Computer seems to be running on elastic bands!

TangledMemories_2

Hi All,

The past couple of days I've noticed my PC is more sluggish than normal. It used to run perfectly fine...not leaving enough time to tap fingers impatiently on the desk etc LOL
Now...it's just taking forever to do stuff.
I've run disk cleanup, defrag and a thorough scan of the system using all scans available to me.
I'm thinking maybe I need a bit more RAM...but can you give me some suggestions? Am running Vista and attempted to see what programs are running at startup but got confuddled!

Tech specs as follows:
Windows Experience rating: 2.9
Processor - Intel Celeron CPU 430 @ 1.80GHz 1.80GHz
RAM - 1GB

Thanks!

davester

looks like your ram would be a good place to upgrade to 2 or 3 GB, no point in adding more. i think thats the best you can do really with what you have. You have already run the defrag etc.

[Deleted User]

1. Uninstall all unnecessary programs from Control Panel then restart your computer.
2. Run Windows Update: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ then restart your computer.
3. Run CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com
4. Run an anti-virus scan: http://www.free-av.com/
5. Run an anti-spyware scan: http://www.superantispyware.com/
6, Run an anti-malware scan: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
7. Run a defrag: http://www.defraggler.com/
8. Investigate msconfig: http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/
9. Perform disk error checking: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

Other than the above I'd recommend either installing more RAM and /or re-installing Vista.

TangledMemories_2

how easy is it to install more RAM? How do I know the best to choose?

davester

laptop or desktop?
Memory brand Crutial or Kingston are the best

TangledMemories_2

It's an Acer desktop pc. Only had it a year and a bit.
So if I do a search for Crutial or Kingston? Is it easy to install?

macman

1GB is completely inadequate to run Vista. Buy a 2GB RAM chip from Crucial and you'll be laughing with 3GB, use this link for 5% off, then System Scanner.
http://www.crucial.com/uk/promo/index.aspx?prog=uklp_affiliates&pid=1422628
Fitting is an easy 10 minute job.

TangledMemories_2

thanks...I've just run ccleaner and it's deleted loads of errors on the registry as well as other gubbins....just downloading superantispyware...