PC Fast Fix

Personally I am trying to avoid the upgrade to Vista for as long as possible, but here is some quick info on the speed comparisons of XP and Vista.

With all the tests we have run in the office, Vista has not shown any improvement over XP performance.  The first problem is that Vista requires more powerful hardware. So by the time you upgrade your hardware and install Vista, you will have a system that ran as fast as your old hardware with XP…Doesn’t seem all that great, especially since we haven’t seen any groundbreaking improvements in Vista that warrant the need to upgrade.

However, if you run Vista on decent hardware, it is better than XP at multi tasking on dual-core PCs. You will also need decent RAM and graphics processing capabilities if you want to keep Aero switched on.

Overall, the majority of users will probably find much more enjoyment in using Windows XP on decent hardware.  In our office space, we are upgrading all of our hardware and just opting for no OS, and then happily throwing on XP.  The performance is pretty damn good.

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OK, so with the release of Vista SP1 we can expect some improvements to security, performance and hopefully increased reliability.

Well unfortunately, SP1 is also known to break various programs that you may have installed on your system. This probably comes as no surprise and is always a good reason to hold off on updating too early.

For those of you that may have already updated to Vista SP1, or if you are thinking about updating, we have provided the link below which gives details on all the programs broken by SP1.

Programs affected by Vista SP1

If you have seen any other programs breaking or acting funny under SP1, please let us know.

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Many partners in the Microsoft galaxy are none too pleased about Redmond’s decision earlier this week to withhold downloads of Vista service pack 1 until mid-March. But after a firestorm of online protest from disaffected partners, it appears that Microsoft may consider revising its decision.

The RTM, or release to manufacturing, versions of both operating systems can easily be found on BitTorrent tracker sites such as Pirate Bay, which has made them available since yesterday.

One torrent of Microsoft Corp.’s newest server operating system, Windows Server 2008, lists 42 “seeders,” the term for a computer that has a complete copy of the torrent file, and nearly 190 “leechers,” or computers that have downloaded only part of the complete torrent.

The Windows Server 2008 torrent installs a 60-day trial edition, according to users on Pirate Bay who have downloaded the 2.5GB disk image.

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