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While waiting to fix the win 7 laptop with the dead keyboard (ordered the keyboard, did it myself) I bought a refirb with 7 installed which took work too, and ended up using the old xp laptop for word processing. It had an older version of Word Perfect, the same version as installed on the one with the dead keyboard. Both ran the same. While I was waiting for the part, I used the xp word processor and loved how fast it worked and how easy the display was.
But then, with now *two* functioning win 7 laptops, I had to copy and transfer all the files I'd done to them. Then is when the problems came up. It used a completely different program to write the files to disc. The discs has to be set up for universal readabilty. I could read them on the win 7 machines, but had to copy the text to a new file and save it.
I'm not sure which version of xp it is, but due to the file problem its fate is to be my cd player. I'm going to load the collection on it and hook it up to the speakers and use it for that. The player on xp was far better and has a neat display of patterns you can run on the screen gone from seven.
I'd say I'm more impressed with the general sturdyness of the xp machine over either of the later laptops too.
My XP to 7 upgrade occured years ago and it was seamless. Big performance improvement, no files disappearing, everything organized right. I won't be upgrading to Windows 8 though.
One thing I hadn't mentioned is that now I'm relying on the I5 built in video feature - I shed the video card. Which I'm happy with. It's nice not to have one. Keeps things simpler.
Can this cause my more recent 7 OS to appear to run slower?
One thing I hadn't mentioned is that now I'm relying on the I5 built in video feature - I shed the video card. Which I'm happy with. It's nice not to have one. Keeps things simpler.
Can this cause my more recent 7 OS to appear to run slower?
I just sold an 8 year old Dell Core 2 Duo laptop running W7 32 bit. No video card, but on board video.
No real issues with it or the OS. It seemed to operate fine to me.
I only sold it to get something newer and lighter for travel.
You either have a piece of hardware that is not capable, or a configuration issue, I would think. But, I would leave that diagnosis to the smarter guys who hang out here.
One thing I hadn't mentioned is that now I'm relying on the I5 built in video feature - I shed the video card. Which I'm happy with. It's nice not to have one. Keeps things simpler.
Can this cause my more recent 7 OS to appear to run slower?
Windows 7 is definitely better than XP, and depending on how it's configured, it's much faster. To figure out what's slowing it down, while your computer is running very slow, start the Task Manager and select the processes tab, then sort it by the memory being used. Assuming your computer is free of viruses, then you can look at the list and see what's using up resources. You can also use the "Performance" tab in Task Manager to give you an idea on the amount of CPU and RAM/Paging memory being used.
On the video settings, the i5 without the video card is sufficient for basic needs, with a low resolution setting on the monitor. But if you try to set your screen to a resolution higher than 1024x768, and use it to play video games, then that can certainly put a load on the processor. I believe Windows 7 Ultimate has the option to dedicate the amount of memory for video display, I'm not sure if Home Premium has that option also.
I'd also say reinstall the video card you took out, and the driver software that came with it, and if possible, upgrade the RAM memory to 8 GB. A 64-bit OS like Windows 7, depending on what you do with it, 4 GB is sufficient for basic needs, but it's always nice to have that extra RAM. Also, check how your paging memory is configured (in Control Panel - System>Advanced Tab>Performance (Settings Button) and >Advanced Tab). Make sure your paging file size (virtual memory) is set correctly. Set it to a minimum of total DDR3 RAM * .25 - Example: if RAM memory is 4 GB, VM size would be a minimum of 1 GB, or 1/4 of total RAM. Be careful about going ballistic with this because if you allocate 5 GB of VM, you'll only be wasting 4 GB of disk space you may not need in VM.
On the video settings, the i5 without the video card is sufficient for basic needs, with a low resolution setting on the monitor. But if you try to set your screen to a resolution higher than 1024x768, and use it to play video games, then that can certainly put a load on the processor. I believe Windows 7 Ultimate has the option to dedicate the amount of memory for video display, I'm not sure if Home Premium has that option also.
I'd also say reinstall the video card you took out, and the driver software that came with it, and if possible, upgrade the RAM memory to 8 GB. A 64-bit OS like Windows 7, depending on what you do with it, 4 GB is sufficient for basic needs, but it's always nice to have that extra RAM. Also, check how your paging memory is configured (in Control Panel - System>Advanced Tab>Performance (Settings Button) and >Advanced Tab). Make sure your paging file size (virtual memory) is set correctly. Set it to a minimum of total DDR3 RAM * .25 - Example: if RAM memory is 4 GB, VM size would be a minimum of 1 GB, or 1/4 of total RAM. Be careful about going ballistic with this because if you allocate 5 GB of VM, you'll only be wasting 4 GB of disk space you may not need in VM.
The pc concerned about has 8gb ddr3
Resolution is set to 1600 x 900 - have recently gotten warning messages to reset the resolution
Windows7 Pro
I never removed a vid card.
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