Can anyone tell me how to improve my Toshiba A135-S2246 performance with Windows Vista. I find it very slow?

Answer 1

It should definitely not be slow. How many programs are you loading at startup?
Are you using wallpaper and screensavers? Lose them.
Are you playing games? Games/graphics consume RAM.
How much RAM do you have?
Below is my checklist for keeping my PC as fast as it is capable:

Some helpful hints to avoid common mistakes:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-There is also a “Disable All” button.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

-When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
-A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 2

Anyone else want Vista? People wonder why I say bad things about Microsoft, especially Vista? The obvious answer is to dump Vista, and get a good operating system, such as kubuntu, for free at www.kubuntu.org

Answer 3

Get rid of vista. Vista takes up about 60% of your computer's resources. It sux.

Answer 4

Upgrade RAM to 2GB and a upto date graphics card