Problem:

LANDesk Remote Control is slow on Vista 64-bit systems.

Cause:

No Mirror Driver is available for 64-bit systems.

Fix:

Disabling a feature called “desktop composition” which means that when we try to get the screen bits the operating system has to put them together from many different places. Dana told me how to temporarily disable this so we can get the screen much, much faster.

Desktop compositing, also known as Desktop Window Manager (DWM), controls the 3d effects in vista. Some programs do not yet work well with these effects enabled. This shortcut will allow you to enable and disable them with ease.

Even when Vista is not controlling it for you, turning Desktop Composition on or off can be valuable in getting programs to work correctly. You can also turn it off any time you need a speed boost.

Toggle Desktop composition on/off with the following keys:

CtrlShiftF9

Steps for manually enabling or disabling "desktop composition"

From System Properties, go to the Advanced tab and click Settings under the Performance section.

Under the Visual Effects section, uncheck "Enable desktop composition" to disable this.