Putting Vista In The Fast Lane

9 Aug, 2005 at 5:25pm ET Article published in Tech

With Vista, the new client version of Windows due next year, Microsoft is addressing what’s become a sad truth for most people: PCs run more slowly over time. Vista will automatically de-fragment hard disks, make better use of memory to more quickly load programs, and include a new performance control panel that will identify performance bottlenecks, according to the company.

The goal is to keep PCs running like new long after they’re purchased. “Certainly a year after a user gets a Vista system, if they do the sort of standard things we encourage users to do (install Windows updates, etc.), it should run the same as when they initially got it, said Gabriel Aul, a group program manager in Microsoft’s Windows division.

Source: News.com

Comments

9 Aug 2005 ~ 5:53pm Enverex [System]: You're current bottleneck is; The operating system
9 Aug 2005 ~ 7:20pm profdlp I'm sure DiscKeeper is thrilled at this news. Their "set it and forget it" was about the last big thing they had going for them.
10 Aug 2005 ~ 10:02am GHoosdum I'm still impressed with how much faster DiscKeeper works than Windows' Defrag utility - it comes in handy when you need a defrag in a pinch.
11 Aug 2005 ~ 3:12pm FormFactor Its good that they are including so many more options with every new version of windows at least.

Like when XP came out it had a built in zip program, and picture viewer. Im sure winzip and were peeved about that.

Less stuff we as end users have to buy.