"David D" <netrate******.com> wrote in message
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>I need some help deciding whether to reformat my drive. Here is the
> situation :
>
> Ok, I will try to make this simple because I am trying to figure out
> if I have done something wrong and which of my systems is faster.
>
> I have two computers:
> 1) Dual Core Pentium 3.0Ghz - 1.75meg of DDR 333 RAM - SP1 XP (10
> months old) - 80 gig MAXTOR IDE (Asus P5P800 SE )
>
> 2) X2 AMD 3800+ - 2 meg of DDR2 667 - SP2 XP (brand new) - 80 gig
> MAXTOR IDE (Asus M2NPV-VM)
>
> Now, I am trying to determine which is a faster system for Sony Vegas
> 6 (an NLE) - and faster in general so I can make it my HD computer.
> The trouble is, I am finding that computer "1" is faster (it only has
> SP1) and computer "2" is slower since I put Service Pack 2 on it. It
> could be just me, but when I start the programs from a cold boot,
> computer "1" takes less time to load up and start - I used a stopwatch
> and by the time the Vegas window is up, Computer "1" is a winner by
> over 20 seconds. Now, that might not be the best method to testing out
> the speed of a computer, but it is a start for me. I am wondering if
> the SP2 has clogged my "2" system down and whether I should leave it
> off.
> Does anyone know a benchmark test or a way of figuring out which which
> is faster? Again, my eyes don't lie when I say computer "2" does
> seem to run slower even though it has DDR2 RAM and more of it. More
> interestingly is that computer "2" ran very fast when I first
> formatted it and put Vegas on, but alas in the past 3 days, it has
> very much slowed down with other programs etc. Both computers has
> Anti-Vir on them and have the same amount of background programs
> running.
>
> As an update, I just rendering out a small clip on both systems and
> computer "1" render times was 1.5 X(times) as fast. This is crazy.
> Computer "2" should be faster according to the specs, right?
>
> I am at a point, where although I am going to hate myself, I think I
> might have to reformat the drive and spend another 8 hours putting
> software back on, but without SP2.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>

Just wanted to relay something I saw 2 weeks ago. My daughter called about
a new HP printer not being seen properly by XP w/SP2. Long story short, she
forgot to remove the protective tape from the color cartridge.

This was a one year old HP laptop. It loaded XP lickety-split, fast that
is. Once loaded, it was slower than molasses running downhill in the dead
of winter.
--
Dave

Apathy and denial are close cousins