Putting Vista In The Fast Lane

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited August 2005 in Science & 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

  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    [System]: You're current bottleneck is; The operating system

    :rolleyes:
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited August 2005
    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.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    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.
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited August 2005
    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.
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