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Have you benchmarked the performance differences ...
... that you see when you disable Superfetch, Windows Defender and Windows Search? Last time I benchmarked a system with and without Windows Defender I saw no difference (outside of statistical 'noise').

I'm not saying that you can't tune Vista to consume less RAM or to thrash the drives less, but on systems with 1GB+ of RAM it's hard to see all that fine tuning having any real effect when it comes down to benchmarking or FPS in your favorite game.

Just wondering if you have any data either way?
Posted by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes   Posted on: 05/19/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Have you benchmarked the performance differences ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Yes, I have  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
don't disable Defender, set it for weekly scanning  qmlscycrajg | 05/19/08
Had problems with HP printer drivers  gmclean | 05/19/08
Amen brother!  BillDem | 05/19/08
ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH hp PRINTER DRIVER  andrebranchaud@... | 05/20/08
To many unneded services  electro@... | 05/20/08
HP printer drivers  g_keramidas@... | 05/20/08
HP software  lloyd_j@... | 06/06/08
Don't Bother Fixing Services, Vista Is Always Slow  chessmen | 05/19/08
Not the same  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Come on Ed...  fredfarkwater@... | 05/21/08
Vista is slow on pirated copies due OEM bios emulation crack!  qmlscycrajg | 05/19/08
Pirate Vista Would Be Its Own Punishment!  chessmen | 05/19/08
well...  evilkillerwhale@... | 05/20/08
Please state factual statements...  ccd1977@... | 05/21/08
Vista is slow on pirated copies due OEM bios emulation crack!  alabasterdragon@... | 05/21/08
Here we go again...  cgdams | 05/19/08
Slower but only on some things  BillDem | 05/19/08
What encoding software are you using?  cgdams | 05/20/08
Are you sure it doesn't stop entirely  dprozzo | 05/19/08
It doesn't stop  cgdams | 05/20/08
Indexing entire drive, are you?  dprozzo | 05/20/08
Assuming nobody has large numbers of files are you?  bmerc | 05/20/08
????  dprozzo | 05/21/08
No, not the entire drive,  cgdams | 05/20/08
Keeping Everything...  bob.kerns2 | 06/10/08
I disagreed  magallanes | 05/20/08
Please, if you post like that,  cgdams | 05/20/08
vista is slow  mikeys501@... | 05/21/08
Not on my system - it's rather zippy...  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
You haven't the slightest clue  Speednet | 05/21/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  rexford26 | 05/19/08
set Windows Defender for weekly scanning, instead daily.  qmlscycrajg | 05/19/08
Good idea if you think you need it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
you didn't configure the advanced options  qmlscycrajg | 05/19/08
Not sure which option you mean...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Does anyone really need it, does it work?  Ross Snowden | 05/19/08
Does a good job monitoring startup changes  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Exactly why I keep it on...  goyta | 05/20/08
Good idea, thanks  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
have secondary anti-spyware  Jim Johnson | 05/21/08
What about battery life?  voyager529 | 05/19/08
No  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Disabling Themes...  jasonp@... | 05/19/08
Have you measured?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
"Unless you have a horribly weak GPU..."  bmerc | 05/20/08
No, that's not what it means  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  lawryll@... | 05/19/08
Tim Anderson looked into this  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Do you have any objective numbers?  ye | 05/19/08
Ye, objective numbers wouldn't matter  Aragorn_z | 05/21/08
The "Server 2008 is 20% faster" telephone game...  PB_z | 05/19/08
if you had bothered to actually READ the post  bmerc | 05/20/08
Here's what the post said  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Argh!  lawryll@... | 05/20/08
I can do the same with two Vista systems  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Link?  lawryll@... | 05/21/08
Services You Can Turn Off  chessmen | 05/19/08
Services You Can Turn Off Updated  chessmen | 05/19/08
Sigh  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
DId you actuall read the article...doesn't look like it ... nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
That is exactly what Ed was talking about...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
This is the kind of article I was writing about  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/19/08
Still Skeptical  chessmen | 05/20/08
Here's some common sense for you  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
I Still Prefer The Red Pill  chessmen | 05/20/08
You just don't get it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Still Friends  chessmen | 05/20/08
No Ed, you're not listening  Hemlock Stones | 05/20/08
That white paper  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
The problem is...  rtk | 05/20/08
So Ed, black viper's been wrong all these years?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/20/08
Ed, my gripe with your tests  klumper | 05/21/08
"Out of the box" clarification  klumper | 05/21/08
Black Viper  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/21/08
Re: Black Viper "Selling snake oil" ?  bmerc | 05/21/08
Sure Ed, sure...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/21/08
Appreciate your take  klumper | 05/21/08
How many times will you delete this?  bmerc | 05/21/08
how many times will you delete it?  rtk | 05/21/08
By popular request  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/21/08
Did you say this or not?  bmerc | 05/22/08
Windows not ready for prime time  Chad_z | 05/19/08
You obviously haven't tried reading the blog  tonymcs@... | 05/19/08
Did you really read any of it.?? My experience has  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
No, Until the OEMs can stop installing bogus content....  johnlgalt@... | 05/20/08
lol  Badgered | 05/20/08
This must be a joke  Jeremy W | 05/19/08
yes yes  pdgilligan | 05/19/08
Windows live is dead to you...  johnlgalt@... | 05/20/08
And yes Virginia there is a Santa Clause...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
What?  dprozzo | 05/20/08
Tell that to a hotrodder...  bernalillo | 05/20/08
A good OEM does not need to install....  johnlgalt@... | 05/20/08
that's the point of the post  marks055@... | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  jimeast | 05/19/08
Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)  Patanjali | 05/19/08
The best response is to install a non Windows OS  whisperycat | 05/20/08
re: The best response  Badgered | 05/20/08
Yes.  frgough | 05/20/08
Huh? How? splain dat Lucy...no Apple Hardware...????  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
No kiddin?  Badgered | 05/20/08
I noticed he/she hasn't responded...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
Look - no respons? nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
And yet, you, in your infinit wisdom...  johnlgalt@... | 05/20/08
Well Said...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
Bro...  evilkillerwhale@... | 05/20/08
A good article  Andrej.G. | 05/20/08
Thanks Ed - Another good article...even with the ignorance above...nt  socialism=nowhere | 05/20/08
What? NO RESPONSE YET?!!!  bmerc | 05/20/08
Case Closed  Wittsend | 05/21/08
My point was...  bmerc | 05/21/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  ralphdb@... | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  johnlgalt@... | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  puppadave | 05/20/08
Thank you, Ed  FiOS-Dave | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Vista, Part 4: one old service Hog  tpatriarche@... | 05/20/08
That service is off by default  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Off by default - thank you! What about other WMP annoying hanits?  tpatriarche@... | 05/20/08
For you...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Other WMP scans are ON by default  seanwal111111 | 05/25/08
Not so  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/25/08
Windows Media Player generates ceaseless disk activity when idle  seanwal111111 | 06/02/08
That's NTFS journaling  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 06/13/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  meohman1@... | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  merc2dogs` | 05/20/08
Another thoughtful article  marks055@... | 05/20/08
Read part 3  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
Thanks  marks055@... | 05/20/08
Best fix...  mikifinaz1@... | 05/20/08
Ed, good for geeks, any OEM signup or interest?  TripleII | 05/20/08
Short answer, yes  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/20/08
That would be a first step, Ed...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/20/08
RE: Fixing Vista, Part 4:(1,2,3,4,5..adnuseum)  On Site PC | 05/20/08
I was beginning to wonder the same thing myself  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/20/08
yeah, this is the year of desktop linux...  cgdams | 05/21/08
Apple desktop to you  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 05/21/08
just saw this on windows help  g_keramidas@... | 05/20/08
Look more carefully  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/21/08
Setting Quota on your hard drive will instill confidence in TM Services:  rtirman37@... | 05/21/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  mamie43@... | 05/21/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  FiOS-Dave | 05/21/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  green alien | 05/21/08
Why Can't It Work Right Out of the Box?  joep1701 | 05/21/08
Is 1GB RAM used and 15 mins of disk thrashing normal??  Swin | 05/22/08
nope, not normal at all.  rtk | 05/22/08
Scheduled Tasks you can turn off  seanwal111111 | 05/25/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  dthomasmaddox@... | 05/29/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  rnewton1@... | 05/30/08
Two mistakes in that logic  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 05/31/08
RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services  GuardianBob | 06/06/08

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