XP Professional is just as bad as VISTA!!!!

cabernet · 09-11-2007, 12:39 AM

I just recently changed my OS from vista to XP professional with all the updates and everything and now everything on my computer is messed up!!!, my games run SLOWER, its ridiculously unstable as in if I spend less than 3 seconds in between clicks it just freezes up, and now its taking ALOT more processing power than when I had vista. when I used vista my processor when to 33% tops now it touches 100%!!!! I use a core 2 duo E6600!!! whats going on???

PC eye · 09-11-2007, 01:05 AM

A bad install of XP Pro for some reason there. The Pro version still surpasses Vista by a long shot since it is still a far less clutter with new features version of Windows. The main difference between the Pro and Home editions is simply the increased network support options and seeing a few dos files at the root of C for logging onto older Fat16/32bit networks.

Something most likely went on bad there tieing up cpu time. Look over the startup group in the msconfig utility to see what you can uncheck there to see if you can spot the problem. Simply type msconfig at the Run prompt command prompt and press the enter/return key to see that window come up. The last tab on the right is the startup. You may have to remove and then reinstall something fresh to see this corrected.

X2BreakOfFate · 09-11-2007, 04:19 AM

Maybe you should try not pirating the software. And don't tell me you bought it.

RoveWolf · 09-11-2007, 11:55 AM

Aside from being a rather rude response, how do you know he/she hasn't purchased it legally? Do you know this person in real life or something?

As for the opening thread questions / statements. That's rather odd for Windows XP Pro to do. Definitely, like PC Eye said, seems to be a bad install. My computer (spec in signature) idles on 6% with Windows XP Pro and rarely spikes over 12% usage. What exactly is eating up your CPU like that? As in what process?

Rove.

cabernet · 09-11-2007, 08:35 PM

I'm pretty sure its not pirated, I went to a computer store and got it changed, its not an official chain computer store like geek squad or somthing but I'm not sure if it was pirated or not. I only had to pay 70 bucks to transfer it.

cabernet · 09-11-2007, 08:36 PM

I also had the same processes running when I was using vista, AIM firefox, internet explorer... just things like those.

PC eye · 09-11-2007, 09:41 PM

AIM? I've heard some complaints on that over a period of time. It strongly sounds like a need to use the msconfig there and start disabling a few things. Besides seeing something install sideways depending on anything you added after bringing the pc to a shop you have to look at the items that are loading along with Windows. A problem of tying up resources has been heard as far as AIM and sometimes other messenging apps.

09-11-2007, 12:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
cabernet Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waterford Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 75	XP Professional is just as bad as VISTA!!!! I just recently changed my OS from vista to XP professional with all the updates and everything and now everything on my computer is messed up!!!, my games run SLOWER, its ridiculously unstable as in if I spend less than 3 seconds in between clicks it just freezes up, and now its taking ALOT more processing power than when I had vista. when I used vista my processor when to 33% tops now it touches 100%!!!! I use a core 2 duo E6600!!! whats going on??? __________________ EVGA Nvidia 650i Ultra EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS Intel E6600 2.4 GhZ 2gb corsair DDR2

09-11-2007, 01:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	A bad install of XP Pro for some reason there. The Pro version still surpasses Vista by a long shot since it is still a far less clutter with new features version of Windows. The main difference between the Pro and Home editions is simply the increased network support options and seeing a few dos files at the root of C for logging onto older Fat16/32bit networks. Something most likely went on bad there tieing up cpu time. Look over the startup group in the msconfig utility to see what you can uncheck there to see if you can spot the problem. Simply type msconfig at the Run prompt command prompt and press the enter/return key to see that window come up. The last tab on the right is the startup. You may have to remove and then reinstall something fresh to see this corrected. __________________ Turning auto exhaust into a new energy source http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5552209 Ahead of theCurve: Extreme gamers play 45hrs. a week http://blogs.abcnews.com/aheadofthec...extreme-g.html

09-11-2007, 04:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
X2BreakOfFate Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 116	Maybe you should try not pirating the software. And don't tell me you bought it. __________________ Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ (1.8GHZ/512KB) Windows Vista Ultimate 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display 1Gb DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2Dimm 60GB Hard Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory (Inter.)

09-11-2007, 11:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
RoveWolf VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,257	Aside from being a rather rude response, how do you know he/she hasn't purchased it legally? Do you know this person in real life or something? As for the opening thread questions / statements. That's rather odd for Windows XP Pro to do. Definitely, like PC Eye said, seems to be a bad install. My computer (spec in signature) idles on 6% with Windows XP Pro and rarely spikes over 12% usage. What exactly is eating up your CPU like that? As in what process? Rove. __________________ Note: Formerly known as Breaks. Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E) Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black)

09-11-2007, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
cabernet Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waterford Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 75	I'm pretty sure its not pirated, I went to a computer store and got it changed, its not an official chain computer store like geek squad or somthing but I'm not sure if it was pirated or not. I only had to pay 70 bucks to transfer it. __________________ EVGA Nvidia 650i Ultra EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS Intel E6600 2.4 GhZ 2gb corsair DDR2

09-11-2007, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
cabernet Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waterford Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 75	I also had the same processes running when I was using vista, AIM firefox, internet explorer... just things like those. __________________ EVGA Nvidia 650i Ultra EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS Intel E6600 2.4 GhZ 2gb corsair DDR2

09-11-2007, 09:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	AIM? I've heard some complaints on that over a period of time. It strongly sounds like a need to use the msconfig there and start disabling a few things. Besides seeing something install sideways depending on anything you added after bringing the pc to a shop you have to look at the items that are loading along with Windows. A problem of tying up resources has been heard as far as AIM and sometimes other messenging apps. __________________ Turning auto exhaust into a new energy source http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5552209 Ahead of theCurve: Extreme gamers play 45hrs. a week http://blogs.abcnews.com/aheadofthec...extreme-g.html

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