Laptop performance slowing

evakins · 04-16-2008, 11:04 AM

Hi, I'm new to the forums.. My Sony laptop has been lagging more and more lately. I clean up the hard drive and defragment regularly, but these don’t seem to do much anymore. Any tips for speeding up and improving performance? Thank you!

**simpswr** · 04-16-2008, 11:06 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum . .

How much RAM do you have?
How full is your hard drive?
What security packages are you using?

~~Protoss_Archon~~ · 04-16-2008, 11:18 AM

Have you also scan your computer for any viruses and spyware? Clean up the temp files? I recommend performing these task as well.

evakins · 04-16-2008, 11:37 AM

i've got 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive (w/about 22GB free), and i have norton antivirus. how should i clean up temp files?

**simpswr** · 04-16-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by evakins

i've got 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive (w/about 22GB free), and i have norton antivirus. how should i clean up temp files?

Norton can be a real resource hog and slow almost any machine down. To clean the temp files, click on Start . . Programs . . Accessories . . System Tools . . Disc Cleanup Run it weekly to stay lean.

You can also look in the msconfig startup list to see what can be disabled ( most of it actually ) Start . . Run . . type msconfig . . click on the Start Up tab Uncheck anything you do not need to run all the time

You might also try a couple of the antispyware tools in my signatrure

evakins · 04-16-2008, 01:18 PM

thanks so much! i'm at work right now, so i'll give these a try tonight. :)

**simpswr** · 04-16-2008, 02:01 PM

Let us know how it goes

04-16-2008, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
evakins Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Laptop performance slowing Hi, I'm new to the forums.. My Sony laptop has been lagging more and more lately. I clean up the hard drive and defragment regularly, but these don’t seem to do much anymore. Any tips for speeding up and improving performance? Thank you!

04-16-2008, 11:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8,954 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Laptop performance slowing Hello and welcome to the forum . . How much RAM do you have? How full is your hard drive? What security packages are you using? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow?]

04-16-2008, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Protoss_Archon~~ Troubled Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: Laptop performance slowing Have you also scan your computer for any viruses and spyware? Clean up the temp files? I recommend performing these task as well.

04-16-2008, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
evakins Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Laptop performance slowing i've got 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive (w/about 22GB free), and i have norton antivirus. how should i clean up temp files?

04-16-2008, 01:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
evakins Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Laptop performance slowing thanks so much! i'm at work right now, so i'll give these a try tonight. :)

04-16-2008, 02:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 8,954 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Laptop performance slowing Let us know how it goes __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow?]