Comments on: 4 easy changes make Vista much quicker

By: King, Sarah I.

King, Sarah I. — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:16:46 +0000

The reason I get the gadget is for the instructions, obtain ipod. throw out ipod. play with instructions

By: fix a slow running computer

fix a slow running computer — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:51:12 +0000

wow, awesome post, I was wondering

By: Kurt S.

Kurt S. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:42:49 +0000

Valerie, User response has been very positive. Our up time is over 99.9% and our whole system is integrated and fast with 30+ users.

By: Valerie Helmbreck

Valerie Helmbreck — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:50:38 +0000

Kurt, that was a bold move. Talk about turning off Vista! What’s been your user response?

By: Kurt S.

Kurt S. — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:47:59 +0000

Our company’s solution was to move over to Linux and we have never looked back.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:25:25 +0000

N, I think you are confusing Windows 98 with Windows ME. Let’s not dis 98 here, it was far better a product from the get go than Vista is well into SP1.
As for vendors, I’m with you. I have informed my Dell reps that if they do not offer a pre-install of XP Pro, I go elsewhere. Fortunately, so far anyway, they have complied.

By: Gloria A

Gloria A — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:14:23 +0000

I am ready to bear the expense of having XP put on my computer. I have tried to give Vista a fair chance by it has caused me much grief. I have to use my old computer because the software I use is not compatible with Vista — and I will have to gradually upgrade because of the cost factor.

By: N Edwards

N Edwards — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:28:50 +0000

I think it’s incredibly pathetic to have to publish workarounds for a relatively new operating system. I realize that every new operating system has their share of problems, however, I haven’t seen this level of consumer disenchantment since—-dare I utter the words—-Windows 98 (!) I hope that the bugs are eventually worked out (of Vista). In the meantime, however, my next PC or laptop purchase will be decided by whether or not the company offers XP as an option to Vista. If they don’t then they won’t be getting my business.

By: JLatham

JLatham — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:47:28 +0000

While I generally agree with the 1st 3 suggestions, you may want to rethink #4: turning off Windows Error Reporting. How do you think Microsoft gets enough information about problems with both their operating system and their applications to intelligently and correctly come up with fixes with the problems. If everyone takes #4 to heart, then we’re all going to have to live with the problems much longer than if we take the time to report them.
As part of the reporting process, you may even be informed of a patch or work-around that will enable you to deal with the problem by eliminating the circumstances that cause it in the first place.

JLatham, Microsoft MVP (Not a MSFT employee: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ )