Why is my vista laptop running so slowly

I'm also unable to restart the computer with the click of a mouse, I have to manually hold the reset button. I've done the following:. I opted not to and instead was able to remove the cookies in Mozilla.

I haven't tried a restore point, mainly because I seem to always have problems with this computer and don't really have a restore point that would be of any use. I have an HP Pavillion that's about 2 years old and it came with Vista 64 bit. The blue circle that appears after you click on a program with the mouse pointer just spins around and around and around.

My C drive has GB free of and my factory D says 1. I would suggest you to boot the computer in safe mode and check if the same issue occurs, here is the link:. Use Disk Cleanup and defragmentation. Consider a startup SSD. Take a look at your web browser. They slow down with weight…the weight of newer software, that is. New software requires better and bigger hardware to run properly. Disable Background Apps. Block Apps After Reboot. Disable Cortana. Remove Junk Files. Adjust Visual Effects.

Disable Game Mode. Do not let unnecessary software run in the background when not needed. Keep deleting unwanted files on your system from time to time. Uninstall software that you needed in past but do not need now. Click on the button that says update my score. When you have done that Post them in the order they are shown starting with processor etc.

There are also some web sites that give info that really make a difference by adjusting the settings and limiting the services that run. Regards Alleluia Gurwinder Singh Hey Kammbo first of all sorry for such a late response but the delay was unavoidable as I was away.

Now here's my windows experience index I was also wondering if you could give me links to some of those performance increasing sites which give useful tips Ericpeacock79 vista is slow by nature; one of its many flaws.

Jack Cola I would backup your files, format your computer and only install the programs you need. Only then you will see an performance increase.

So an increase in RAM will speed up your computer a lot. Since you have scanned your computer for viruses, you should now defragment your hard-drive and then remove registry errors using any free program. It also comes on most computers. I reccomend buying AVG because the freeware version finds things but is not always able to clean them. The freeware version of spyware doctor is here here.

Defragmenting every now and then isn't a bad idea. Also, disk clean up helps. These can help you if you have limited disk space as CCleaner does.

Last but not least, always update your computer. This will patch problems and improve your security. Vista the OS is very big. The most helpful thing that sped up my Vista was a program called Vlite. This is a very simple and helpful program to cut out unwanted components in Vista.

For example, the special computer accommodations for blind people. Not many people need these. All you need to do is extract a copy of any version of Vista to a folder. In Vlite select that folder and it will give you options.

You can preintegrate hotfixes, drivers or files so you already have them after installing Vista. You can set setting so you don't have to after installation. Once your done, it will make that folder into an. Or mount it with PowerISO.