It has been about 5 years since I have done a major overhaul to my computer. After tiring of blue screens and reisntalling XP over and over, I decided to upgrade my computer. Now, I have a 2.4 p4 quad core installed with 4 gigs of memory. So, I decided to go back to Vista again to get the most out of the processor.
Here is my problem: It seems even though my BIOS reports 4 GB of memory, Windows only shows 3.x. So, I did some research. Turns out this is a known problem with Windows. The first to fix it is Vista SP 1. So, I am installing it and seeing if that will fix it!
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us
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MS KB Article 819101
has more info:
In Windows Explorer, when you right-click a file or folder, you may experience any of the following behavior:
Any file copy operation that is occurring at that time may appear to stop responding.
Network connection speed may significantly decrease.
All streaming input/output operations such as listening to music on Windows Media Player may become distorted.
When you right-click a file or folder in Windows Explorer, the CPU usage goes to 100 percent while the shortcut menu is displayed. It returns to the correct level when the shortcut menu is closed.
To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods:
Method 1
Turn off the transition effects for menus and ToolTips.
To do this, follow these steps:
To turn off the transition effects in Windows XP do the following:
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double-click Display.
In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Appearance tab.
On the Appearance tab, click Effects.
In the Effects dialog box, click to clear the Use the following transition effect for menus and tool tips check box, and then click OK two times.
Method 2
Click the folder or file that you want (select it) before you right-click it to display the shortcut menu.
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