Originally Posted by wettie_21
Hi. i just bought Compaq Presario with pre-installed Vista. Why is it running so slow? when i think that Compaq knew that it can run Vista on it? my processor is Intel Celeron M with 512mb
RAM. there are processes in task manager that i don't know of. It has also pre-installed trial version of Office 2007. will my laptop run fast if i uninstall office 2007? and install 2003 instead? please...i need help asap. i am losing my patience. lol. thank you in advance!
512MB is a minimum configuration for Vista. Minimum means it will run, not that it will run well. When Windows runs out of
RAM to write to, it will write to the Hard Drive. It take more time for a
CPU to write to a hard drive than to
RAM. Recommend upgrading your
RAM to at least 1GB (2GB is even better). Also, 2GB of
RAM will let your Internet access run faster.
Office 2007 is not slowing down your computer. But, it has more bells and whistles than Office 2003 so it will run slower with only 512MB of
RAM. Unless you intend to buy Office 2007, you might as will replace it with your Office 2003. I use Office 2003 on my Vista PC.
Also, make sure that all your drivers are up to date. First, check your system drivers by clicking on Start>Windows Update. Click on "Check for updates". Second, recommend you click on the Mr. Driver link in my signature and check the status of your non-system drivers.
Good Luck...
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