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Getting laptop to run faster

  • 15-06-2007 12:04am
    #1
    E@gle.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭


    Ok i have a vaio. its a Celeron 1.7 Ghz processor. 512 Mb Ram and 128mb intel graphics card. Basically all i mostly use it for is office applications, web browsing and loading music onto my MP3 player.

    What i want to do is speed up the time it takes to boot up my laptop from when i turn it on.

    What unesential windows software can i turn off that i dont need.

    Also is there any software available that could make my laptop faster??


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Another 512MB of RAM wouldn't hurt at all. What programs run at startup? Like AV scanner, etc?


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Moved from the Laptop forum.

    More of a Windows problem than a specific laptop problem.

    Start off by firing up msconfig (start->run->msconfig). Go to the startup tab and use trial and error to see what you can live with/without.


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Also is there any software available that could make my laptop faster??

    Nope.

    Best option as Ruu mentioned is more RAM it is dirt cheap and will make significant difference.

    Pruning away app's that are not needed at startup is the next step and then do a defrag of the hard drive. Also uninstalling any applications that aren't really used would help a bit as well.


  • #5
    E@gle.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭E@gle.


    Ruu wrote:
    Another 512MB of RAM wouldn't hurt at all. What programs run at startup? Like AV scanner, etc?


    i can get a 2GB kit here for €81
    http://www.crucial.com/eu/store/listparts.aspx?model=VAIO+VGN%2DFE41E

    seems like a reasonable enough price


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If it's one of the tiny Vaio's then it will be a lot slower than a similar spec desktop or larger laptop !

    if it feels like it's a lot slower than when you first got it check for malware too


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  • #7
    E@gle.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭E@gle.


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    If it's one of the tiny Vaio's then it will be a lot slower than a similar spec desktop or larger laptop !

    if it feels like it's a lot slower than when you first got it check for malware too


    It's a standard size vaio's (you mean physical size right?)

    yead i check for spyware often i use spybot search and destroy, Adaware and Avg anti spyware. I use AVG anti virus as well.


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