> Howdie,
>
> Hiwj <(email address - cut out)> schrieb/wrote:
> > I have read that there is a problem with VS on some Intel Chipsets,
> > but cannot find a solution. I've read that there is a patch for
> > VPC2004, but not for VS2005R2.
>
> This specific patch is already included in R2. Do you have installed the
> Virtual Machine Additions?
> Which Guest OS are you using?
>
> --
> Peter Forster
> MVP Virtual Machine
> Austria
>
>

> I have read that there is a problem with VS on some Intel Chipsets,
> but cannot find a solution. I've read that there is a patch for
> VPC2004, but not for VS2005R2.

>I've got Virtual Server 2005 R2 installed on my laptop which is running very
>slow. The laptop is a Pentium M 1.73GHz with 1Gb RAM.
>
>The guest OS runs at 100% all the time and is unusable. The host OS CPU is
>running normally.
>
>I have read that there is a problem with VS on some Intel Chipsets, but
>cannot find a solution. I've read that there is a patch for VPC2004, but not
>for VS2005R2.

> Here are some things I found using VS2005R2 on my ThinkPad R52
> notebook:
>
> 1. Disable power management to allow the CPU to run at 100% at all
> times. I found that IBM added an additional power management layer on
> top of the standard Windows offering. By removing the IBM software
> and setting the Windows power option to "Always On" kept my CPU at
> 100% power. ThrottleWatch http://www.panopsys.com/Downloads.html is a
> useful tool to monitor the CPU power settings.
>
> 2. I found that using the Remote Desktop Client (RDC) instead of
> Virtual Machine Remote Control (VMRC) client seemed to offer better
> performance (keystrokes not repeating, mouse operation smoother).
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:23:01 -0700, Hiwj
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>I've got Virtual Server 2005 R2 installed on my laptop which is running
>>very
>>slow. The laptop is a Pentium M 1.73GHz with 1Gb RAM.
>>
>>The guest OS runs at 100% all the time and is unusable. The host OS CPU is
>>running normally.
>>
>>I have read that there is a problem with VS on some Intel Chipsets, but
>>cannot find a solution. I've read that there is a patch for VPC2004, but
>>not
>>for VS2005R2.

> I've had the same problem on my laptop - a Dell Latitude D800 running
> Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1. I've installed SpeedSwitchXP (installed fine,
> even though it's supposed to be just for ZP SP2), and it seems to be
> working, based on very limited experience so far. I found the reference
> in the Virtual PC Guy's blog at
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2006/07/18/670342.aspx.
> SpeedSwitchXP is at http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/. In any case, it
> didn't cause any immediate problems.
>
> John Ryan
>
>
> "Matthew Chestnut" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in
> message news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Here are some things I found using VS2005R2 on my ThinkPad R52
>> notebook:
>>
>> 1. Disable power management to allow the CPU to run at 100% at all
>> times. I found that IBM added an additional power management layer on
>> top of the standard Windows offering. By removing the IBM software
>> and setting the Windows power option to "Always On" kept my CPU at
>> 100% power. ThrottleWatch http://www.panopsys.com/Downloads.html is a
>> useful tool to monitor the CPU power settings.
>>
>> 2. I found that using the Remote Desktop Client (RDC) instead of
>> Virtual Machine Remote Control (VMRC) client seemed to offer better
>> performance (keystrokes not repeating, mouse operation smoother).
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:23:01 -0700, Hiwj
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>I've got Virtual Server 2005 R2 installed on my laptop which is running
>>>very
>>>slow. The laptop is a Pentium M 1.73GHz with 1Gb RAM.
>>>
>>>The guest OS runs at 100% all the time and is unusable. The host OS CPU
>>>is
>>>running normally.
>>>
>>>I have read that there is a problem with VS on some Intel Chipsets, but
>>>cannot find a solution. I've read that there is a patch for VPC2004, but
>>>not
>>>for VS2005R2.
>
>

>I've tried installing various CPU speed monitors and changing the power
>profile to always on etc. The monitors show that the host CPU is running OK
>at the correct speed (so I presume the Intel SpeedStep feature is not kicking
>in).
>
>Virtual Server is still running slow (high guest CPU, multiple keystrokes,
>erratic clock). I've tried installing the VS2005 R2 SP1 Beta, but the problem
>is still there. I installed VPC 2004 (with the Centrino hotfix) and VPC works
>fine without any problems.
>
>I am therefore presuming that it is a fault with VS2005 which seems to be
>unresolved even in the latest service pack.

> I've tried installing various CPU speed monitors and changing the power
> profile to always on etc. The monitors show that the host CPU is running
> OK
> at the correct speed (so I presume the Intel SpeedStep feature is not
> kicking
> in).
>
> Virtual Server is still running slow (high guest CPU, multiple keystrokes,
> erratic clock). I've tried installing the VS2005 R2 SP1 Beta, but the
> problem
> is still there. I installed VPC 2004 (with the Centrino hotfix) and VPC
> works
> fine without any problems.
>
> I am therefore presuming that it is a fault with VS2005 which seems to be
> unresolved even in the latest service pack.