colore Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 helloI wonder which would be more responsive and run faster:1) XP SP22) XP SP33) Vista(all 32bit, since I cannot run 64bit)this is my notebook:(if any additional info is needed I will post it)thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 would run XP SP3 over SP2 makes no sense to run SP2 now, havent actually played much with Vista, just make sure if you run vista you have SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I support using Vista whenever possible but id still have to vote for XP SP3 for that machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 helloI wonder which would be more responsive and run faster:1) XP SP22) XP SP33) Vista(all 32bit, since I cannot run 64bit)this is my notebook:(if any additional info is needed I will post it)thanksSP3. Why is your notebook underclocked (798 MHz)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colore Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 SP3. Why is your notebook underclocked (798 MHz)?I really don't know, how can I change this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Notebook power management, Intel SpeedStep will lower the clock speed to save power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_666 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Notebook power management, Intel SpeedStep will lower the clock speed to save power.Power settings in Control Panel Set to Always On and disable Hybernation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colore Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Notebook power management, Intel SpeedStep will lower the clock speed to save power.Power settings in Control Panel Set to Always On and disable Hybernation wow thanks!!!I can't believe I was using the half power of my notebook for all this time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_666 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Notebook power management, Intel SpeedStep will lower the clock speed to save power.Power settings in Control Panel Set to Always On and disable Hybernation wow thanks!!!I can't believe I was using the half power of my notebook for all this time!!!No problem They should explain that on laptops when you buy them! Mind you im sure they do in the manuals! Just i never read them haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Manual who reads the manual. Wait when was the last time you SAW a manual. And I mean printed material that came with the system. Not the electronic documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_666 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Manual who reads the manual. Wait when was the last time you SAW a manual. And I mean printed material that came with the system. Not the electronic documentation.That is a very good point - i cant remember the last time i had seen one with a new machine! in fact honestly thinking about it - i dont think i have ever seen one for a laptop except a small step-by-step one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Last one I remember seeing was with a Compaq i386 portable. They tried to call it a laptop, but it was huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I can't believe I was using the half power of my notebook for all this time!!!Err, no you are not, leave EIST on, so leave it as it is or your battery will work half the time .When the CPU load goes up, your CPU speed goes up too!I would use Vista on that laptop, and I think it already came with it shipped.EDIT: XP SP3, I thought it was a "core2" but it´s a "core", so 32bit only OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colore Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 I would use Vista on that laptop, and I think it already came with it shipped.it came with xp home edition, it cannot even run 64bit stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Vista x86 is fine as an OS, although I would run XP SP3 on that machine simply because it was originally designed for XP, and likely not be able to run Aero at all with the lower-end graphics chipset I'd expect in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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