OK, I can't take it any more. I just read another post about how well A5 works in XP. Everybody keeps saying how great XP is, even with A5, but I'm finding one major drawback and I'd like to know if others are seeing the same thing.
I upgraded from:
900 Mhz P3, 256 RAM, 5400 RPM HD, 100 bus with Win98
to
2.4 Ghz P4, 512 RAM, 7200 RPM HD, 133 bus with XP
(I'm disappointed in the bus speed. Is this the whole problem?)
"i"BUT"/i" I still have both systems.
Even using a system with a CPU that's 2.5 time faster, a faster bus, and a faster HD, A5 seems to run 5-6 times slower whenever significant file access is required. Even saving field rules takes a ridiculous amount of time - sometimes as much as 5 seconds.
This is based on side-by-side comparisons of the identical actions on identical applications using the identical version of A5v5.
I've also noticed that file lists and copying in Explorer seem to take quite awhile longer although I haven't done a side-by-side comparison. However, Bill Warner has and his results support mine.
I think this is basically an XP issue but it gets frustrating enough to make me want to switch back to Win98 despite the resource issue.
Are others seeing the same thing or should I just take an axe to this computer and start over?
One more thing - if anybody suggests I should defrag my HD again, please don't come anywhere near me during target practice. I guarantee you this is not the problem.
I upgraded from:
900 Mhz P3, 256 RAM, 5400 RPM HD, 100 bus with Win98
to
2.4 Ghz P4, 512 RAM, 7200 RPM HD, 133 bus with XP
(I'm disappointed in the bus speed. Is this the whole problem?)
"i"BUT"/i" I still have both systems.
Even using a system with a CPU that's 2.5 time faster, a faster bus, and a faster HD, A5 seems to run 5-6 times slower whenever significant file access is required. Even saving field rules takes a ridiculous amount of time - sometimes as much as 5 seconds.
This is based on side-by-side comparisons of the identical actions on identical applications using the identical version of A5v5.
I've also noticed that file lists and copying in Explorer seem to take quite awhile longer although I haven't done a side-by-side comparison. However, Bill Warner has and his results support mine.
I think this is basically an XP issue but it gets frustrating enough to make me want to switch back to Win98 despite the resource issue.
Are others seeing the same thing or should I just take an axe to this computer and start over?
One more thing - if anybody suggests I should defrag my HD again, please don't come anywhere near me during target practice. I guarantee you this is not the problem.
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