Windows Vista

stonedairy wrote on 9/12/2007, 5:30 PM
I just upgraded all of my hardware (see system info) to get ready for the move to Vista. I'm still running XP Pro but have noticed an extreme loss of performance compared to my old setup with XP Pro which was a PIV 3.2ghz with HT. I've got 2 SATA drives (250gb/500gb) with the smaller for system and software and the larger for sound and video files. Even when I just play a rendered wav file (roughly 50mb) of about 5 minutes my system has glitches that sound like static and/or cracking. It's definitely not a permanent part of said file because when I burn it to CD you never hear the defect it sounds great but as you can imagine in the mixing process it can be very annoying let alone I have to determine whether it's a glitch in the playback or if it occurred during the recording and is a permanent glitch in the file. After this long winded information my question simply is will I realize improvement if I make the switch to Vista since my hardware is specifically designed for it and obviously since Sony just released the Vista version of Vegas?

Thanx

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Geoff_Wood wrote on 9/12/2007, 7:11 PM
I've never seen a Vista system running faster than a slug.

Have you tried turning off all the toy stuff and other 'enhancements' ?

geoff
Former user wrote on 9/12/2007, 7:22 PM
Today - XP will continue to run circles around any Vista install regardless of how snazzy the hardware is. Unfortunately - it's a bloated pig and simply cannot perform at the same level as XP on the same hardware. A Vista compatible version of Vegas won't make any difference either.

VP
stonedairy wrote on 9/13/2007, 5:53 AM
My system has been workin awesome for quite some time. The only thing that changed was my hardware (i.e. mobo, cpu, ram, video card etc...). I'm very disappointed since I spend over $800.
Kennymusicman wrote on 9/13/2007, 8:37 AM
Speak for yourselves - my installation of Vista runs exceptoinally well - it is very snappy, and I have not found any performances losses overall in just about everything I do. Searching files to add to projects is far quicker. It's able to handle a LOT of audio tracks simultaneously, and do everything that it did under XP. Except now it does some things for me quicker. It's the first time 64bit can be taking moderately seriously too.

XP is too prone to virus and other problems, despite taking great precautions I still had my systems compromised eventually - and the only machines in the network that remained clean...The Vista ones.

There were performance updates a couple of months ago and they have helped too....

Yes, XP will have better responses in some stuff - after all, it has had plenty of time mature and become optimised. Vista is doing pretty well for itself already. The hardware compatability is huge relative to the amount of time it has existed. XP was nowhere near this able this early on in its life cycle.

After this time - I will not switch back to XP for anything. I've been testing Vista for a long time, and watched it grow. But once it hit a specific point and my hardware was compatible, I switched.

Some have success, others don't. But it gets better every day for those who don't.
rraud wrote on 9/13/2007, 9:15 AM
If it sounds OK when burned to a CD, that pretty much rules out the original recording as the problem. From your description, it sounds to me like the CPU is getting bogged down after a bit. Buffer settings? Make sure there are no programs running in the background; screensavers, anti-virus, anti-spyware ect. Some anti-virus apps have been known to cause problems. Have you tried reinstalling Vegas and updating your soundcard driver since the hardware upgrade?
jwcarney wrote on 9/19/2007, 11:01 AM
Kenny, are you running Vista 32bit or 64bit?
Kennymusicman wrote on 9/19/2007, 1:03 PM
I'm running both :)