I am using the 2010 version of Visual Studio, but am having many problems with delays - my computer has a good configuration of RAM, and processor - especially when saving files.
Currently I am carrying a medium-sized project, only one open file (ASP.NET page) using a single suite of components from third party, the Telerik. And yet, in time to save, or modify the tab, the entire IDE is slow. I know there may be several factors for this problem, but I'm not carrying the computer (the problem apparently is the memory management on behalf of the IDE).
Does anyone know any way to improve it? Change settings, Windows services. Oh yes, I'm using a plugin to modify the color of the IDE and another to find (Ctrl-click) the object reference.
Memory Initialization:
Have you tried disabling all the plugins and make sure that it is VS that actually causes the slowdown?
I have Resharper installed and VS can be slow sometimes. I turned it off (suspend on v5), and VS is back to blazing speed. Of course, inversely coding productivity is impaired by not having Resharper.