This made it harder for IT companies to adapt to Vista and many computer peripherals were practically useless. Vista was a pretty good operating system , at least after Microsoft released the Service Pack 1 update, but very few people still use it. Microsoft has since launched Windows 7, 8, 8. Microsoft has ended Windows Vista support. Operating systems that are no longer supported are more vulnerable to malicious attacks than newer operating systems.
Windows OS network performance depends on the packet size and used protocol. However, in general, Windows Vista compared to Windows XP shows better network performance particularly for the medium-sized packets. If no updates are available, uninstall the program to test whether the problem continues to occur.
If the problem still occurs after you address any of the changes that you identified in the Reliability Monitor, you must contact the computer manufacturer or the hardware vendor to determine whether the computer or hardware that is installed supports Windows Vista, or whether there are any updates that must be installed to make the computer compatible. A common cause of poor system performance is that there is an application or a service that constantly stresses the hard disk.
This can cause other components that are running to be deprived of the resources that they require in order to function correctly and at an acceptable speed. One potential example of this kind of application is the indexer for Windows Search.
This is because the indexer service only accesses the hard disk when the indexer service determines that another component of the system is not already accessing the hard disk, and the hard disk is idle. In an older computer that has a slower hard disk, the hard disk may be unable to react quickly enough to new requests for disk access from other system components. This will cause system performance to decrease.
To test To test whether the indexer service is causing performance problems, disable the Windows Search service so that indexing no longer occurs.
Before you do this, you have to determine whether the indexer has completed indexing the system. To check the status of the indexer service, follow these steps:.
Click Start , and then type index in the Start Search box. In the Programs list, click Indexing Options. At the top of the window that appears, you see either Indexing complete or Indexing Speed is reduced due to user activity.
If you see Indexing Speed is reduced due to user activity , the indexer has not yet completed indexing the user documents and the e-mail messages on the system. If you see Indexing complete , the system has completed indexing the user documents and the e-mail messages on the system. However, the indexer remains active so that it can index any new documents or e-mail messages that appear on the system. In either case, you can test to see whether the indexer is the cause of the performance issue by disabling the Windows Search service.
To disable the Windows Search Service, follow these steps:. In the Programs list, click Services. Click Stop to stop the service, and then click OK. Now, try to reproduce the performance issue to see whether the problem still occurs. Then, consider the following scenarios. In this scenario, the performance issue no longer occurs. Additionally, you find that the indexing process had not completed. In this scenario, the likely cause of the performance issue is the Windows Search service.
We recommend that you turn the service back on and leave it running to enable the index process to be completed. The system will continue to be slow during the initial indexing phase.
However, when the indexing is complete, system performance will likely return to expected levels. Additionally, you find that the indexing service had finished indexing.
Or, you find that the performance issue did not previously exist, but that the performance issue occurred recently. In this scenario, it is likely that the database that the search indexer uses has become damaged or corrupted.
In this case, you must rebuild that database. To do this, follow these steps. Step A: Restart the Windows Search service.
Set the Startup type: to Automatic Delayed Start. Click Start to start the service, and then click OK. The same issue occurred with Windows 8 and 8. Instead of watering down the requirements Microsoft basically thumbed their corporate nose at their OEMs and came out with the Surface and Surface Pro lines of tablet PCs. Vista was in production for five years original codename was 'Longhorn.
Around , they basically stalled out and had to kick start the project back into gear, this time with a much smaller feature set. It didn't ship until It was almost immediately panned because of several major issues:.
Vista is not bad. I've supported machines that had it installed and never really had an issue. Windows 7 was a huge improvement, but like SAM said, it was practically a Vista service pack.
And a lot of Vista owners were ticked that Microsoft charged for 7 at all. I should mention also that a lot of people who desperately clung to XP when Vista came out are probably the same ones who called XP the Crayola Operating System when it first came out, while they desperately clung to Windows 98SE.
And another thing is that first releases are usually still buggy and has things to get ironed out. It was solid but perfect it was not. I liked Vista.. It did its job. If you throw out home versions it worked great all the time if on hardware that met its specifications. You used to be able to, from the MS volume control, choose an audio output per running app. Vista wasn't bad; it just needed more horsepower than XP users were used to.
It's beautiful and runs like a dream. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Photo credit: Microsoft. Popular Topics in General Windows. Spiceworks Help Desk. The help desk software for IT. Track users' IT needs, easily, and with only the features you need. Operating systems that are no longer supported are more vulnerable to malicious attacks than newer operating systems.
After all, Windows 7, 8. Windows OS network performance depends on the packet size and used protocol. However, in general, Windows Vista compared to Windows XP shows better network performance particularly for the medium-sized packets. In some ways, debating whether or not Windows Vista is good for gaming is a moot point.
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