Vista Youtube Videos Slow/Pause, File Copys Slow...etc...

I recently bought a Dell XPS One with Vista Home Premium and I'm
having some major crippling issues with Vista performance.

When I first got the machine everything seemed fine, but as I started
using it more, I'm noticing YouTube videos pause and buffer
continuously rendering the videos useless. I notice file copies take
an extrodinary amount of time. And another real annoying issue is that
the mouse halts every few minutes (as if the system is busy) then
releases itself after a few seconds.....I cant explain how annoying
this one is.

I cant say for sure, but all of this may have become more pronounced
*after* installing all of the security updates that Windows Updater
presented to me and I accepted. I checked start/run/winver recently
and it does not show SP1, so I dont know that I in fact have the
latest complete SP - I have to check if I have this, but I assume that
will just be an accumulation of the most recent updates applied
individually anyhow.

I'm using a WRT150N N draft router with wireless N build into the
desktop as well so I dont think it's internet connectivity slowness.

Does anyone know if SP1 addresses these issues descibed?

I recently read something about the latest version of flash and Vista
as being an issue. Does anyone know how to resolve any of these issues
explained?

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:16:10 -0700 (PDT), Billy <>
wrote:


Sadly, machines when new run fine but if they're running Windows they
often tend to slow down, sometimes markedly over time. That's why a
lot of users as silly as it sounds reinstall Windows from scratch on a
regular basis to kind of clean house. I don't, many do however.

Confirm that the system is really busy. You can install a Gadget that
shows a real time gage for CPU and memory usage. You can also bring up
Task Manager and from there launch Resource Monitor and use other
build in Windows tools. It always pays to check Event Logs and see if
Vista is nagging about something. Ditto for Device Manager.

As to why this happens, as many reasons as there are grains of sand on
a beach. If you just noticed it I would begin with a rollback and see
if that cures it. Then you at least have an idea WHAT is causing the
problem. It could be a Windows Update, it could be Vista constantly
trying to load a DLL and it can't. It could be one or more corrupt,
missing, broken or improver Registry entries. It could be any
application doing something Vista doesn't like and it keeps throwing
resources at it to no avail. SP1 according to many web reports has
itself caused all kinds of issues. It could be some hardware acting
up.

You may want to consider downloading and using a nifty free tool
called Autoruns. This will give you a wealth of information as to what
is getting loaded at boot. That can be very revealing. Don't confuse
this tool with some of the weak sisters out there. This shows
EVERYTHING, not just a fraction of what's going on.

Post in reply to: Adam Albright <A...@ABC.net>

The PC has only been used for a week.....its new.

Post in reply to: Billy
It is under warranty; take it back!
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia

Post in reply to: Billy

If you have the time to spare it may be worth trying the following:
Disconnect from the net.
Uninstall any antivirus software that you or Dell installed.
Disable Windows Defender.
Test drive your machine for an hour or two to see if there is any improvement.
From here on it depends on what you experience.

If there is improvement enable Windows Defender and try again.
If it is still ok then your antivirus software is having some effect.
If there is no improvement then reinstall your software .

From here you need to find out what programs are running in the background etc.

That's about all I can say really.
Good luck.