Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, Second Edition

Chapter 14. Tuning Windows Vista’s Performance

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Vista’s Performance Improvements

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Monitoring Performance

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Optimizing Startup

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Optimizing Applications

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Optimizing the Hard Disk

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Optimizing Virtual Memory

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We often wonder why our workaday computer chores seem to take just as long as they ever did, despite the fact that hardware is generally more reliable and more powerful than ever. The answer to this apparent riddle relates to Parkinson’s Law of Data, which I mentioned back in Chapter 1, “An Overview of Windows Vista.” On a more general level, a restatement of Parkinson’s ...