Have you considered adding additional RAM to this computer? Your current MB of RAM is the bare minimum to run a Vista OS even before you launch additional programs like web browsers and antivirus programs and your lack of RAM is likely the main reason why your computer is so slow.
If you google "speed up Windows Vista" you'll find lots of article with suggestions for improving your system performance. Aero transparent glass is a heavy user of system resources and one of the first things you should disable - see Woody Leonhard's article Speeding Up Windows Vista by Disabling the Glass Effect.
If you haven't already done so, I'd also suggest you permanently disable automatic Windows Updates [Windows Update Change settings Important updates Never check for updates not recommended ] and re-boot to terminate any Windows Update sessions currently running in the background on your system.
Vista SP2 reached end of support on Apr i. If your Windows Updates are constantly running in the background they're just wasting system resources. If your system performance has degraded significantly in recent weeks you might also want to consider the possibility that you have a malware infection. In the following examples, the most likely result is that you have to contact either the software or hardware vendor for more troubleshooting advice:.
If you see that the problem started the day that a driver update was installed, you have to determine whether there is a newer driver than the currently installed driver.
Then, you have to install the newer driver to see whether that driver resolves the problem. If no driver update is available, use Device Manager to roll back the driver that was installed. If you see that the problem started after the installation of a new piece of hardware, disable or unplug that hardware, and then test to see whether the problem still occurs.
If no updates are available, uninstall the program to test whether the problem continues to occur. If the problem still occurs after you address any of the changes that you identified in the Reliability Monitor, you must contact the computer manufacturer or the hardware vendor to determine whether the computer or hardware that is installed supports Windows Vista, or whether there are any updates that must be installed to make the computer compatible.
A common cause of poor system performance is that there is an application or a service that constantly stresses the hard disk.
This can cause other components that are running to be deprived of the resources that they require in order to function correctly and at an acceptable speed. One potential example of this kind of application is the indexer for Windows Search. This is because the indexer service only accesses the hard disk when the indexer service determines that another component of the system is not already accessing the hard disk, and the hard disk is idle. In an older computer that has a slower hard disk, the hard disk may be unable to react quickly enough to new requests for disk access from other system components.
This will cause system performance to decrease. To test To test whether the indexer service is causing performance problems, disable the Windows Search service so that indexing no longer occurs. Before you do this, you have to determine whether the indexer has completed indexing the system.
To check the status of the indexer service, follow these steps:. Click Start , and then type index in the Start Search box. In the Programs list, click Indexing Options. At the top of the window that appears, you see either Indexing complete or Indexing Speed is reduced due to user activity.
If you see Indexing Speed is reduced due to user activity , the indexer has not yet completed indexing the user documents and the e-mail messages on the system.
If you see Indexing complete , the system has completed indexing the user documents and the e-mail messages on the system. However, the indexer remains active so that it can index any new documents or e-mail messages that appear on the system. In either case, you can test to see whether the indexer is the cause of the performance issue by disabling the Windows Search service.
To disable the Windows Search Service, follow these steps:. In the Programs list, click Services. Click Stop to stop the service, and then click OK. Now, try to reproduce the performance issue to see whether the problem still occurs. Then, consider the following scenarios.
In this scenario, the performance issue no longer occurs. Additionally, you find that the indexing process had not completed. In this scenario, the likely cause of the performance issue is the Windows Search service.
We recommend that you turn the service back on and leave it running to enable the index process to be completed. The system will continue to be slow during the initial indexing phase.
However, when the indexing is complete, system performance will likely return to expected levels. Additionally, you find that the indexing service had finished indexing. Or, you find that the performance issue did not previously exist, but that the performance issue occurred recently.
In this scenario, it is likely that the database that the search indexer uses has become damaged or corrupted. In this case, you must rebuild that database. To do this, follow these steps. Step A: Restart the Windows Search service. Set the Startup type: to Automatic Delayed Start. Click Start to start the service, and then click OK.
Click Rebuild , and then click OK to the warning that appears. Click OK to close the Indexing Options. Note Now, the system must re-index the documents and the e-mail. However, when the indexing is completed, it is likely that system performance will return to acceptable levels.
If the system continues to experience performance problems, go to the next troubleshooting step. For help with Windows Search problems in Windows Vista automatically, click Run now button from the Automated Troubleshooting Services page and follow the steps in this wizard:.
Fix problems in which Windows Search is not working or searches are slower. Another potential cause of performance issues in Windows Vista occurs when Aero Glass is enabled. However, the performance issues occur when the system only meets the minimum requirements for Aero Glass. To troubleshoot slow performance on your computer, the following articles are available from the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.
If the computer is still running slowly after ruling out malware, recent software installations, and inadequate hard disk space, the problem may likely be a hardware issue. Consider upgrading the computer memory. Memory-intensive tasks such as games, media applications, or productivity software, often require more memory.
Contact your computer manufacturer or a computer technician for more information on how to purchase and install more RAM memory for your computer.
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