vista slowing down...

Hi!

I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the
past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low memory
(2 gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
What else can I do?

TIA

Daniel
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Daniel Royer
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daniel at royer dot ch

first you must do disk cleanup. you can do it by properties of local disk.
and then you must defrag. disk. you must delete folders that you don't use,
you must uninstall programs. do these things and than write here results.


"Daniel Royer" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi!
>
> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the past
> months it has started to slow down, with warning about low memory (2 gig
> RAM). I defragment quite often.
> What else can I do?
>
> TIA
>
> Daniel
> --
>
>
>
> ---------------------------
> Daniel Royer
> University of Geneva
> daniel at royer dot ch

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:15:48 +0200, Daniel Royer <>
wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the
>past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low memory
>(2 gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
>What else can I do?
>
>TIA
>
>Daniel

Tell us more : size of hd , free space etc .

Every once and a while I have this problem too.

1. I right click on the task bar.
2. Select task manager.
3. Click on resource monitor.
4. Click on the memory bar.

Write down the task names that are using a lot of memory and Google them and
see what they are and delete the offending program thru the control panel.

"Daniel Royer" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi!
>
> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the past
> months it has started to slow down, with warning about low memory (2 gig
> RAM). I defragment quite often.
> What else can I do?
>
> TIA
>
> Daniel
> --
>
>
>
> ---------------------------
> Daniel Royer
> University of Geneva
> daniel at royer dot ch

Oops, resource monitor is under the performance tab.

"Questor" <> wrote in message
news:hv2cuc$tnl$...
> Every once and a while I have this problem too.
>
> 1. I right click on the task bar.
> 2. Select task manager.
> 3. Click on resource monitor.
> 4. Click on the memory bar.
>
> Write down the task names that are using a lot of memory and Google them
> and see what they are and delete the offending program thru the control
> panel.
>
> "Daniel Royer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the
>> past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low memory (2
>> gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
>> What else can I do?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Daniel
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------
>> Daniel Royer
>> University of Geneva
>> daniel at royer dot ch
>

On 12.06.2010 21:55, Jim wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:15:48 +0200, Daniel Royer<>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the
>> past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low memory
>> (2 gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
>> What else can I do?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Daniel
>
> Tell us more : size of hd , free space etc .
HD: 500 Mb. 362 free. Ram: 2 gig. HD defragmented.

Daniel

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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

On 13.06.2010 14:05, Questor wrote:
> Oops, resource monitor is under the performance tab.
>
> "Questor" <> wrote in message
> news:hv2cuc$tnl$...
>> Every once and a while I have this problem too.
>>
>> 1. I right click on the task bar.
>> 2. Select task manager.
>> 3. Click on resource monitor.
>> 4. Click on the memory bar.
>>
>> Write down the task names that are using a lot of memory and Google
>> them and see what they are and delete the offending program thru the
>> control panel.
>>
>> "Daniel Royer" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the
>>> past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low
>>> memory (2 gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
>>> What else can I do?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------
>>> Daniel Royer
>>> University of Geneva
>>> daniel at royer dot ch
>>
>
I've done it. I don't see any app that uses a lot of memory. I'll give
it another try.







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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

On 13.06.2010 20:58, Dave-UK wrote:
>
> "Daniel Royer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On 13.06.2010 14:05, Questor wrote:
>>> Oops, resource monitor is under the performance tab.
>>>
>>> "Questor" <> wrote in message
>>> news:hv2cuc$tnl$...
>>>> Every once and a while I have this problem too.
>>>>
>>>> 1. I right click on the task bar.
>>>> 2. Select task manager.
>>>> 3. Click on resource monitor.
>>>> 4. Click on the memory bar.
>>>>
>>>> Write down the task names that are using a lot of memory and Google
>>>> them and see what they are and delete the offending program thru the
>>>> control panel.
>>>>
>>>> "Daniel Royer" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over the
>>>>> past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low
>>>>> memory (2 gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
>>>>> What else can I do?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>> Daniel Royer
>>>>> University of Geneva
>>>>> daniel at royer dot ch
>>>>
>>>
>> I've done it. I don't see any app that uses a lot of memory. I'll give
>> it another try.
>>
>
> Have you had a look in the Event Viewer ?
> Also have a look at the reliability history:
> Control Panel
> System Maintenance
> Performance Information and tools
> On the left - Advanced tools
> Open Reliability and Performance Monitor
> Reliability Monitor
>
>
I did. Nothing seems wrong.

Daniel

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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

Daniel Royer wrote:
> I've been running Vista Home premium for a couple of years. Over
> the past months it has started to slow down, with warning about low
> memory (2 gig RAM). I defragment quite often.
> What else can I do?

What, if anything, changed?

Did you install any new applications (Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Office
from 2003 to 2007 or 2007 to 2010, iTunes now installed, RealPlayer, Adober
Acrobat (reader or professional), etc and so on...) or change antivirus
applications (or even update your subscription/change versions on the same
one?)

As a matter of fact - what AntiVirus application (be specific - manufacturer
name and exact version of the product you have installed) do you utilize?
Is it actually a *suite* and not just antivirus? Does it include
(supposedly) a firewall and antispyware as well?

I double-checked - I cannot see (may have missed it) where you have said if
this is 32-bit or 64-bit Vista or what service pack you are currently at.

What we know:
- Windows Vista Home Premium (what service pack level and what
architecture?)
- 500GB HDD (all devoted to C:\?) with over 350GB free.
- 2GB of system memory (is it shared memory - so some goes to your video
card?)

Other information that would be useful (and not already asked for):
- Video card information (manufacturer, model and amount of memory)
- Network card information (manufacturer and model)
- How you connect to the Internet (Cable modem, DSL, Satellite, dial-up,
not at all and whether or not - if high speed - you are behind a NAT router
and get an IP like 129.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x)
- What antispyware application(s) you have ran in the past and if you have
updated and done a full scan with them lately?

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On 14.06.2010 14:16, Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Daniel Royer wrote:

> What, if anything, changed?
>
> Did you install any new applications (Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Office
> from 2003 to 2007 or 2007 to 2010, iTunes now installed, RealPlayer, Adober
> Acrobat (reader or professional), etc and so on...) or change antivirus
> applications (or even update your subscription/change versions on the same
> one?)
>






> As a matter of fact - what AntiVirus application (be specific - manufacturer
> name and exact version of the product you have installed) do you utilize?
> Is it actually a *suite* and not just antivirus? Does it include
> (supposedly) a firewall and antispyware as well?
>






> I double-checked - I cannot see (may have missed it) where you have said if
> this is 32-bit or 64-bit Vista or what service pack you are currently at.
>
> What we know:
> - Windows Vista Home Premium (what service pack level and what
> architecture?)
> - 500GB HDD (all devoted to C:\?) with over 350GB free.
> - 2GB of system memory (is it shared memory - so some goes to your video
> card?)
>



> Other information that would be useful (and not already asked for):
> - Video card information (manufacturer, model and amount of memory)
> - Network card information (manufacturer and model)
> - How you connect to the Internet (Cable modem, DSL, Satellite, dial-up,
> not at all and whether or not - if high speed - you are behind a NAT router
> and get an IP like 129.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x)
> - What antispyware application(s) you have ran in the past and if you have
> updated and done a full scan with them lately?
>
changes: NO
Vista home premium 32 bit, SP1.
MSE, from the beginning. Updated.
I guess my RAM is shared.
Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
T1 connection to the Internet.
I've run full scan with MSE.

Thanks for your concern

Daniel
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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch