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Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by tracker1 »

PlunderBunny wrote: post #8

Hands up all the people that used computers before desktop pictures were a thing and still set the desktop to a solid colour because “it will draw faster and use less memory.”

I did that for a long time... mostly in that I didn't like the distraction. Now, I have a directory (a few actually) for wallpapers. Currently shuffling a different landscape photo every few minutes.

Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by HelloUsername »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

This reminds me of how in Windows 95, installers would complete quicker if you constantly moved the mouse, but would take longer if it was still.

Related:

155 points - 25.May.2009 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=625957

493 points 4.Jan.2014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7011228

Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by AshamedCaptain »

PlunderBunny wrote: post #8

Hands up all the people that used computers before desktop pictures were a thing and still set the desktop to a solid colour because “it will draw faster and use less memory.”

And reduce strain on the screen, and bandwidth when taking screenshots/screencasts..

Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by MisterTea »

PlunderBunny wrote: post #8

Hands up all the people that used computers before desktop pictures were a thing and still set the desktop to a solid colour because “it will draw faster and use less memory.”

Solid black on all my systems save for Plan 9 Rio which is left default grey. I have windows open all the times so a background image is useless.

Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by dgfitz »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

This reminds me of how in Windows 95, installers would complete quicker if you constantly moved the mouse, but would take longer if it was still.

I discovered a bug in a microsoft software installer where it would hang unless you moved the mouse over the progress bar.

Discovered this when trying to use a java api to make silent installers for programs that didn't have them.

The solution was to use the java api to move the mouse back and forth over the progress bar.

Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by redundantly »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

This reminds me of how in Windows 95, installers would complete quicker if you constantly moved the mouse, but would take longer if it was still.

Still happens for Disk Cleanup, in a way. It can get stuck at parts, and it might finish but the window doesn't go away until you hover the mouse above it.

Re: Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color

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Post by SteveNuts »

dgfitz wrote: post #16
LeoPanthera wrote: post #2

This reminds me of how in Windows 95, installers would complete quicker if you constantly moved the mouse, but would take longer if it was still.

I discovered a bug in a microsoft software installer where it would hang unless you moved the mouse over the progress bar. Discovered this when trying to use a java api to make silent installers for programs that didn't have them. The solution was to use the java api to move the mouse back and forth over the progress bar.

>The solution was to use the java api to move the mouse back and forth over the progress bar.

And I thought browsers highjacking the scrollbar was bad!

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