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vista on my laptop tends to slow down sputter and really slow down when i switch between windows or is slow logging in
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I have a few friends that picked up those single core CPU with 512MB ram units and they are quite sluggish. For me the Vista "zone" is with dual core CPU, 2GB RAM and if gaming, a 256MB dedicated video ram chipset.
Also read http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/0CABC746A2AE7A01CC2573470082FEDF
Let's hope SP1 improves what was noted.
Bob
Good day,
I have a Sony Vaio TX5MN with 1GB of RAM, a 70GB hard drive and U1400 Centrino CPU (1.2GHz). It came pre-installed with Windows Vista Business (32 bit) and I installed Service Pack 1 just today (30/09/0
after checking several reviews and deciding that it was ok to install it.
4 months ago, I noticed that the laptop was really slow so I restored the laptop to it's factory state and everything was ok for about a month. Then the performance started deteriorating again.
2 days ago, it started really messing up. It took 7 minutes to start up, 5 minutes to shut down and nearly 4 minutes to hibernate.
I have spent all my waking moments since then running spy-ware scans, anti-virus scans, memory diagnostics and hard disk diagnostics all of which came up clean. I also did a disk check which repaired some bad clusters but the situation is still the same. Even after giving it 10 minutes to boot, the minute I click anything, it freezes up and only unfreezes after a further 2 minutes. Right-clicking anything produces the same result and opening Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer means having to do a hard shut down. The only way I can use it without raising my blood pressure is in Safe Mode. I'm really at my wits' end, it has never been as bad as this. Some websites say extra RAM will help, do you agree? Please assist.
Thank you.
Extra RAM might help (2 Gb is reasonable for Vista), but it's not the explanation for the change in behavior (gradually after a month, suddenly now). Something changed, and you're the only one who can tell or find out.
I don't like bad sectors on a hard disk. If you still have warranty, better try to have it replaced. That might help against this sudden loss of performance also.
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