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Windows 7 slow performance on my laptop
Hi,
Gregrockers helped me install a clean proper windows 7 on my laptop. How come I tend to wait along time to open 1 app? Here are my laptop specs:
- Gateway Model ML3108b
- Sempron 3400+
- 1Gb DDR2
- 60GB HDD
- DVDRW
- 14.1” Crystalbright Widescreen
- 4:1 Card Reader
- Wireless LAN
- Vista Home Basic
- Works v8.5 Details
- Processor: AMD Sempron™ Processor 3400+ (1.8GHz, 256KB L2 cache, HyperTransport™ technology @ up to 1600MHz)
- Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate build 7600
- Display: 14.1" widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280 × 800)
- Chipset: NVIDIA® C51MV
- Memory: 1Gb 667MHz DDR2
- 2 DDR2 slots total
- Hard Drive: 60GB 4200rpm PATA hard drive2
- Optical Drive: 8x multiformat dual-layer DVD±RW
- Write max: 8x DVD±R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 2x DVD-R DL, 2.4x DVD+R DL, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW Disks
- Reads max: 8x DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4x DVD±R DL, RAM, 24x CD-R/RW/ROM
- Media Reader: 4-in-1 memory card reader
- Secure Digital™ (SD), Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro
- Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 6100 Up to 256MB Turbocache™
- Audio: High-definition 2-channel audio
- Built-in speakers
- Network: 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
- 802.11g Wireless LAN
- Modem: 56K ITU V.92-ready fax/modem (RJ-11 port)
- Pointing Device: Synaptics touchpad with vertical scroll Ports/Other: 3 - USB ports
- 1 - VGA connector
- 1 - RJ-11 modem port
- 1 - RJ-45 Ethernet port
- 1 - Headphone / Audio out
- 1 - Microphone
- 1 - Kensington Lock slot
- 1 - AC adapter connector
- Expansion Slots: Expresscard™ Type 54
- Dimensions: 35-36mm (H) x 330mm (W) x 240mm (D)3
- Weight: 2.4 kg (system unit only)3
- Battery: 6-Cell 2400 mAh Lithium Ion
Current my laptop has 1GB of RAM in total.
1x 512MB
1x 512 MB
If I swap the 512MB RAM with a 1GB will it improve alot in performance?