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  1. Windows 7 The List: Pros and cons of 7 vs. older os's

    I think we need to start a list of what exactly is diffrent between win 7 and other os's that ms has made. I had someone ask me whay made windows 7 better, and I didnt really have an answer for them. (So ignore currently known beta issues with 7, we assume ms will fix those.) I will start...
  2. Windows 7 7 Beta - First look

    My installation (32bit) took 35 minutes from Iinstall Now to a working desktop, including setting up my Lan. This installation I mean to test before I start B***ring around with it! Memory on the resource monitor is pretty steady. I only have 2gbs on the Laptop I am using but it is steady on...
  3. Windows Vista Lots of processes

    Ok so I just got windows vista installed and I like it but it runs a ton of process and with my zone alarm security suite running on start up and the rest of it. It takes a long time to boot up. So does anybody have any tips to getting rid of some process. I mean 40 process is ridicious my xp...
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    Windows Vista 12 minutes to boot?

    Hi everyone. I've got 3 SATA HDs and 3 IDE HDs and Vista Business/XP installed on a dual-booting partition on one of the SATAs. I'm getting stuck at the Vista screen with the progress bar for 12 minutes before Vista boots. Once it's up, it works fine. Aero and everything. Hunk-Dory. Now, if I...