Hello everyone

My Windows Vista Home Premium laptop is very slow and unresponsive, and I'm guessing it is because I've downloaded too many programs onto it.

I got rid of those programs completely hoping it would make my laptop faster, but it didn't work.

Some of the problems I experience are:
1. Opening new windows. It's incredibly slow, so I have to open it in a new tab.
2. Opening IE, I have to click around for it to respond and go to my homepage (which is my Google E-Mail)
3. Non-responsive IE, for instance, if my laptop goes to sleep and I have more than one tab open, when I move tabs it almost freezes.
4. It's just slow in general. My Windows XP computer is much, much faster.

I would like to know how to fix this, because I don't like having a slow laptop.
When I first got it for Christmas, it was really fast and I loved it, now that it's slow I prefer my Windows XP more.

Please help!

There are so many possibilities here.

Without being "hands on" the computer all we can do is speculate.

What programs did you install/uninstall?

What is your CPU usage?

Is the laptop very hot?

If it were a hardware issue you should still be under warranty.

If it were a software issue in the worst case scenario you can reset it to factory condition via the Restore/Recovery options of the manufacturer.

What is the exact make and model?


All that being said many "slowdowns" are due to Malware and viruses. See the following:

http://www.d-a-l.com/help/showthread.php?t=52327

Get the NOD32 trial and then boot into safemode and run a scan.

Run the Bitdefender Online Scan.

Defragment.

+Possibly reformat if you said that you downloaded many programs...possibly viruses along with them.

There is an easy way to handle your problem; maybe you can try the software "tuneup360". My friends and I all use it, which can help you fix all the problems you may encounter.