Finally I’ve got a new laptop. A brand new ASUS F3S. It comes with Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and as expected, I’m facing many new problems. Windows Vista is heavy and slow unfortunately.
Even though this computer comes with a good specification: 2GB RAM and Duo Core T7300 2.0GHz CPU, I can feel that the new operating system is eating all the resources too easily.
The thing that mainly bothered me was the speed of the Start Menu. It is simply unbearable to work with. When you want to see All Program, you have to wait for 3-5 seconds. If it’s not enough, when you try to open a sub-folder, you have to wait again. Is this the way it’s supposed to go with 2GB RAM and a Duo Core 2GHz?
However, after being frustrated over the slowness and trying to find alternate ways to bypass the Start Menu, I’ve finally found the solution.
The solution for slow Start Menu/All Programs
1. Right click on the Start Menu
2. Click Properties
3. You should see now the Start Menu tab in a window titled Taskbar and Start Menu Properties.
4. Click Customize.
5. Un-check the box: Highlight newly installed programs. It should show: Highlight newly installed programs-OFF.
6. Click OK.
7. Check out the speed. If it was slow, it will be lightning fast now.
I have no idea why Microsoft had this checked by default in the first place, but go figure. I hope it will help you feel a little better about Windows Vista. After I discovered this option I can finally use the Start Menu again to execute applications.