My computer is dying

[BigDun]

Awwwwww....

[Jessie]

She got tired of me taking pictures of her up there so she eventually turned around so her ass was in my face.

[Dry then Catch]

are you satisfied with the performance of your computer

[Jessie]

It's fine.  I keep wanting to do something to see how much better it is, but I don't know what to do.

I think either the video card is crappy (likely) or the drivers aren't quite right (the computer is supposed to run Vista, but I'm running XP) because it was doing wonky stuff when I was watching a movie on Netflix yesterday.  It just looks like it's about to roll or something with weird lines now and then.

Otherwise though, no complaints at all.

[DownSouth]

Vista sucks

[Beefy]

Vista sucks

x2

[eo000]

What don't you like about it?

I've only been using it a few months, and for what I do, it's fine.

[Beefy]

What don't you like about it?

I've only been using it a few months, and for what I do, it's fine.

Our new tape label computer is Vista and it hasn't been very user intuitive.  Beyond that, it doesn't place very nice with lots of third party apps.

[DownSouth]

All of our new computers came with Vista last year.  Didn't play nicely with my acounting programs or our booking system.

[eo000]

those reasons make plenty of sense to me. i've just been using the computer for websurfing and photoshopping.

[DownSouth]

those reasons make plenty of sense to me. i've just been using the computer for websurfing and gay porn.

[meredith]

I haven't had any real issue with Vista, other than that it's the same piece of progressively bloated crap from Microsoft.  I've had it on my laptop for 9 months, and I just got a desktop last week with it installed.  I did turn all the new graphics stuff off, but that's a matter of preference.  Other than that, no tweaking or fiddling or any other sort of magic.

[Alice]

I've been trying to help my mom with her computer, it's Vista and new.  But it is running so effing slowly.  I tried defragging and that didn't help.  Any suggestions?

[BigDun]

Open the Task Manager (right click on the Taskbar and select Task Manager) and write down all the apps that running in the Processes tab. Google each of the names and find out if they are required or are apps like QuickTime or RealPlayer.

If they aren't required, highlight them and click End Process. If the computer keeps working, then it probably didn't need to be running.

After you have a list of processes that don't have to be running go into Start-Run-MSConfig. Go to the Startup tab and uncheck those that you have identified and not being needed. Reboot.

[meredith]

How much RAM does it have?

You might search for "vista disable services" for a how-to on disabling crap that runs but isn't needed.

[meredith]

vista is much better at avoiding fragmentation during use than XP, btw, and the default install schedules a full defrag every Wednesday, so it shouldn't get out of hand for the average user.

[Alice]

Thanks guys!  I'll try these.

[ReBurn]

All of our new computers came with Vista last year.  Didn't play nicely with my acounting programs or our booking system.

Your dad told me that while you were in a persistent vegetative state. He asked me what I do for a living and when I told him he did what anyone else who finds out I'm in the software business does. He asked me what's wrong with Microsoft.

those reasons make plenty of sense to me. i've just been using the computer for websurfing and photoshopping.

And by photoshopping you mean mspaint, right?

[eo000]

All of our new computers came with Vista last year.  Didn't play nicely with my acounting programs or our booking system.

Your dad told me that while you were in a persistent vegetative state. He asked me what I do for a living and when I told him he did what anyone else who finds out I'm in the software business does. He asked me what's wrong with Microsoft.

those reasons make plenty of sense to me. i've just been using the computer for websurfing and photoshopping.

And by photoshopping you mean mspaint, right?

i use actual photoshop at home. the mspaint is for work.