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How to Make Windows Faster than Linux
TechSource ^ | 15 July 2010 | jun auza

Posted on 07/16/2010 6:38:16 AM PDT by ShadowAce

In terms of speed, we can't deny the fact that Linux has an edge over Windows. This is because Linux is more efficient in handling computer resources when compared to the more bloated Windows. Through this speed advantage, it has been utilized on mobile devices and desktop PCs with limited hardware capabilities. Compared with Windows, Linux desktop boots faster and applications open up quicker and run snappier inside it. Linux servers are favored against those running on Windows because aside from being fast, they are also reliable and secure. I can go on and on explaining about its quickness but since I'm here to teach you how to make Windows faster than Linux, I will now share with you these tips:

1. Defrag Windows disk drive 3X a day
Ask any PC expert and they will always tell you that to speed up Windows you have to defrag your hard disk as often as possible. So in order to make Windows really fast (faster than Linux), why not defrag your hard disk three times a day.

2. Remove anti-virus software
I know this will make Windows vulnerable to security threats such as viruses, spyware, trojans, fungus (sic), and worms. But since this is all about making Windows faster, we recommend that you remove your anti-virus software because it's a resource hog and it is one of the key reasons why your desktop is running slow.

3. Disable Automatic Updates
This is another bad idea in terms of security, but disabling automatic updates can help Windows gain some speed. Running automatic updates slows down your system as it uses computer resources to constantly check for updates like security patches. The system also regularly (more regular than normal) checks and hunts down those who are using pirated copies of Windows.

4. Upgrade RAM
Like a good old tech adviser, I encourage you to upgrade or increase your RAM to accommodate the needs of Vista or Windows 7. There's no way that you can beat a Linux desktop using just 1GB of RAM.

5. Buy a new CPU
Buy a new CPU, make it Quad Core Extreme or better. That will surely beat the s%!t out of any Linux distro running on Pentium 3.

6. Downgrade to Windows 95
If you can't afford to buy a new CPU or upgrade your RAM, find a copy of Windows 95 (preferably genuine) and install it. Your Windows desktop will now be faster than any Linux distro made from 2007 onwards.

7. Wait for Windows 9
Windows 8 might be released next year but I urge you to wait for Windows 9 as it will surely become the greatest, most secure, and fastest operating system in the history of computing. It will be virus-free, anti-virus-free, and Windows-Genuine-Advantage-Notification-free. -Those are all according to Steve Ballmer.


I know that this article is part joke, part real, but I hope you all enjoyed reading this crap stuff :-)


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KEYWORDS: linux; windows
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To: ShadowAce
I keep waiting for the "X-nux is faster than Windows" meme to be true but every time I install SuSE, Fedora Core or Ubuntu and etc, I find that to not be the case.

I really like SuSE, though. It's odd when I realize I haven't booted my laptop to Windows for a week or two.

21 posted on 07/16/2010 7:15:33 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Hail To The Fail-In-Chief)
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To: ShadowAce
I run Windows programs under Fedora also.

There are a lot of things I like about Linux, but it is still not my primary desktop. I just have too many Windows programs I need in my job that have no Linux equivalent, and not all Windows programs will run under Wine.

This is just another "Linux is better than Windows" threads. In many ways, that statement is true, but until you get the level of software support (application development and support) available under Linux that you have for Windows, Linux will not be a serious challenger for the enterprise desktop. And once you do get that level of software support, you will lose a lot of the "free" nature of Linux that makes it so appealing.

22 posted on 07/16/2010 7:15:41 AM PDT by CA Conservative
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To: ShadowAce

Good advice, but I prefer to use Windows 98se. It really screams on a Phenom with 4GB RAM!


23 posted on 07/16/2010 7:17:02 AM PDT by smokingfrog (freerepublic.com - Now 100% flag free.)
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To: thecabal

>>I’m guessing you ran Ubuntu as a Live CD.<<

That is exactly what I did. Good call.

I have a pentium III that I use mainly for runing Sonar, except the box is just sitting in a closet now. I think I’ll try cleaning the hard drive, putting Ubuntu and Wine on it and give Sonar a try.


24 posted on 07/16/2010 7:20:28 AM PDT by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: RobRoy
It's worth a shot. With that vintage of hardware, you might want to try the Lubuntu variant:

http://lubuntu.net/

25 posted on 07/16/2010 7:25:05 AM PDT by thecabal (Destroy Progressivism)
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To: thecabal

It’s was working great with Win2000 when I put it in the closet.


26 posted on 07/16/2010 7:28:05 AM PDT by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: rarestia
Linux doesn't require defragging. As one that has developed operating systems, disk control unit firmware testing suites, and can describe to you in detail how file systems work on most mainframe and server architectures, I assure you that linux disk drives do become fragmented.
27 posted on 07/16/2010 7:42:43 AM PDT by ImaGraftedBranch (...By reading this, you've collapsed my wave function. Thanks.)
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To: RobRoy

>Can you run windows applications on Ubuntu?

Yes. You can run some apps under wine. Quite a few actually.

http://www.winehq.org/

Personally, what I like to do is install a windows virtual machine using virtual box and then use rdesktop to connect to the virtual machine.

http://virtualbox.org/

It works VERY well and it’s free. I have two virtual XP machines on my laptop. The laptop runs Gentoo Linux natively. Even graphics intensive tasks such as Rhino3d CAD have acceptable performance running in the virtual XP machine.

You should be able to use synaptic to install wine and/or virtualbox under ubuntu.


28 posted on 07/16/2010 7:44:13 AM PDT by fretzer
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To: ShadowAce

Step 1.: Hire a techno geek to select the “distro”, download it, install it for you, configure it, buy new hardware because that “distro” doesn’t support your hardware, reconfigure the system, show you how to use it as everything is non-standard, etc.

Step 2: Repeat, because your “distro” producer was so last week and is no longer in business.


29 posted on 07/16/2010 7:47:23 AM PDT by CodeToad ("Idiocracy" is not just a movie.)
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To: ShadowAce

Tech humor is a tenuous art at best. When it’s bad (unfunny) it’s very bad.


30 posted on 07/16/2010 8:14:34 AM PDT by relictele (Me lumen vos umbra regit)
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To: ShadowAce

I can’t switch over to Linux — Linux makes me think about Ubuntu, which makes me think about Africa, which makes me think about the World Cup, which makes me think about vuvuzelas, which gives me a screaming headache...


31 posted on 07/16/2010 8:21:44 AM PDT by mikrofon (Nice tongue-in-cheek there - for a fanboy ;)
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To: ShadowAce

32 posted on 07/16/2010 8:40:41 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: RobRoy
That is a pretty old box...might want to look at other Distros,...Puppy and some of the slackware based distros...Vector Linux would be a good one to look at.

VectorLinux

Phoronix has a new article:

How An Old Pentium 4 System Runs With Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10

33 posted on 07/16/2010 8:42:23 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: RobRoy

You can run some - install Wine. Look into CodeWeaver’s supported Wine based product. It works pretty well.


34 posted on 07/16/2010 8:53:48 AM PDT by fremont_steve
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To: ShadowAce

Actually, Windows 7 is already beating Ubuntu 10 on many benchmarks. As usual, YMMV depending on your specific software and hardware.


35 posted on 07/16/2010 9:25:26 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: Syntyr
My Quadcore Q6600 with 3 gig of RAM and running Windows Vista Business Ultimate is 21 seconds

Three year-old 2.4 GHz dual-core iMac, 3 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM, OS X 10.6 stock installation, maybe a few seconds slower than that. I wonder what I could do with some optimization, but then I rarely turn it off so boot time doesn't mean much.

36 posted on 07/16/2010 9:39:34 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: ImaGraftedBranch
I assure you that linux disk drives do become fragmented.

Man, it's a slow process, though. I have old 4GB drives with fragmentation in the single digits. Maybe if EXT4 matures enough I will convert them and defrag just for the fun of it.

37 posted on 07/16/2010 9:49:11 AM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: ShadowAce

Question? While online I receive the Upgrade to Internet Explorer 8. Is it worth it?


38 posted on 07/16/2010 11:18:30 AM PDT by Young Werther ("Quae cum ita sunt" Since these things are so!)
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To: ImaGraftedBranch
Perhaps I spoke a little too flippantly. Linux doesn't require defragging as often as Windows. The EXT3/4 FS is a lot better at table allocation than NTFS, would you agree? I don't understand the intricacies, but I've not read much negative review of the Linux EXT FS vs. NTFS.
39 posted on 07/16/2010 11:32:12 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: fretzer

how much ram do you have on the host and how much did you give to each VM


40 posted on 07/16/2010 11:06:15 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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