My laptop has 1 GB of Ram, but why is laptop still slow?

Question

My ram is 1gb but my processor is 1.5. My laptop is working very slow. I norticed that when I open task manager that my 'PF Usage' will be 431mb but my 'CPU' usage will always be around 95%. I defragmented my hard drive but my pc is still slow. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

Viruses or too many programs running in the background. ~
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Answer 2

if you get the correct RAMs for you laptop then there should not be a problem at all. this is will fasten up you computers processes. The laptop becoming slow can be due to several reasons. it can be a virus, too many unwanted programs or the storage space (hard drive) may be getting full. check these problem and then only upgrade you laptop RAM, and make sure you get the correct model to match you laptop otherwise the laptop mught end up hanging all the time. let me know of the proceedings and best of luck

Answer 3

Here are some possibilities why your laptop is slow:
1) There could be bugs in the system. Make sure you have a antivirus program, antispyware program and firewall software to clean out the bugs and keep them out...
2) You have to many programs/process running upon startup. This eats up system resources (especially RAM space) which leads to deterioration of performance.
3) Regularly clean out the following foldes:
* C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp
* C:\Windows\Prefetch
* C:\Windows\Temp
* Recycle Bin
and then perform Disk Defragmenter on a regular basis (once or twice a week).

Answer 4

Do yourself a favor and go to the below link and download, install, and then run the free program called "Advanced Windows Care Personal". When you get to that web site, scroll partway down and click on "Get Freebie". You'll be pleasantly surprised at just how many unnecessary pieces of programs are loaded and in memory once the scan is done. Then just click on the "Repair" bar, and sit back and watch it work. Exit the program, reboot, and you'll see a large difference. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

There are several primary reasons could cause your computer to be slow and also some softwares you can download to speed up your laptop.
First,Corruption and Errors within your registry.The registry is a main part of your laptop's Operating System. With time, as you use Windows and install and uninstall programs, your registry will get congested and full of errors. So your laptop could slow down. So, if you can clean it up this problem can be solved.Sometimes you can speed laptop up by 300%. To clean up registry,You can download a software called regsitry cleaner---Clean registry,remnant,corrupt files and temp files,history,cookies,etc.. This site:
http://computerspeed.info
lists top 5 registry cleaner,you can download and scan for free.
Second,Your laptop is loaded with spyware/adware.spyware/adware hamper your computer's performance.It use system resources and slow your laptop down.

So, to speed up your slow laptop, use a registry cleaner software and clean your registry files first. It will make all the difference, and provide you with the immediate fix you need for your slow computer.Then,download a good anti-spyware to get rid of spyware/adware in your laptop.

Answer 6

If you got any Norton products that came with the laptop that's why it's slow. Norton AntiVirus and Internet Security are bloatware junk that slows down even the fastest PC's.

Answer 7

Yup, check for Spyware and or Viruses. For all you know you have a spam mail virus running in the background constantly sending spam to random email accounts. I have seen this show up during a Tech Call

Answer 8

Not only viruses, but adware, and and overloaded temporary Internet files.

Answer 9

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