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Originally Posted by eryque
I want to know how you guys with similarly performing machines got it to run so smoothly.
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There are a great many reasons that your computer could be running so slowly. When you first install Vista it will take days, maybe even weeks, indexing every file on your hard drive. And, it's indexing it like Google would index it. The idea is that later, after everything is indexed you'll be able to find the most obscure file in seconds.
On my computer, it spent so much time indexing that it got in the way of my work. Vista indexes in the background, but it starts up if you stop working on the computer even for a few minutes and then when you expect it to respond it's slow to stop indexing and give you back the computer.
This is why you saw such high CPU and HD usage most likely.
Also, at first, Vista will nag you about just about everything asking you if running this or that program is something you want to do. It's a hassle but it's learning what you do and what's OK. After it does this learning thing you don't get asked all that often for permission to run things. But on the upside, if you open an email and it has a worm that tries to install something or open something new Vista will stop it and ask you if it's OK.
I've turned my indexing off. I know where stuff is on my computer and I don't search for things with the search applet more than once or twice a month.
Also, Vista has a feature called "superfetch" and it loads your most used programs into memory to speed their loading. This uses nearly 50% of your RAM but it is instantly released if something else needs it.
Here is a link to some Vista "speed" tips:
http://winvistaforums.com/windows-vi...eed-speed.html