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Vista to XP

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  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
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    OP, how long have you had your two machines that run Vista? Reason I ask is computers always slow down over time as they get used and get more and more stuff on them. A clean install of Vista might fix the problem.

    Also what spec are the machines running Vista?
    Do you have all of the latest updates installed onto the Vista machines?
    What AV are you running?
    Have you defragged recently?
    How much do you have installed on the machine?
    What programmes do you have running on startup?

    When I got my PC I got a free upgrade to Vista a few months later. Never installed it for a year. When I got round to it I asked on a forum "should I stick with XP or go to Vista?" It was a 50/50 split for each option.... most of the people saying "don't touch Vista" had never even used it. Well I went for it and now my PC is much quicker with Vista than it was with XP. I would never go back to XP.

    Its all to easy to blame Vista itself....
  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    edited 24 May 2009 at 10:28PM
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    OP, how long have you had your two machines that run Vista?
    One machine 17 months, the other 5 months.
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    Reason I ask is computers always slow down over time as they get used and get more and more stuff on them. A clean install of Vista might fix the problem
    Both machines are only used for web browsing, very little downloading / no games etc, etc, are used on the machines.
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    Also what spec are the machines running Vista?
    this is the 5 month old machine:

    1 886754 EI SYSTEMS 1212 RECON.

    And this is the 17 month machine:

    HP 530 Celeron M 440 /1.86 GHz 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ), RAM 512 MB HDD 80 GB DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM GMA 950 Vista Home Basic.
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    Do you have all of the latest updates installed onto the Vista machines?
    not sure to be honest, on the 17 month machine, a HP pop up checks for the latest updtaes.
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    What AV are you running?
    Kerpersky Internet Security
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    Have you defragged recently?
    Yes, each week I do a complete "Clean" on both machines, defgrag / virus scan / malware scan / superantivirus scan / disc clean up / run CC.
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    How much do you have installed on the machine?
    Do you mean Ram?
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    What programmes do you have running on startup?
    Not sure to be honest

    I'm off the beliefe, if it's not broke don't touch it, I just don't have the confidence when it comes to computers, and doubt I ever will.

    Many thanks for taking the time to assist.
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  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,445 Forumite
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    If your not technical minded, ignore ALL the posts telling you to install Windows 7. It's not finished, not totally reliable and I sure you don't want to be bothered with the computer shutting down every 2 hours from next March. It's only a test version.
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »
    If your not technical minded, ignore ALL the posts telling you to install Windows 7
    Cheers, no, I’m not techie minded, and to be honest, I’m totally baffled what’s actually going on in this thread :confused:
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  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
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    Thanks 10past6...

    The description of the first PC didn't really tell me much, but the second one sounds way underpowered for Vista IMHO.

    TBH i'm surprised they even sold you a machine with 512ram, 1.8 GHz Celleron and with Vista....

    For that reason and as post 14 says, if you aren't comfortable with PC's and software massively... steer well clear of Windows 7.

    I thinl your only option is to buy XP and ask someone (a friend?) to install it for you.

    HTH
  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    TBH i'm surprised they even sold you a machine with 512ram, 1.8 GHz Celleron and with Vista....
    In have upgraded the RAM to 1GB, but nothing else, the specs mean nothing to me I'm afraid, oh yeh, I purchased it from ebuyer (another lesson learned, but then again PC world / Comet confused me when trying to sell me a machine)
    your only option is to buy XP
    Is it just a question of buying an XP disc?

    If so, given my nil computer knowledge is there more to it than just inserting the disc?

    Thanks for youy help
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  • GunJack
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    Ey up 10past...

    unfortunately a genuine copy of XP is likely to set you back at least £50-odd quid, and you'll need one for each lappy. Might be better to wait a while, as there is talk of a cheap upgrade path from vista to Windows 7 when it is released (the current downloadable one is a trial version only - as explained earlier, W7 is the next Op Sys from microsoft to be released "properly" within the next year or so)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,445 Forumite
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    GunJack wrote: »
    Ey up 10past...

    unfortunately a genuine copy of XP is likely to set you back at least £50-odd quid, and you'll need one for each lappy. Might be better to wait a while, as there is talk of a cheap upgrade path from vista to Windows 7 when it is released (the current downloadable one is a trial version only - as explained earlier, W7 is the next Op Sys from microsoft to be released "properly" within the next year or so)

    I think the cheap upgrade to the next windows i.e. 7 will only start in July or August. I'm waiting until then before buying a computer!

    Is Vista that bad that you want to downgrade to XP? I have XP and and it's ok for me so no reason to upgrade. Maybe it would be better to wait until Windows 7 is officially released, and then upgrade? I have tried out the trial release and have been impressed so far.
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,445 Forumite
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    10past6 wrote: »
    In have upgraded the RAM to 1GB, but nothing else, the specs mean nothing to me I'm afraid, oh yeh, I purchased it from ebuyer (another lesson learned, but then again PC world / Comet confused me when trying to sell me a machine)


    Is it just a question of buying an XP disc?

    If so, given my nil computer knowledge is there more to it than just inserting the disc?

    Thanks for youy help

    With downgrade, you'll have to wipe and start again to get XP. (Much easier when it's an upgrade - when Microsoft released Vista, they didn't expect so many people to want to go back to XP!)
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    GunJack wrote: »
    Ey up 10past...
    As you say, Eh up Jack :j

    How's you? long time no chat :D

    Could I not get it any cheaper than £50:00? I'm just so fed up of vista, I'm much more comfortable with XP
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