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Really slow computing
Hello!
I am running a Dell laptop with a 1.0 gig pentium 3 and 256 megs of RAM. The performance of this laptop seems to have suffered in some regards since I first bought it, and most troubling is that it will no longer run some of the more memory-intensive programs that it is qualified to run (ie Studio 7 video editor). I appreciate any help you can give me. On a scale of 1 to 10, I am about an 8 when it comes to using software applications, but only about a 3 when it comes to hardware or technical issues. So please keep it simple for me! Thank you, Brad in Dallas |
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Really slow computing
Brad, another 256MB of Ram would help. Try defragging your Drive.
MyComputerDrive Icon rt clickselect Prop Tools and then Defrag. Make sure your Page File is set properly. http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm Also get System Mechanic from www.iolo.com It's free for 30 days. It will clean up your files and registry. wrote in message ... Hello! I am running a Dell laptop with a 1.0 gig pentium 3 and 256 megs of RAM. The performance of this laptop seems to have suffered in some regards since I first bought it, and most troubling is that it will no longer run some of the more memory-intensive programs that it is qualified to run (ie Studio 7 video editor). I appreciate any help you can give me. On a scale of 1 to 10, I am about an 8 when it comes to using software applications, but only about a 3 when it comes to hardware or technical issues. So please keep it simple for me! Thank you, Brad in Dallas |
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