hello

I wonder which would be more responsive and run faster:

1) XP SP2

2) XP SP3

3) Vista

(all 32bit, since I cannot run 64bit)

this is my notebook:

(if any additional info is needed I will post it)

thanks

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

I support using Vista whenever possible but id still have to vote for XP SP3 for that machine.

hello

I wonder which would be more responsive and run faster:

1) XP SP2

2) XP SP3

3) Vista

(all 32bit, since I cannot run 64bit)

this is my notebook:

(if any additional info is needed I will post it)

thanks

SP3. Why is your notebook underclocked (798 MHz)?

SP3. Why is your notebook underclocked (798 MHz)?

I really don't know, how can I change this?

Notebook power management, Intel SpeedStep will lower the clock speed to save power.

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

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!!!

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!

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.

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!

Last one I remember seeing was with a Compaq i386 portable. They tried to call it a laptop, but it was huge.

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.

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

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.