Ed discusses an article from ExtremeTech that, while showing Vista is 16% faster than XP in the games tested, still tries to pooh pooh on Vista and not acknowledge the news. A caress with the left hand, a slap with the right! Keep reading →

Ed suggests the same thing I’ve found so far, disabling most services gains you nothing, and in the end will probably just caused you problems. Keep reading →

Description:If for some reason you have not been able to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), an update is available from the Microsoft Download Center that might improve the performance and reliability of Windows Vista. If you are already running Windows Vista SP1, you should not download this update. The fixes that are included in this update are already included in Windows Vista SP1. Keep reading →

An example of how it’s drivers that are giving Vista a bad name, and an examination of who is at fault. Keep reading →

When you use Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to monitor system performance on Windows Server 2008-based computers, a memory leak occurs. Specifically, this memory leak occurs in the performance counters that are used by System Center Operations Manager 2007.

Note: Any applications that use performance counters in Windows Server 2008 may also experience this problem.

Ed continues his series on fixing Vista by demonstrating how to use tools built into Vista to help track down and fix performance problems. Keep reading →

• An investigation of GUI changes found in Windows Vista SP1
  This article takes a look at a few of the visible changes in SP1 and explores some of the advantages and disadvantage of these changes.
  (tags: Review SP1 )
• The Road to Know Where: Microsoft Releases System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista
  System Update Readiness Tool checks for inconsistencies in the Windows system resources which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software (i.e. file data, registry data, and in-memory data)
  (tags: Updates )

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The steps to troubleshoot performance-related issues in Vista vary depending on the point at which the issue occurs. This article is intended to describe the steps that are used to troubleshoot performance-related issues that occur in Windows Vista. Keep reading →

This article is intended to describe the steps that are used to troubleshoot performance-related issues with standby, resume, or hibernation, which vary depending on the point at which the issue occurs. Keep reading →

The steps to troubleshoot performance-related issues in Windows Vista vary depending on the point at which the issue occurs. This article is intended to describe the steps that are used to troubleshoot performance-related issues that occur during startup. Keep reading →