I can't tell you the original score because my mother blew away that
partition trying to install XP and I told her not to.

Its a bare bones install
ATI drivers, wireless drivers, nic drivers, no bluetooth (doesnt come with
the model we have)
It was SLOW after all that.
I then added Kaspersky and paid for it. Same speed.

All the crap ware is gone.. no McAfee trials.. etc etc.

"Phillips" <afn18721@afn.org> wrote in message
news:O2$HbQPYIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hmmm,
> did you check your Vista score after reinstall?
> The slow processor might be due to either incorrect settings in BIOS or
> power saving schedule.
> At this moment, I would bring the system at the original OEM state, check
> what drivers are running, Vista score, error messages in Event Viewer;
> then, I would try to uninstall the crapware to slim down whatever I don't
> need.
>
> If not contenet, then I'd try again a clean install. Also, there should be
> a setting in BIOS for faster harddrive - worth trying.
>
> Another thing to try: Go Control Panel/Adm Tools//Event Viewer/Application
> and Services Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Diagnostics-Performance and read what
> boot errors you might have.
> A slow boot might be caused by Bluetooth, network drives, media center and
> so on - services that try to setup the hardware, connect to networks and
> so on.
> You might also have some AV program scanning the hdd.
>
> Michael
>
>
> "Andrew Harris" <aharris46@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45874593-DD77-4844-A350-7B94C28D152C@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Yea I did do that drivers CD, but minus the mcafee, works 9.0 and roxio.
>> It
>> only being used for law documents.
>>
>> Right now the machine is ready, but SLOW! It takes it ten minutes to
>> boot.
>>
>> I did a GWSCAN and DFT on the drive (HDD) and it passes.
>> Memory passes as well.
>>
>> I don't know what else to do.
>>
>>
>> "Phillips" <afn18721@afn.org> wrote in message
>> news:ui7dBGKYIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Inspiron comes with about 3 CD's that have all the software and drivers
>>> you need. I ordered one for wifey - MacBook has been abandoned as a
>>> useless iPiece of iCrap - and it has 1 OEM OS CD, 1 Inspiron Drivers
>>> CD, and 1 Roxio 9 CD.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> "Andrew Harris" <aharris46@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:BB79A458-A93C-478F-85BA-736140AB67C0@microsoft.com...
>>>>I am fairly good with OSs but Vista has me bummed on this laptop:
>>>>
>>>> The unit is a Dell Inspiron 1721
>>>> 2 GB DDR2 633 memory
>>>> 160GB Hard Drive.
>>>> AMD Turion x2 2.2GHZ processor. TL somethign
>>>>
>>>> In the systems settings, after a full reinstall because I hated all the
>>>> problems (fully erased hdd) and reinstalled Vista Home Premium, it says
>>>> 776mhz instead of the 2.2 ghz
>>>> It is plugged into the ac power. All I have is the drivers and no
>>>> software installed.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a driver I need to install in Vista for the Turion X2
>>>> processors like you had to do in XP?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Andrew Harris
>>>> 10814 Steppington Dr, Apt 3320
>>>> Dallas, TX 75230
>>>> Cell: 214-870-2000
>>>> Home: 214-257-7698
>>>>
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