Comments on: First concrete signs of the Vista backlash http://hastalavistavista.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/ Vista is on trial and my XP install disk is within easy reach Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dennis Wright http://hastalavistavista.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/#comment-825 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:25:44 +0000 http://hastalavistavista.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/#comment-825 The point about computing power is that to get the same perceived performance as XP Vista demands a faster processor, particularly a lot more RAM, and ideally a dedicated graphics card. Many entry level PCs “make do” with a graphics chip built into the motherboard, known as “on board” graphics.

Difficult to give you precise help without knowing specifics. I can only tell you about my own experience. I started off with a PC that only had 1Gb RAM and relied on an onboard graphics chip (nVidia 6150), as opposed to a proper plug-in graphics card. The built-in chip commandeered part of the RAM. Buying a dedicated graphics card made a big difference – it freed up the whole 1Gb RAM and had much more graphics muscle, taking the load off the processor. I bought a mid range card (nVidia 8600GTS from MSI) but even something more modest would make a difference. I still have only 1Gb but the PC now runs much better.

I also found that Microsoft’s optional performance and compatibility downloads help too. These should really be part of the automatic update but at the moment you have to download them manually. This post might help you.

Best of luck.

]]> By: Jackie http://hastalavistavista.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/#comment-824 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:52:46 +0000 http://hastalavistavista.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/#comment-824 Please tell me, what is `computing power`? ‘Vista offers more functionality than its predecessor, but requires far more computing power to run.’

I am trying to help a senior citizen with her new Acer computer loaded with Windows Vista. The computer is running very slow. It has the minimum of RAM. She does not need anything more than a dial up connection to the internet so my son and I have downloaded programs because there is always a ‘timeout’ trying to download updates from the ‘net’. I have had a terrible time of it so far. First there was Norton AntiVirus that would not run until we got the updated ‘fix’ from Symantec. Now, getting Windows Live Messenger to run is another go round. This second one baffles me as its part of MicroSoft and so is Windows Vista.

If you send me some info before Nov. 7, 2007 I can show her your email when I again attempt to get things running smoothly. Thanks, Jackie

]]> By: Acer hates Windows Vista « VistaSucks.WordPress.Com http://hastalavistavista.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/#comment-212 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:35:56 +0000 http://hastalavistavista.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/first-concrete-signs-of-the-vista-backlash/#comment-212 [...] Acer hates Windows Vista Acer, the world’s fourth-largest computer manufacturer, has accused Microsoft of making serious mistakes with its new operating system. “The entire industry is disappointed with Windows Vista,” Acer’s president Gianfranco Lanci has told Financial Times Deutschland. Read more. [...]

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