My problem is simple... vista.is window killing our pleasure...

We have two computers sitting side by side, one is vista... the other is xp... Vista takes forever to load anything, where xp just here... Vista is terrible on online games... XP just runs smooth... Since you already have my money for vista... can you send me the old home edition for xp so I can have two work computers?

Hi johnyrains,

1. what you trying to accomplish?
2. what online game you talk too much?
3 when was the last time it was working fine?

Please provide us with more information about the issue to help you!

For the slow performance on the Windows vista computer, it is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is to reduce the performance of the computer.

I suggest you perform the clean boot procedure and check.
To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows Vista by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

See the link below to learn more about how to clean boot.
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

Reset the computer to start as usual
When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:
1. click on Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.
2. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click continue.
3. on the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.
4. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click restart.

I hope this helps!

Halima S - Microsoft technical support.
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