Posts Tagged ‘Windows Performance’

Update for Windows Vista (KB938979) - Performance Update

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

This is a performance update. Install this update to improve the performance of Windows Vista in certain scenarios. Additional information about this update can be found in KB Article 938979. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows Vista License Terms.

Download : Update for Windows Vista (KB938979) | MoreInfo

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Microsoft Releases First IE7 Update

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Microsoft released first update for IE7 (not for Windows Vista). This update resolves a performance issue with the Phishing Filter. When visiting certain web pages, the Phishing Filter may increase CPU usage while evaluating the page contents and the system may become slow to respond. This problem occurs on pages that contain multiple frames or when multiple frame navigations occur quickly. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Download: Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, x86-based versions
Download: Update for Windows XP Professional, x64-based versions
Download: Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, x86-based versions
Download: Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, x64-based versions
Download: Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, Itanium-based versions Homepage: Internet Explorer 7

Current Windows Vista Aero will Degrade OpenGL Performance

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Microsoft’s current plan for OpenGL on Windows Vista is to layer OpenGL over Direct3D in order to use OpenGL with a composited desktop to obtain the Aeroglass experience. If an OpenGL ICD is run - the desktop compositor will switch off - significantly degrading the user experience.In practice this means for OpenGL under Aeroglass:
OpenGL performance will be significantly reduced - perhaps as much as 50%
OpenGL on Windows will be fixed at a vanilla version of OpenGL 1.4
No extensions will be possible to expose future hardware innovations

It would be technically straightforward to provide an OpenGL ICD within the full Aeroglass experience without compromising the stability or the security of the operating system. Layering OpenGL over Direct3D is a policy more than a technical decision.

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Windows XP Performance Tweaking Guide *Updated*

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

This guide has seen MANY revisions since it’s original posting more than 3 years ago. Even after all this time I continue to add to this guide and revise it as needed. Please read this title very carefully because this guide is ONLY intended for Performance related tweaks. There’s millions of other “tweaks” that other guides use but have nothing to do with performance. In this guide I’m ONLY including what actually has some kind of affect on performance. I am trying to keep this guide dedicated to tweaks that directly affect your performance. I’ve also started working on a tweaking guide for the paranoid which can be found here. I’ll be creating a customization guide and also a more detailed/serious security tweaking guide whenever I find the time.

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