Vista is Deadly Slow :(

[*GandaBerunda*]

I installed vista ultimate on my pc. here is my pc's config
1 Gb Ram
160 Gb HDD
Nvedia 6200
But vista is damn slow, slower than xp running on a virus infected 64mb ram pc. I have installed it on dual boot with win xp pro. in G:\ with 18 gb space.
Why is this happening? it's so slow tat it takes 10-20 secs for any window to open and the response time is also very slow. any typed text, appears on the screen only after 1-2 secs. how can i make it faster? it even takes 2-3 secs to swith from one tab to another in firefox
I have already scanned with many antiviruses

 

[clmlbx]

Processor = ?
Ddr Or Ddr2

 

[QwertyManiac]

Apart from what grade of a processor you're using, is there any particular process thats making this happen you think?

 

[Choto Cheeta]

I have run Vista in 1 GB DDR and P4 2.66 GHz ... and found it running pretty good... may be problem with installation or Driver issue... but Vista runs pretty good with 1 GB RAM !!!

 

[sachin_kothari]

mine runs pretty decently with 480 mb ddr ram.
its a bit slow while booting, otherwise its normal.

 

[*GandaBerunda*]

processor is p4 3.0 gigahertz...ddr ram

 

[QwertyManiac]

processor is p4 3.0 gigahertz...ddr ram

That's pretty decent then, mine's just bettering yours in the graphics part. Hmm, anything odd on the task manager's process list?

 

[freshseasons]

Is That copy of Vista...original...if not may be it has virus on its installation

 

[gxsaurav]

Do 2 things.

1) Post a your Hijackthis log file here.

2) Post names of all the applications you have installed.

This looks like some software issue, cos your hardware is enough to run it.

You might need to disable search indexing, thought it shouldn't affect this much.

 

[boosters]

I also running this Vista Ultimate on my Config system. It is running like a smooth Amul Butter.

2.8 Dual Core
768 DDR Ram ( 512 + 256 )
80 GB sata HDD
25 GB Disk Space.
No Graphic Card
Asus MotherBoard 865G

 

[Akshay]

@boosters

Gud to knw Ultimate runs smoothly on ur comp. Me planning to install it on 3.0 DC, 945 Mobo, 512 DDR2, 160GB HDD, No graphics card... So hope it works fine on my sys as well.

 

[*GandaBerunda*]

i have just installed firefox and nothing else...i'll post the hijackthis log

 

[ambandla]

I installed vista on Athlon 64 3000+ machine with 1gig RAM and 160gig HDD. No issues with speed. Check if there are any services hogging the resources.

 

[*GandaBerunda*]

my hijack this log : (The app gave me some message saying that access to sojme "hosts" file was denied and some steps on how to fix it

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)
Scan saved at 20:15:37, on 03-06-2007
Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Windows\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieuser.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Taskmgr.exe
C:\Users\Suhas\Downloads\HiJackThis_v2.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = *go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = *go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = *go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = *go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = *go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = *go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvSvc] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\nvsvc.dll,nvsvcStart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - *fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\Windows\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe
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End of file - 2551 bytes

 

[gxsaurav]

Logfile looks ok to me.

Taskeng.exe, check how much CPU is it eating in Task manager? It is a schedular application, have u made any schedules in WIndows, like Virus scan at a time etc.?

 

[*GandaBerunda*]

it's eating quite a lot...my task manager shiws 100% cpu usage emost of the time. i hav'nt made any schedules

 

[gxsaurav]

That sounds like the problem. Is it Vista RTM or old version, cos as far as I know this was solved in RTM. Do this

Start -> Run -> Services.msc

Look For : Task Scheduler. Open it up and change from automatic to Disabled.

Then Start -> Run -> msconfig, under services tab look for and uncheck Task Scheduler