Windows Vista is a year old now, however it still has a number of problems which affect it. In fact if you ask people in the IT industry then they are still very cautious about upgrading to Vista. The most noticeable problem is that it's not compatible with all hardware, a large number of computer hardware is not supported on Vista. Service pack 1 has just been released which is designed to fix many of these issues, however to take a whole year to fix the problems is ridiculous! However, there are many windows vista tools available out there that will let you make the windows vista tweaks that you need in order to make your Windows Vista operating system perform at its very best.
We're going to take a look at the 8 most common problems with Windows Vista, and what you can do to resolve them.
Windows Vista is slow to boot
Vista is very demanding for computers to run, especially if you are running it on an older computer. Vista loads a lot of drivers, services and processes at boot time which can slow your computer down. You can use msconfig (Start -> Run -> msconfig) to change the services which start as default. This could also be due to a registry error for which you need registry editing software such as regcure which can be downloaded here. Registry Repair software are the best windows vista troubleshooting tools you can use.
Vista slows down the Internet
Vista automatically optimises the speed of your network connection, however this doesn't work for everyone. Especially for wireless networks vista seems to cause some problems. To fix this problem you should search on the Internet as this can be caused by a number of different things.
Vista slows down File transfers
Vista can use gigabit networks to transfer files at high speed, however if you do not use a gigabit network then this could be causing you problems as windows vista cannot optimise this network effectively.
Windows Vista doesn't boot
Sometimes windows vista simply won't boot up, this can be fixed by booting off the windows Vista install disk and then running either a system restore or reinstalling windows Vista.
Windows Vista is Slow to Log in
Sometimes Windows Vista can be slow when logging in, this could also be caused by the numbers of services loaded at boot time, or it could be caused by viruses.
Windows Vista makes P2P connections slow
Microsoft has slowed down P2P connections in windows vista for some reason, in order to speed up these connections you need to hack it. You can find more details about this by searching on the Internet.
Windows Vista Fails to Sleep
Putting vista to sleep is also a problem for a number of computers, there are many fixes which are available but what will work depends entirely on what is causing the problem. Many of these fixes simply remove some of the new features, this really does seem to work though!
Before when windows vista was new not many viruses were out there, however now you need to invest in a high quality Virus scanner. Windows Vista is a year old, but there are still many problems which can make using it a real pain! Disabling many of the advanced features will be a great help
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