[AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down

I thought it was the limit for 32 bit o.s. to access 4gb or more,  you need
64 bit o.s.

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On Dec 24, 2010 2:53 PM, "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> > I moved from Vista to W7 and got a nice bump in response time. Vista is
such a pig.
>
> Tell me! I installed Vista on this laptop a couple of years ago and have
hated it ever since. I
> think I will try an upgrade to 2007 just to see if that helps at all.
>
> >I assume you went through your processes and killed all the unnecessary
ones. Crap does accumulate.
>
> I do that every 6 months or so.
>
> >4GB Ram?
>
> It has 4 gigs now. Unfortunately unknown to me I was sold a laptop with a
chip set that cannot
> access more than 3.5 gigs. Who would suspect such a thing?
>
>
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> On 12/24/2010 1:38 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>> I moved from Vista to W7 and got a nice bump in response time. Vista is
>> such a pig. I assume you went through your processes and killed all the
>> unnecessary ones. Crap does accumulate. 4GB Ram?
>>
>> R
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 9:41 AM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: [AccessD] The old laptop is slowing down
>>
>> It is sad and somewhat annoying when the laptop starts slowing down. Is
it
>> just perception? Am I accustomed now to remote desktop into faster
machines
>> and working in snappier systems? Is it an accumulation of crap? Do I need
>> a reinstall? Maybe a move from Vista to Windows 7, with a clean install
>> along the way? An SSD?
>>
>> All I know is that things don't load fast any more. Even doing compiles
on
>> VS 2008 is a "sit and wait" experience.
>>
>> I think I really need a new quad core Intel (bad John, BAD John!) iXXX
core
>> running Windows 7 X64 and 16 gigs of ram, all on a 512 G SSD running the
>> latest Sandforce (who makes up these names?) controller. It is Christmas
>> after all!
>>
>> Now to convince the wife!
>>
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