04ctd

burned up few Dell's lately (nVidia cards made cheap by nVidia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Latitude
NVidia GPU problemsBasically all D620, D820, D630,and D830 models with NVidia mobile GPUs will experience GPU overheating problems. A Class Action Lawsuit settlement by NVidia was reached where certain Dell models were provided with replacement motherboards at no expense.

anyways, had to buy a new computer, made SURE it had a Intel video card.

after doing the Windows Service Pack 1, it has MAJOR latency problems (you could count to twelve after clicking a button)

it comes loaded with like version 6 of the driver.

Dells website for drivers has version 8.

after restoring it 3 times, and spending ~5 hours on phone with the guys from India (some good guys over there)

one of them told me ..we know about this, but don't know of A FIX.




so today i loaded the latest version of the driver from Intel's website, it was like version 15,

and it works great!!!



the wife bought a stupid little mini netbook last nite....SAME THING.....Win 7 was slower than pooh....


did a uninstall of the old driver,
reboot, load new driver from Intel....awesome!!!


hope that saves someone 5 hours of phone time!!

04ctd

more info on the Win 7 GPU status:

http://tomtomic.wordpress.com/2011/0...i-aged-laptop/

pwregan

Thanks for the information- i upgraded to win 7 a while ago and my pc is slower than molases now- i will have my geek/wife check which version we have- thought it was just my old machine and i am sure it aint helping matters but cant hurt to look at the version we have loaded- thank you!!

Hvytrkmech

I bought a net book for my wife, it works good but is slow. I will do as you did.

Thanks for the heads up.

04ctd

if you GOOGLE it, you can put one 2gb stick of DDR3 RAM in the netbooks (both HP and ACER), seems to make them run awesome.

there are youtube videos on how to, you have to take the keyboard off the acer, and push thru it to push the back off, then the RAM is right there.

DDR2 ram won't fit

HMX-1

Make sure your system can use it before you buy the RAM. Some of the netbooks (EEE-pc, etc.) can't address more than 1GB of RAM.




-Kris

jthorpe

I had a slowness issue with my new Dell until I found this about a month ago and it has made a world of difference in the speed. I now have no issues whatsoever.

Bark

Dont try upgrading a dell dim 8400 from XP to W-7. Dell isnt putting out a chipset driver update and it turned into a nightmare.

04ctd

to be honest, we need a "how to fix Windows 7" thread.

Like how to cut & paste stuff into WORD without it closing every time:
How to close document without closing Word 2007


How to Minimize Windows 7 Media Player


this is the BEST thing EVER:
Add "Take Ownership" to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Win 7 or Vista
it allows you to load stuff off your USB, and then be able to control it on your own computer.

How do I enable recent items - Microsoft Answers


Show Folder Tree in Windows 7 Explorer


that's the basics I have found to get a Win7 install back to being at least decent.


I have not found a decent way to get NETWORK CONNECTIONS to show up in some semblance of intelligence. it's just ignorant that you can't enable & disable connections directly to troubleshoot other connections.

but hey, it's progress.....right..??

04ctd

another GREAT fix for Windows 7 searching for files by file name.

found this by searching Windows website, someone on there recommended it.

it ROCKS!!

we are constantly referring to old documents or contracts at work, and you could find them in XP, but never in Win 7



http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?...sack&page=home

wyododge

And the best fix for windows 7 yet...









wait for it...








wait for it...









Sorry guys, just could not resist!!!
Back to your discussion...

Bark

Had some Mac's. I still have a Mac. But I still use my PC for the serious stuff (like gaming). Oh, now that more than one person has spent the extra money on a Mac, the virus writers have finally started getting a little more serious. Even zdnet (apple lovers) have started posting beware's http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/new-a...rs-update/3396.
There is a reason why antivirus companys like Norton and McAfee sell antivirus programs to apple users.
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Anyway, now back to what a normal computer user was discussing: 04ctd, good info!!
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We still use our book when we are traveling but for home use, I still prefer my PC (Since I have had Apples since the early 80's I feel like I can dig back).
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wyododge

04ctd - Just forwarded your info to the rig site for my co-horts. Said it made a HUGE difference!!!

Thanks for your post!!

04ctd

wyo, here's some thing else that drives me NUTS...

if you drag something near the edge of the screen, it makes it take up half the screen, or goes full screen. it drives me crazy when doing homework, and trying to surf DTR or youtube on the other half of the screen



Disable Aero Snap (the Mouse Drag Window Arranging Feature in Windows 7)

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-in-windows-7/

Rampage1967

I cured Win 7 issues with a good, stiff dose of LINUX myself. ;-)