Re: Laptop slower

Here are the specs:
Product Name; ze4901us, Microprocessor; 1.3GHz Intel Celeron M Processor
320 Microprocessor Cache; 512KB L2 Cache Memory; 256MB DDR SDRAM (1 x 256MB)
at 266MHz Memory Max; 1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) Video Graphics; Intel
Extreme Graphics 2 (shared) Hard Drive; 40GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive Multimedia
Drive; 24X DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Display; 15.0-inch XGA TFT (1024 x 768)
Display Network Card; Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45
connector) Sound; 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio; internal Altec
Lansing speakers; AC audio link; volume control button and mute button
Keyboard; 101-key compatible Pointing Device; Touch Pad with On/Off button
and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad PC Card Slots; One Type I/II
32-bit card bus (also supports 16-bit)

I have cleaned all junk, only have VScan and Firewall going, hard drive is
only 1/4 full. Main problem is startup, very slow from log-on. Once it's
started it seems ok. Tried in Safe Mode (only system processes running) and
was slow then too, maybe not as bad.













"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
news:OQC$tYvAGHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How much RAM memory do you have? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task
> Manager and select the Performance Tab. What is the Total, the Commit
> Charge
> and the Peak?
>
> How large is your hard drive? Is it partitioned? How much free space on
> each drive / partition. How is the drive formatted -FAT32 or NTFS. To
> get this information whilst in Windows Explorer place the cursor on each
> drive in turn, right click and select Properties.
>
> What is the CPU?
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> "rwrede" <rwrede136@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:PJIof.3121$It6.884@fe02.lga...
>> Last Christmas I bought my wife an HP laptop and it works fine, except
>> the last few months it is very slow starting up. I have closed all
>> background programs (only essential programs) even tried in Safe Mode. I
>> have optimised with PC Pitstop, TweakNow RegCleaner Pro, Spybot S&D,
>> AdAware, scanned for viruses and set Virtual Memory optimum. It takes a
>> good full 2 minutes to fully open from the log-on screen and have no
>> activity in Task Manager. (My desktop optimised the same way opens in
>> 15-20 seconds from the log-on screen) I'm thinking more memory? I did
>> that to my desktop, went from 256 to 720 and wow what a difference. Could
>> it be the processor? how can I test or tell if it is the processor and
>> not just needing more memory.
>>
>
>

rwrede wrote:
> Here are the specs:
> Product Name; ze4901us, Microprocessor; 1.3GHz Intel Celeron M Processor
> 320 Microprocessor Cache; 512KB L2 Cache Memory; 256MB DDR SDRAM (1 x 256MB)
> at 266MHz Memory Max; 1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) Video Graphics; Intel
> Extreme Graphics 2 (shared) Hard Drive; 40GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive Multimedia
> Drive; 24X DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Display; 15.0-inch XGA TFT (1024 x 768)
> Display Network Card; Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45
> connector) Sound; 16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio; internal Altec
> Lansing speakers; AC audio link; volume control button and mute button
> Keyboard; 101-key compatible Pointing Device; Touch Pad with On/Off button
> and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad PC Card Slots; One Type I/II
> 32-bit card bus (also supports 16-bit)
>
> I have cleaned all junk, only have VScan and Firewall going, hard drive is
> only 1/4 full. Main problem is startup, very slow from log-on. Once it's
> started it seems ok. Tried in Safe Mode (only system processes running) and
> was slow then too, maybe not as bad.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:OQC$tYvAGHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
>>How much RAM memory do you have? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task
>>Manager and select the Performance Tab. What is the Total, the Commit
>>Charge
>>and the Peak?
>>
>>How large is your hard drive? Is it partitioned? How much free space on
>>each drive / partition. How is the drive formatted -FAT32 or NTFS. To
>>get this information whilst in Windows Explorer place the cursor on each
>>drive in turn, right click and select Properties.
>>
>>What is the CPU?
>>
>>--
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Gerry
>>~~~~
>>FCA
>>Stourport, England
>>
>>Enquire, plan and execute
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>>"rwrede" <rwrede136@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:PJIof.3121$It6.884@fe02.lga...
>>
>>>Last Christmas I bought my wife an HP laptop and it works fine, except
>>>the last few months it is very slow starting up. I have closed all
>>>background programs (only essential programs) even tried in Safe Mode. I
>>>have optimised with PC Pitstop, TweakNow RegCleaner Pro, Spybot S&D,
>>>AdAware, scanned for viruses and set Virtual Memory optimum. It takes a
>>>good full 2 minutes to fully open from the log-on screen and have no
>>>activity in Task Manager. (My desktop optimised the same way opens in
>>>15-20 seconds from the log-on screen) I'm thinking more memory? I did
>>>that to my desktop, went from 256 to 720 and wow what a difference. Could
>>>it be the processor? how can I test or tell if it is the processor and
>>>not just needing more memory.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
Before follwoing Gerry's advice see if a good defrag helps.

If a lot of stuff has been on the disk then most of it removed then data
could be spread around a bit.

I know with laptops that most hard drives run nice and quietly but are
there any indications of disk thrashing? If so, what programs start the
thrash?

There are some nice utilities to, for example, clean up the registry
CCLeaner is one such freeby. But be warned and make sure you
know/research/have an idea of what the options will do.

All Temporary Internet Files deleted? Cookies too? What space is
devoted to Temp Internet files? more that 512 MB? If so, reduce it pronto.

Maybe Microsoft Memory diagnostic (seems like there is a lot of RAM
there. Is some of it duff?)