speeding up vista

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  1. gaz2374

    gaz2374 Geek Trainee

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    have vista ultimate on my laptop witch has 1gb ram but is always on 65+ % useage just when its idle but want to no if i can disable any stuff to make it les strain on my comp and let it perform abit better as its a brand new laptop so would like it to act like one. cheers
     
    gaz2374, Sep 16, 2007
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  2. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    First of all, check how many programs are running on startup. Disable those which are not required..
    Second thing you can do is disable Aero Vision....Your Notebook will be a lot faster..
     
    Karanislove, Sep 16, 2007
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  3. gaz2374

    gaz2374 Geek Trainee

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    where do i disable all the things from im quite new to vista
     
    gaz2374, Sep 16, 2007
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  4. RHochstenbach

    RHochstenbach Administrator

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    To remove startup items, go to Start > Run (or windows key + R). Enter MSCONFIG. Now go to the tab Startup. Uncheck all apps you don't need and click on OK.
    To turn of Aero, right-click the Desktop and click on Customize Desktop. Now go to Themes. Select Windows Vista Basic theme and click on OK.

    But from my experience, I'd recommend at least 2 GB of RAM.
     
    RHochstenbach, Sep 17, 2007
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  5. gaz2374

    gaz2374 Geek Trainee

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    my laptop only has the one slot and im not sure u can get bigger than a gig for it
     
    gaz2374, Sep 17, 2007
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