looks and feels so much faster, Is vista really that resource hungry of a operating system?

Also have you noticed since vista came out and laptops have been getting cheaper, more and more people are shifting to laptops? Because like in the 1900's
it was considered a big thing for someone to have a lappy but now everyone has one, is it just me or have the sales of laptops increased?

deSpAiR · 07-26-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xodenon

, is it just me or have the sales of laptops increased?

I thought they decreased

2+2=OVER9000 · 07-26-2008, 06:31 PM

Im assuming your old computer is running xp?

sc4fpse · 07-26-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 2+2=OVER9000

Im assuming your old computer is running xp?

He said XP Home.

thats2badm · 07-26-2008, 06:57 PM

wat processor on the new one?

sanddeath · 07-26-2008, 07:02 PM

you guys don't read much........

xodenon · 07-26-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by thats2badm

wat processor on the new one?

Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2080, o my bad the new is at 1.73 GHZ.

Dieselluvr0991 · 07-26-2008, 07:06 PM

i would install xp on the new one its just not fast enough to run vista smoothe

Daniel · 07-26-2008, 07:10 PM

I'm sure that they didn't have laptops in the 1900's.

xodenon · 07-26-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I'm sure that they didn't have laptops in the 1900's.

uhh yer they did i still have my old toshiba sitting in the basement.

xodenon · 07-26-2008, 07:13 PM

also where can i buy xp, i thought i was like discountinued in june or something

doubleposted because for some odd reason it won't lemme edit my other post..?

krackhead · 07-26-2008, 07:16 PM

i don't think it vista the only thing that make your laptop slow. it might be other shit that slow it down. i have a laptop and it run just as fast as my pc. also i can play game like assasin creed on it fine with 8400gs

Ron Paul · 07-26-2008, 07:16 PM

who buys operating systems? :lol:

Richboy · 07-26-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselluvr0991

i would install xp on the new one its just not fast enough to run vista smoothe

LOL noob alert!!

BuM · 07-26-2008, 07:29 PM

yeah installing xp on the newone would make it a bit faster , just make sure u can get all your drivers for xp

KitchenPC · 07-26-2008, 07:32 PM

Its probably the bloatware installed on your computer...delete all the free trials, etc.

krackhead · 07-26-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KitchenPC

Its probably the bloatware installed on your computer...delete all the free trials, etc.

agreed! that's probably another reason why your laptop slow

BrownPaperBag · 07-26-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by xodenon

uhh yer they did i still have my old toshiba sitting in the basement.

Really? That's quite old.

I believe you mean 1990's

johnfoe · 07-26-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KitchenPC

Its probably the bloatware installed on your computer...delete all the free trials, etc.

This is exactly true. I have a cheap laptop that I bought for $550 and it runs faster than all my friends $1200 laptop just because of configuration differences and software that is on the machine.

A computer when you buy it is full of advertisements since that is how places like best buy make more money. The first thing you should do is remove all the software on the computer, even microsoft office since the version on it is a trial. Then after all of that is off you will need to check what applications are starting up. msconfig -> startup tab

if this doesnt solve your startup issues then you will need to use regedit

Keep in mind you will need 2gb of ram for vista as well, but if my $550 laptop had 2gb then I'm assuming yours will.

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