XP Pro slowed down my laptop??

niceguyrichy · Oct 8, 2005, 12:47 AM

my compaq evo ( 1gb Duron) was running nicely with xp home edition, when I decided to format and install xp pro.

since installing pro (obviously I installed all latest drivers) everything seems to run quite a bit slower.
Takes longer to boot up, takes an age for all anti-virus etc to load on startup, slower internet too.

am I missing something obvious??

Necrosis · Oct 8, 2005, 02:35 AM

If you don't use the laptop for gaming I highly sugguest loading Linux on it. That is what I did on my old Compaq Presario, and it's never run that good with windows!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 8, 2005, 02:55 AM

format, then install XP pro, them patch to sp2 and get and insall
and run the latest auto patcher XP

(make sure your loading you chipsets drivers and all that)

niceguyrichy · Oct 8, 2005, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

If you don't use the laptop for gaming I highly sugguest loading Linux on it. That is what I did on my old Compaq Presario, and it's never run that good with windows!

thing is I use it mostly for MS Office and VB6, I'm guessing they wouldn't work on linux?

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

format, then install XP pro, them patch to sp2 and get and insall
and run the latest auto patcher XP

should have mentioned first time that I put SP2 on.
what do you mean by 'auto patcher'?? is that the thing that installed 27 updates the first time I booted the laptop up??

Zardon · Oct 8, 2005, 02:18 PM

try microsofts "bootvis" after defragging, there is no difference in speed with pro and home, obviously something is hanging the system on bootup.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 8, 2005, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

thing is I use it mostly for MS Office and VB6, I'm guessing they wouldn't work on linux?

should have mentioned first time that I put SP2 on.
what do you mean by 'auto patcher'?? is that the thing that installed 27 updates the first time I booted the laptop up??

http://www.autopatcher.com/ basically it all your windowsupdate
updates all rolled in a nice and neat litle package. (updated monthly)
Negates the need to use windows update. Also make sure you have
auto update turned on...

Also in my experance a sliptreamed OS CD give mea better result then
installing XP then upping to Sp2. But that my not be the case if your CD
is sp1 already.

Oct 8, 2005, 02:55 AM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	format, then install XP pro, them patch to sp2 and get and insall and run the latest auto patcher XP (make sure your loading you chipsets drivers and all that) __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Oct 8, 2005 at 03:10 PM.

Oct 8, 2005, 02:35 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	If you don't use the laptop for gaming I highly sugguest loading Linux on it. That is what I did on my old Compaq Presario, and it's never run that good with windows!

Oct 8, 2005, 02:18 PM	#5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	try microsofts "bootvis" after defragging, there is no difference in speed with pro and home, obviously something is hanging the system on bootup.