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deputy_doofy

macrumors 65816
Sep 11, 2002
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Well, that would certainly make it fall faster (9.8m/s^2). Wow, can't believe I remember that.
 

speakerwizard

macrumors 68000
Aug 8, 2006
1,655
0
London
run xp (seriously unless you need something vista specific) otherwise there is ways to turn off practially everything new in vista though yourd have to google that (might be on life-hacker) you would have no aero etc.
heres the visuals:http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-25854.html
you can turn off the new defender http://lifehacker.com/software/windows-vista/turn-off-windows-defender-318339.php

also: http://nb-productions.com/Vista performance/performance1.htm

http://lifehacker.com/software/windows-tip/turn-off-shadow-copies-to-speed-up-vista-329580.php
 

Killyp

macrumors 68040
Jun 14, 2006
3,859
7
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