Slow laptop - should I purchase something with more memory

sunshine54

you may find this link useful http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/7086.htm

i recommend the crucial scanner, and i believe if you buy from them they guarantee it will work. Although an ebay search for their choice may be cheaper.

Drum

4743hudsonj wrote: »

well it means you have one memory slot that can hold 1GB. this should be no more than £30? i would look in the manual and on the net and try to do it your self, its really easy, i did it first time fine when i wasnt savvy. plus, it would save you money.

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Thanks to all the helpful replies I will purchase one of these:-

1GB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR PC2700 memory module
Module Size: 1GB
Package: 200-pin SODIMM
Feature: DDR PC2700
Specs: DDR PC2700 • CL=2.5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR333 • 2.5V • 128Meg x 64

-£45.99
Or
512MB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR PC3200 memory module
CT524600
Module Size: 512MB
Package: 200-pin SODIMM
Feature: DDR PC3200
Specs: DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.5V • 64Meg x 64
-£26.44

I would welcome advice on which to buy - I don't feel confident about installing the module myself but understand that PC
World will do so for about £15. What do you think?

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You should go for the 1GB version. 512mb is a false economy.

You should do it yourself. If you can put bread in a toaster you can put a memory module in a laptop (once you get the cover off).

Drum

Thanks I will order the module and give it a go!
I have just found RegCure - help to clean up. The scan found 1,000 + plus errors? Any advice about using this site - should I say yes to fix errors?

basmic

I'd be more inclined to trust the regcleaner from CCleaner (link).

When you install and run CCleaner, you will have a main screen with four tabs down the left hand side (Cleaner, Registry, Tools and Options). Use the cleaner first, decide what you want and don't to clean in both the Windows and Applications tabs.

For your first clean, I'd recommend ticking Old Prefetch data, IIS Log Files and Hotfix Uninstallers and tick them every couple of months from then on. Everything else in Advanced I'd leave unticked.

Press the Analyze button and it will tell you what it can clean up - if you feel you're happy with that, press the Run Cleaner button. Job's a good one!

Now choose Registry on the left hand side. I trust CCleaner's registry cleaner more-so than most other cleaners. In any case it always keeps a backup, in the unlikely event things take a turn for the worst. So press Scan for Issues - after a minute or so it'll give you a list of detected problems. Press the Fix selected issues button. When asked if you want to backup changes, choose Yes - save the backup where you want, then choose to Fix all selected issues on the next window.

If I were you, I'd run a disk defragmenter too. For that, I'd recommend you use Defraggler (link). It's produced by the same chaps as CCleaner, and is very much an install and press Defrag button.