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- From: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Re: Speeding up Windows
- Message-ID: <430@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 12:44:54 GMT
- References: <CMM.0.90.2.714995016.terjeh@maud.ifi.uio.no$ <1992Aug28.222436.7248@wam.umd.edu$ <1992Aug29.212201.1@vax1.umkc.edu$
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- In article <1992Aug29.212201.1@vax1.umkc.edu$ edowdy@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
- $In article <1992Aug28.222436.7248@wam.umd.edu$, macole@wam.umd.edu (Mario A. Cole) writes:
- $$ In article <CMM.0.90.2.714995016.terjeh@maud.ifi.uio.no$ Terje Holmboe <terjeh@ifi.uio.no$ writes:
- $
- $How to speed up windows?
- $
- $$ I was sadly in your shoes...I did all of the above and more..
- $$ I installed Win 3.1...increased to 8 megs...and install a 387 (for Falcon 3.0's
- $$ High Fidelity Mode)...but the best addition was my Diamond Stealth card (gee,
- $$ this sounds very familiar!) Other pointers...don't put Windows on a Stacker
- $$ drive, trash Himem.sys, don't blame Smartdrv for everything, and most
- $$ important of all...give Windows every bit of memory you can spare.
- $$
- $$ Or...buy a 486/66! :-)
- $$
- $$ Good luck
- $$ Mario
- $$
- $$ --
- $$ Mario A. Cole | HJ Ford Associates Incorporated
- $
- $ Well, now I'm confused. I've heard "buy more mem" and also as Mario
- $pointed out, "Get a better video card like Diamond Stealth or Orchid".
- $I have a 486/33. Now I was under the impression that adding another 4 meg
- $would have a much greater impact on (admitedly an already fast windows) than
- $adding a new card.
- $Can anyone give hints as to which would be better?
- $
- $Eric
-
- Adding 4 MB memory will stop the hard drive paging (most of it) and provide a
- noticeable increase in speed, especially if you commonly have 2 or more Windows
- apps open at once.
-
- The video cards will give you better Windows video performance (much better).
- The screen will update in a flash, instead of after common pause that we are
- all used to.
-
- If you can afford both, you will be pleasantly surprised. Your system will be
- incredibly faster.
-
- Good luck !
-
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