Re: Just Plain Unhappy -- Can I Go Back to XP?

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:31:50 -0400, "Daave"
<dcwashNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

BlueBrooke wrote:
Thanks to everyone who responded.

Yes, I only have 512 RAM (sorry I didn't mention this in the original
post. I mentioned it in another post, so just had it in my head that
it was brought up).

512 is often quite enough for XP (unless you run memory-intensive apps
or do a considerable amount of multitasking), but as you've discovered,
it's inadequate to run Vista smoothly. Purchasing and installing more
RAM just may be your ticket: 1 GB, at minimum.

I've already shut down the unnecessary services (and uninstalled
Norton, etc.) that I could identify.

It's good that you uninstalled Norton. Regarding unnecessary services,
you may want to take a look at:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

and

http://sanx.org/tips.asp?cat=11

Thanks, Dave -- I knew about the first list, but not the second.

Good *free* anti-virus programs worth considering are:

AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

avast!
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/


I'm using Avast!

My biggest problem, though, is all the software that won't run (Zone
Alarm and the HP Director are two right off the top of my head that
just won't run).

I understand Zone Alarm can be a resource hog. You may want to consider
Comodo:

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

When you were running Zone Alarm, did you make sure to disable the
built-in Windows firewall?

That was on XP -- it's a whole new world now -- :-)

Come to think of it, the built-in firewall may be all you really need
anyway:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0106.mspx

I have that running, but I liked Zone Alarm better -- for one thing, I
could tell what it was doing!

HP Director should be able to run. If you have problems with it, HP
should be able to provide support.

It's the HP site that says HP Director will not run under Vista, and
only suggests using Windows apps that don't come with Vista Basic.

Good luck!

Thanks :-)
.

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