Help Please! my laptop is sooo sloooow!

macman

As already advised-go to crucial.com and use the system scanner, this will scan your sytem and advise the RAM upgrade options. Though I'm guessing you have 2 slots, one already with 0.5GB, the other empty. So probably best to buy 2 new 1GB modules. But see what it says.

closed

Was it slow when you bought it? Programs like spyware doctor, pcpitstop, StartManSvc.exe, registry mechanic, Reader_sl.exe, jusched.exe, won't help.

irishgirl62

closed wrote: »

Was it slow when you bought it? Programs like spyware doctor, pcpitstop won't help.

no it only started in the last 6 months or so being so slow i have deleted pit stop etc

irishgirl62

macman wrote: »

As already advised-go to crucial.com and use the system scanner, this will scan your sytem and advise the RAM upgrade options. Though I'm guessing you have 2 slots, one already with 0.5GB, the other empty. So probably best to buy 2 new 1GB modules. But see what it says.

i have tried a few time to download crucial but it disappears off my screen and wont run

closed

The quick answer is backup your data, and reset it to factory settings. More ram will also help.

macman

irishgirl62 wrote: »

i have tried a few time to download crucial but it disappears off my screen and wont run

It should run it within your browser displaying the result in a minute or so.
Alternatively you can check manually by using the pull down menus to select the make/model/number.

irishgirl62

closed wrote: »

The quick answer is backup your data, and reset it to factory settings. More ram will also help.

how do i do that? i know how to back up my data but do not know how to reset it to factory settings

p1tse

mine 4yr old sony laptop runs really slow

time for macbook i feel

ellielovesem

I just wanted to jump into this thread as I also have a cr*ppy e-system machine from PC World. Granted it is years old and I'm currently grappling with McAfee (thanks for all your help over that Rik, Kaspersky on its way) but is it really worth the bother of upgrading the RAM on an ageing machine or is it better to just throw the towel in and upgrade to something newer and shinier? BTW, I was also having problems with crucial so couldn't get much info from there. How do you even go about getting more RAM, does this involve taking the thing apart?! :eek:

closed

It depends what you want to use it for, if it's slow now, and wasn't originally, then a windows reinstall will cure it - the rush to upgrade to a new system is rarely necessary unless you are a gamer.

Ram may be an issue, impossible to say without knowing what you have, and which OS. Mcafee will slow it down, there are lighter AV packages out there, avast, avira, kaspersky.

Irishgirl, how you reinstall depends on the system, (most systems have a restore partition nowadays) and whether you have the disks available, have a look in the manual or manufacturers website.