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| | | Thursday, January 17, 2008 |  | How to Speed up Windows Vista
By Vista Guru @ 12:59 AM :: 7576 Views :: 4 Comments ::  :: Windows Vista Guides |  | Disable programs/features that you do not need To disable those features you do not require, do the following: - Go to the Start menu.
- Click Control Panel.
- Once you are in the Control Panel, click Classic View.
- Now select Programs and Features.
- Go ahead and choose Turn Windows Features on and off (bottom left).
Some of the features that can often be unselected include: - Indexing Service
- Remote Differential Compression
- Tablet PC optional components
- Windows DFS Replication Service
- Windows Fax and Scan
- Windows Meeting Space
Windows Indexing Service works in the background. It indexes all the files in the Start menu, user profile holders, and files that have been setup for offline access. It does this by default. If there are many files on your system in the specified locations, and if the files keep changing often, the indexing service will slow down your system. Disabling this option speeds up the system by freeing the resources that are used to index the files. Windows DFS Replication duplicates files for use among PCs in a network. It is not of much use on a laptop unless the laptop is accessing a network. Remote Differential Compression (RDC) monitors changes in files so that they can be transferred over a network with minimum compression. This is done so as to eliminate the transfer of an entire file that has already been moved. This process of checking and rechecking slows down the system considerably. |
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| Comments |  By
Dan @
Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:46 PM |
>> The catch is that 32-bit machines will only see 3 GB of RAM whilst a 64-bit system will support a maximum of 4 GB.
The 64bit version supports 8gig of RAM, not 4. |
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Justin @
Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:28 PM |
Actually, Home Basic 64-bit will support 8GB, Home Premium 64-bit will support 16GB, and every variation higher than that in 64-bit will do "128+GB".
Expand this article. It is questionably useful. |
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Craig @
Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:10 PM | |
This is the most under researched article i have ever read. For one thing the whole maximum memory is wrong. others have stated the correct value. Turning off the UAC could actually be a bad thing. It undoes the Internet explorer 7 protection mode which would be beneficial to have on for the average user. |
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fiona @
Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:57 PM | |
Thanks for the feedback. The article has been updated. |
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