I have been using Vista since end of May, with my current 1GB RAM running on AMD Turion 64×2 processor, I’m quite disappointed with the performance. I would suggest at least 2GB RAM in order to have a better experiences with Windows Vista.
Another affordable alternative to improve its performance is to use a flash drive to boost Vista performance with Microsoft’s ReadyBoost. I’m going to touch on this topic here as currently i does not have any ReadyBoost compatible flash drive. I’m going to tweak Vista the similar old way i did for my Windows XP.
1. Disable unnecessary program from start up
There are two ways to do this:
This can be done by typing “msconfig” in the run prompt or at command prompt. You will see a list of start up program that are currently running at the “Startup” tab. This is the easiest way to disable program from startup.
To disable an auto-start entry, simply uncheck its check box. You will need a reboot for this to take effect.
Another option is to use Autoruns from Sysinternal to disable unused or unnecessary program from “Startup”. I use this tools as it provides more information on what programs are configured to run during start up. Autoruns provides information like logon entries, Explorer add-ons, Internet Explorer add-ons and etc.
Same as “msconfig”, in order to disable an auto-start entry, simply uncheck its check box.
2. Disable services that are not required
Services run in the background will still runs and occupied system resources.
To do this, run “msconfig” again and in the “Services” tab, uncheck these services that are not reuiqred.
Services that i stopped:
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager – as i found that this services is utilising significant amount of RAM in the background.
Terminal Services – as far as i know this only applicable for Remote Desktop connectivity with I’m not going to use in my house.
Windows Error Reporting Service – I hate this as it always shown out to ask us to report to Microsoft when programs stop working properly.
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