Xp Wireless vs Vista Wireless

Perfk · 05-08-2008, 07:50 AM

Hey all.

I have a problem with my laptop, i have been playing Warcraft 3 (dota) on xp for a long time, with no problems what so ever, then i changed to Vista, and now my game lag, and therefore i lag my friends game.

This only happens when we are playing on wireless. (fast enough net, as i said, xp had no problems)

So my questions is, is the wireless driver in Vista slower then the one in XP?, and is there a way to resolve this?

Love from Denmark, Per Koustrup.

Eddit, some specs on my pc would probely be nice

IBM ThinkPad, Z60m
32 bit Vista (business)
Service pack 1
Intel Pentium M processor 1.86 GHz
1.5 GB ram.

jammiedodger · 05-08-2008, 01:11 PM

Find out the model and manufacturer of your Wireless card, then go to the official website of the card. From there find a support page and look for your model, then find drivers... usually they will show 2 sets of drivers, one for xp and the other for vista!

If you can't find it, tell me your model and manufacturer name and I will try to point you to the right driver...

Chances are that you are using the generic wireless card drivers in vista

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 02:02 PM

I am guessing it is dodgy driver support or so much over head from the OS (since vista is much more resource hungry) it is causing your system to just run slower in general.

Intel_man · 05-08-2008, 02:36 PM

update your video card driver.

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intel_man

update your video card driver.

How will that improve his wireless connection issues?

jammiedodger · 05-08-2008, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlarkin

I am guessing it is dodgy driver support or so much over head from the OS (since vista is much more resource hungry) it is causing your system to just run slower in general.

Although vista is resource hungry... but that is a memory thing, nothing more, nothing less! It will be the generic vista wi-fi driver that is the caused of the lag

Perfk · 05-09-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jammiedodger

Find out the model and manufacturer of your Wireless card, then go to the official website of the card. From there find a support page and look for your model, then find drivers... usually they will show 2 sets of drivers, one for xp and the other for vista!

If you can't find it, tell me your model and manufacturer name and I will try to point you to the right driver...

Chances are that you are using the generic wireless card drivers in vista

Thanks for the reply.

According to my Device manager, is it Atheros Communications Inc.
i can't see what model, i will ask some friends (school computers, therefore i dont know so much about whats inside)

Well i googled Atheros Communications Inc and found the website, http://www.atheros.com/,

Pressed "Product Search" and got a "Network Timeout"

Help appreciated

Again, More love from Denmark - Per Koustrup

05-08-2008, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Perfk New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	Xp Wireless vs Vista Wireless Hey all. I have a problem with my laptop, i have been playing Warcraft 3 (dota) on xp for a long time, with no problems what so ever, then i changed to Vista, and now my game lag, and therefore i lag my friends game. This only happens when we are playing on wireless. (fast enough net, as i said, xp had no problems) So my questions is, is the wireless driver in Vista slower then the one in XP?, and is there a way to resolve this? Love from Denmark, Per Koustrup. Eddit, some specs on my pc would probely be nice IBM ThinkPad, Z60m 32 bit Vista (business) Service pack 1 Intel Pentium M processor 1.86 GHz 1.5 GB ram. Last edited by Perfk; 05-08-2008 at 08:35 AM.

05-08-2008, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Intel_man Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 195	update your video card driver. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 MOBO: Asus P5B-WLA PSU:CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 HDD: 250 GB RAM: 2 GB DDR2 __________________

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05-08-2008, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
jammiedodger Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 29	Find out the model and manufacturer of your Wireless card, then go to the official website of the card. From there find a support page and look for your model, then find drivers... usually they will show 2 sets of drivers, one for xp and the other for vista! If you can't find it, tell me your model and manufacturer name and I will try to point you to the right driver... Chances are that you are using the generic wireless card drivers in vista

05-08-2008, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,187	I am guessing it is dodgy driver support or so much over head from the OS (since vista is much more resource hungry) it is causing your system to just run slower in general.