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Sure. you need to disable a few things in the device manager, the main two would be the ACPI.sys under battery and all network devices. Other stuff you can disable optionally would be stuff like the webcam, card reader, cd rom etc
i also run a wee app called gamebooster which helps a lot http://www.iobit.com
if you have win 7 you want to disable all that aero crap, you want to maximize the system for performance, not looks.
if you really want to get into it, check out 2 other programs called DPC LATENCY CHECKER & LATENCY MON, the first will tell you your sytem latency and the second helps you to find and sort out those issues.
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thank you so much for your help, ill be doing all of this tonight!
is it worth upgrading to windows 7 or is vista okay for traktor?
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Win 7 may give you better performance but I'd try it on your current operating system 1st.
I'd avoid using any 3rd party programs like Gamebooster for the time being and see how well your laptop performs. Disabling Wifi and Bluetooth are the main places to start. Try Traktor out for a few hours before making too many changes and see how it goes.
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traktor works fine at the moment i havnt had any issues, although i hate the fact i cant leave the thing unplugged my laptop runs great, i just want to reinstall windows and format (start clean running minimal programs including traktor) and unsure to keep vista or do windows 7
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Reinstalling is a good idea and I would recommend using Windows 7 if you do, but don't overwrite your old Windows installation in case for whatever reason you have problems with the new install.
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get rid of vista asap its a dog mate.
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yeah i thought 7 would be better, looks like ill have to do some research on where i can pick it up cheap.. anyway thanks for the help guys :) really made me feel welcome on the site!
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one more question.. my laptop is 64 bit compatible but currently running 32 bit,.. what version of windows 7 should i install???
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64 bit is best, you won't be able to use all 4GB of RAM on 32 bit.
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cheers.. found an upgrade for 7 ultimate for $60 :)
