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Windows 7 - Windows 7 slower than xp
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| 12-25-2009 | #1 |
| | Windows 7 slower than xp I have a similar problem and it is not that I have a weak computer. If I open a directory and it has say 300 files in it, Windows 7 takes forever to read through and display them. It SLOWLY counts them while that stupid green bar moves horizontally across the top of the screen, sometimes stopping and going back to do it again. I can open similarly sized folders on much older and slower computers and they are twice as fast. This has been going on since I installed 7 and is really frustrating me. I have another folder with 10 mp3's in it and that folder takes nearly 10 seconds to fully open before I can do anything with the files. I don't know enough about indexing and windows explorer to figure out how/if I can tweak something to enhance performance. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Last edited by Brink; 12-25-2009 at 08:17 PM.. Reason: moved |
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| 12-25-2009 | #2 |
| | I think that if you type indexing in the support and help section you will find a lot of valuable information in the FAQ section. Read it, then come back with any questions. It is truly our pleasure to try to give you any assistance that you may require. |
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| 12-25-2009 | #3 |
| | Try turning off display file icon on thumbnails; and see if that makes a difference. See image below. folder.jpg |
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| 12-25-2009 | #4 |
| | Hi, There is a very good tutorial written by Shawn you might wanna look into it http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html Hope this helps |
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| 05-08-2010 | #5 |
| | Slowed down Win7 Thanks for the very informative tutorial. I got a lot of VERY useful tips from it. Thanks again!  |
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| 05-14-2010 | #6 |
| | The thing that most people fail to understand is that new features don't just magically appear. They take CPU cycles, and disk accesses. The OS does more, so yes, it will be slower than previous versions. Imagine if you were doing a job, then your boss put 2x as much work on your desk. It would take you longer to finish, would it not? You can make windows faster, but in order to do that, you have to disable all the stuff that makes the new version.. well.. the new version. |
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| 05-14-2010 | #7 |
| | You can also check out this resource from Windows - Optimize Windows 7 for better performance Cheers, Cassandra Microsoft Windows Outreach |
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| 05-14-2010 | #8 |
| | You can also refer to BlackViper's configuration of services guide Windows 7 Service Configurations by Black Viper Please notice that these different Win 7 OP's are all mentioned
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