New T500, less than thrilled with performance.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:03 pm
Got a new t500, 2.4ghz dual core, 4gb ram, 160 gig 7200rpm HD, vista x64.
I have basically nothing installed on this computer as of now, aside from symantec endpoint protection and office.
I disabled as much superfluous vista crap as possible. I'm in the "windows classic" mode, turned off as much as I could at startup. Still, it seems like this machine takes FOREVER to start up. It took ten minutes for that battery %tage indicator and even opening simple programs seem to take longer than it should.
Anyone else experience this/have any ideas?
I have basically nothing installed on this computer as of now, aside from symantec endpoint protection and office.
I disabled as much superfluous vista crap as possible. I'm in the "windows classic" mode, turned off as much as I could at startup. Still, it seems like this machine takes FOREVER to start up. It took ten minutes for that battery %tage indicator and even opening simple programs seem to take longer than it should.
Anyone else experience this/have any ideas?
Guides for performing a clean install without having to buy another Vista license can be found in our Vista subforum. Your other option is simply to uninstall some of the ThinkVantage utilities that come preinstalled on your Thinkpad as FredGarvin has already pointed out. Rescue&Recovery and Client Security Solution are in my experience the significant ones that give that feeling of noticeable performance reduction. However, the boot time is far not the best measure for system performance, in fact it tells few to nothing about the real system performance. It´s another question that many users don´t like long boot times, but then again this very much depends on one´s preferences (boot time vs. what I need to start up with windows). Saying this, with your specs Vista would actually fly.