Windows vista running slow?

Question

I just got a new dell laptop and for some reason its running pretty slowly. Is there any way to fix this?
I think the RAM is 894 MB.

Answer 1

Vista is a tad slow because it is so big and it uses a lot of memory.

Your 894 free RAM is just about enough to use Vista providing you don't try to run wallpaper, screensavers, half dozen programs and games at the same time.

You can get by with 1G RAM (which I have) if you keep your memory as free as possible. Take some time and observe the following maintenance and housekeeping:

1. Set wallpaper and screensavers to blank or none — they run continuously in the background and use memory.
-----right-click on the desktop, select Properties
-----click the screensaver tab, on the left where it says "screensaver," select none.
-----click the desktop tab, for background, select none
2. Review your start menu – remove anything you don’t need on a daily basis — load games, etc. on an as-needed basis.
-----click Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu
-----click the Start Menu tab
-----select a program you do not want to load at Startup, then click remove.
-----Caution -- do not touch anything you are not sure of or you will mess up your computer royally.
3. From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options: delete cookies, delete files (offline), and clear history. (You can also set days to store history to 0.)
----- These actions will clear your computer’s cache. (http://help.yahoo.com/l/ph/yahoo/mail/access/access-27210.html )
4. Run Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, Defrag at least every two weeks (the more frequently they are run, the less time they take). These can be found in Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools.
5. Periodically, click Start, Programs, Run — then type ipconfig renew
(that’s ipconfig space renew).
6. Optional: Speed vs Goodies — in the Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings — you can have visual effects or let Windows select the best options. I am using “Best Performance.” Your choice.
These things should increase speed and free up memory as much as possible.

Answer 2

I have a Vista laptop and it's very fast, the best thing you can do is to upgrade the memory to at least 2gb, Vista needs at least 1gb minimum and it appears that somehow you're not even getting that. Since your computer is new, try contacting Dell, your system should be getting more than 894MB's of ram.

Answer 3

Facing Same Got Solution http://www.windows-techsupport.com/