Comments on: How Hard Does Vista Suck? http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html Vlad Mazek on IT, Business and Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Petras http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-26403 Petras Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:39:54 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-26403 <strong>Petras...</strong> There\'s more stuff to say about this... Petras…

There\’s more stuff to say about this…

]]> By: stash http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24667 stash Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:32:38 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24667 Also, Defrag FAQ: https://blogs.technet.com/filecab/articles/440717.aspx The built-in defrag is much smarter than the above post gives it credit for. The task does not run unless the machine is idle, and when it does run, it runs at low priority. It does not simply run "whenever". Also, Defrag FAQ: https://blogs.technet.com/filecab/articles/440717.aspx

The built-in defrag is much smarter than the above post gives it credit for. The task does not run unless the machine is idle, and when it does run, it runs at low priority. It does not simply run “whenever”.

]]> By: stash http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24666 stash Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:27:44 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24666 "Issue: Vista has auto defrag turned ON by default causing defrag to run when in use, when on battery, just plain whenever." The defrag task does NOT run when on battery. If you look at the task, it has the "Start the task only if the computer is on AC power" and "Stop if the computer switches to battery power" options turned on. “Issue: Vista has auto defrag turned ON by default causing defrag to run when in use, when on battery, just plain whenever.”

The defrag task does NOT run when on battery. If you look at the task, it has the “Start the task only if the computer is on AC power” and “Stop if the computer switches to battery power” options turned on.

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]]> By: mdalligood http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24633 mdalligood Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:43:25 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24633 Like Vlad, I have been running some form of Vista since the beginning. I have a HP dv5030 laptop with 2 gigs of RAM and a 2 GHz AMD 64 Turion. I did upgrade my factory 4200 rpm hard drive to a 7200. With that said, I have not had one issue with Vista. No lockups, no crashing, no BSOD. This is a highly used production laptop. AND... I run it as a standard user with UAC enabled. I also have Office 2007 Enterprise with Outlook that collects all my email, RSS feeds and newsgroup post (using Newshound). My PST file is over 3 gigs, and Outlook opens in les than 5 secs ready to go. So what have I done to tweak the system? Absolutely nothing. As I am typing this post, I have Outlook, Word, IE7 open. Along with AVG, LogMeIn Backup and other background processes enabled. My CPU is right at 1-10% and I am using 55% of my physical memory. Oh, did I mention that I have ALL Vista features enabled. Unlike Vlad, I am a desktop guy. I have been providing desktop support for 13 years and to me, Vista passes my test. Like Vlad, I have been running some form of Vista since the beginning. I have a HP dv5030 laptop with 2 gigs of RAM and a 2 GHz AMD 64 Turion. I did upgrade my factory 4200 rpm hard drive to a 7200. With that said, I have not had one issue with Vista. No lockups, no crashing, no BSOD. This is a highly used production laptop. AND… I run it as a standard user with UAC enabled. I also have Office 2007 Enterprise with Outlook that collects all my email, RSS feeds and newsgroup post (using Newshound). My PST file is over 3 gigs, and Outlook opens in les than 5 secs ready to go. So what have I done to tweak the system? Absolutely nothing. As I am typing this post, I have Outlook, Word, IE7 open. Along with AVG, LogMeIn Backup and other background processes enabled. My CPU is right at 1-10% and I am using 55% of my physical memory. Oh, did I mention that I have ALL Vista features enabled. Unlike Vlad, I am a desktop guy. I have been providing desktop support for 13 years and to me, Vista passes my test.

]]> By: briwlls http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24626 briwlls Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:54:29 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24626 Outside of the clock/calendar in the upper right corner of my second monitor Vista hasn't added one item of value to my day to work. No productivity value and very little WOW factor. My Vista performance tip is for laptops. Problem: Laptop hard drive always seems to be churning. Issue: Vista has auto defrag turned ON by default causing defrag to run when in use, when on battery, just plain whenever. Resolution: Disable auto defrag and get Diskeeper's defrag program it will do a better job at knowing when to defrag i.e. when disk is idle or when laptop is plugged in etc. Outside of the clock/calendar in the upper right corner of my second monitor Vista hasn’t added one item of value to my day to work. No productivity value and very little WOW factor.

My Vista performance tip is for laptops.

Problem: Laptop hard drive always seems to be churning.

Issue: Vista has auto defrag turned ON by default causing defrag to run when in use, when on battery, just plain whenever.

Resolution: Disable auto defrag and get Diskeeper’s defrag program it will do a better job at knowing when to defrag i.e. when disk is idle or when laptop is plugged in etc.

]]> By: Greener Pastures : Will it(fill in the blank) ever be perfect? http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24624 Greener Pastures : Will it(fill in the blank) ever be perfect? Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:04:08 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24624 [...] on, you'll never have to upgrade again!" Then, as it turns out, Vlad is asking a similar question: How Hard Does Vista Suck? While I feel the pain of upgrades, believe me, they are never the consultants dream, they are a [...] [...] on, you’ll never have to upgrade again!” Then, as it turns out, Vlad is asking a similar question: How Hard Does Vista Suck? While I feel the pain of upgrades, believe me, they are never the consultants dream, they are a [...]

]]> By: wattersbill72 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24623 wattersbill72 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:09:09 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24623 Agreed. But, if you have the horsepower run the extras. My Tablet has no gaming graphics so gets a 1 rating, ergo no aero (HUGE SAD FACE 4 THAT!!!), but other than that I run on 2 GB RAM and it does fine. Best feature: Handwriting and speech recognition built in, better than it was on XP. I rarely have performance issues, but perhaps I have learned to work around them, dk. I do know I don't do much dev work, and rarely add/remove apps, so UAC rarely pings me! I get it a couple of times a week at most! Agreed.
But, if you have the horsepower run the extras. My Tablet has no gaming graphics so gets a 1 rating, ergo no aero (HUGE SAD FACE 4 THAT!!!), but other than that I run on 2 GB RAM and it does fine. Best feature: Handwriting and speech recognition built in, better than it was on XP. I rarely have performance issues, but perhaps I have learned to work around them, dk. I do know I don’t do much dev work, and rarely add/remove apps, so UAC rarely pings me! I get it a couple of times a week at most!

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24622 vlad Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:37:32 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24622 Bill, Love it how to optimize the OS we need to turn off all the features it brings as a reason to upgrade. Without UAC, Aero, Sidebar what is left in Vista? -Vlad Bill,

Love it how to optimize the OS we need to turn off all the features it brings as a reason to upgrade.

Without UAC, Aero, Sidebar what is left in Vista?

-Vlad

]]> By: wattersbill72 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-24621 wattersbill72 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:37:08 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/09/how-hard-does-vista-suck.html#comment-24621 My only tip, really is, don't expect Nirvana. It's an OS, placed into production for profit. It is very good, and reflects increasing levels of quality from 3.x through 2000 pro and XP pro. People rave about XP sp2 Pro, but please remember it was Service Pack 2 before it was production quality for many organizations. Keep your expectations realistic. As for performance disable sidebar crap, if you are not using it. Great feature, if you have the horsepower, but system hog if the machine isn't built for it! My only tip, really is, don’t expect Nirvana. It’s an OS, placed into production for profit. It is very good, and reflects increasing levels of quality from 3.x through 2000 pro and XP pro. People rave about XP sp2 Pro, but please remember it was Service Pack 2 before it was production quality for many organizations. Keep your expectations realistic.
As for performance disable sidebar crap, if you are not using it. Great feature, if you have the horsepower, but system hog if the machine isn’t built for it!

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