laptop has slowed down

hey everyone.
i haven't mentioned this since i have reinstalled vista, but i have
noticed that, since then, the windows experience index scores have gone
down 1 or 2 points. i have installed all the latest drivers using
drivermax but little performance has been improved. and it seems that
the gaming graphics have let me down on wei. also, the second lowest
score on wei is the aero performance. it is 4.0 on the aero because i
have recently changed the theme to windows classic for better
performance. i have changed back to aero, and haven't bothered the
update the wei score. here is a snip of the wei score right now-[image:
. i remember the score being up in...ould have better performance. -- lil domii

 

If new hardware drivers for any of the laptop's hardware has been download
since the Vista install, these could cause different scores. On a machine
here, a new nVidia driver downloaded and installed through Windows update
result in a several point reduction in a graphic score. Could I have cared
less?

I wouldn't worry much if everything runs well. Reinstalling Vista (not
recommended) would only have you going through the same thing all over
again.

Saucy



"lil domii" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> hey everyone.
> i haven't mentioned this since i have reinstalled vista, but i have
> noticed that, since then, the windows experience index scores have gone
> down 1 or 2 points. i have installed all the latest drivers using
> drivermax but little performance has been improved. and it seems that
> the gaming graphics have let me down on wei. also, the second lowest
> score on wei is the aero performance. it is 4.0 on the aero because i
> have recently changed the theme to windows classic for better
> performance. i have changed back to aero, and haven't bothered the
> update the wei score. here is a snip of the wei score right now-[image:
> . > i remember the score being up i...> -- > lil domii <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

i did reinstall vista from the windows seven rc. pool sharks 2.1 worked
absolutely fine on se7en, and i had the same drivers for the integrated
graphics in seven as i do now.


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lil domii

 

i didn't think this could be the issue, but i couldn't find my acer
windows home basic installation cd and used my sister's DELL windows
home basic installation cd instead, but still used my own product key.


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lil domii

 

hey i might have figured it out!

i am running avg and windows defender at the same time!
i think i will disable windows defender - see how that goes


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lil domii

 

the gaming graphics seem better, but wei score is still the
same.:sarc:


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lil domii

 

any more suggestions?


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lil domii

 

Well, no, except that I wouldn't attach too much importance to these scores.
They are merely guidelines for if you want to run certain types and titles
of softwares.

If you are really interested in your PC's performance, then you probably are
interested in getting into benchmarking softwares.

Saucy



"lil domii" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> any more suggestions?
>
>
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> lil domii <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

like passmark performance test? i'll give that a go Saucy.
btw you should become a member of vista forums.
you sound like you should be an admin or moderator

Lil' Domii


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lil domii

 

lil domii <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:
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>like passmark performance test? i'll give that a go Saucy.
>btw you should become a member of vista forums.
>you sound like you should be an admin or moderator<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

You are obviously a newb and are easily impressed.

NOTE: Vista Forums LEECHES the vast majority of its posts from
Microsoft servers. Take a look around at the other "users" there.
ONLY the ones with an actual post count are registered users. The
posts from everyone else come from outside Vista Forums.

 

I utilize the msnews.microsoft.com news servers directly and have
subscribed to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general newsgroup from which
I read the OP (Original Post(er)).

Saucy


"Jonathan Harker" <jonharker@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> lil domii <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:
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>>like passmark performance test? i'll give that a go Saucy.
>>btw you should become a member of vista forums.
>>you sound like you should be an admin or moderator<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> You are obviously a newb and are easily impressed.
>
> NOTE: Vista Forums LEECHES the vast majority of its posts from
> Microsoft servers. Take a look around at the other "users" there.
> ONLY the ones with an actual post count are registered users. The
> posts from everyone else come from outside Vista Forums. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Jonathan Harker;1125779 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> lil domii <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > > > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> >
> >
> > NOTE: Vista Forums LEECHES the vast majority of its posts from
> > Microsoft servers. Take a look around at the other "users" there.
> > *- <!--coloro:Red--><span style="color:Red <!--/coloro-->ONLY the ones with an actual post count are registered
> > users. The
> > posts from everyone else come from outside Vista Forums-*.> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
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> i am a newbie but i ain't dumb enough to notice that thanks v. much<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


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lil domii

 

ok sorry about that outburst, it was too late at night formee soz.
any way i can alter cpu, ram and voltages in flashing the bios?


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lil domii

 

or can't i cuz i have a laptop?


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lil domii

 

"lil domii" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> or can't i cuz i have a laptop?
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> lil domii<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



You don't really want to be flashing your bios, except as a last resort, and
only if you've exhausted all the usual avenues. It's very risky and if you
get it wrong you will no longer have a laptop, but a glorified doorstop.

The main reason for slowness is usually pretty simple - ie just too many
programs running. As a camel weighed down with too many packages runs
slowly, so does a computer with too many services + programs weighing it
down.

Autoruns (free download) can help you to see what you have running at
startup, and help you to decide what you need and what you don't.

Autoruns for Windows v9.53


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Jon

 

lil domii;1126957 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> or can't i cuz i have a laptop?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
If you are concerned about the performance, you need to look at these
Tutorials:


[11]=Performance
Maintenance
[11]=Performance
Maintenance
HTH.


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brummyfan

Thanks to Ballistyx who made this Possible.