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21st Apr 2008, 04:13
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Just got a good deal on a laptop, but it has Vista. I think it is sucking up all the memory in the laptop. It runs fine plugged in, but when I unplug it you can tell it slows down. I'm thinking about dropping down to XP temporarily until all the bugs are worked out of Vista. Does anyone know if this is a smart idea with a laptop? are there compatibility issues? Any different steps formatting a laptop? Thanks for the help guys.
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21st Apr 2008, 04:38
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It's not Vista. It's your processor throttling itself when you're not plugged into AC power to save battery life.
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21st Apr 2008, 04:39
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What make is the laptop and did it come with Vista preinstalled? If so you may have trouble finding drivers for it
I have mine set up for dual boot so that I can use both operating systems
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21st Apr 2008, 04:40
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Im not pleased with it plugged in the wall either. I understand the battery slows it down, I just dont know much about Vista and heard its a memory hog. I'll see if i can find system specs. Dual boot may be a good idea to find out if it is vista causing the slow down of the computer, as well as driver compatibility.
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21st Apr 2008, 04:54
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It's not Vista, with XP it will still slow down when unplugged from the mains.
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21st Apr 2008, 05:17
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Alright heres the stats. keep in mind got it for 400 bucks
 . Processor 2.0ghz, AMD Turion 64x2 15.4 inch display bus: 1600mhz cache 512kb memory 3gb ddr 2 SATA HD 5400rpm 160gb nvidia gefore 7150m, up to 1071mb DVD burner, etc i think that should be the basic info. just tryin to run some basic games, WOW counterstrike etc. would a downgrade to XP help performance on this laptop? Thanks. |
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21st Apr 2008, 06:33
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3 gb of ram in a laptop?
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21st Apr 2008, 08:04
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