Windows 7 LABOURIOUSLY Slow

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Ok, basically I installed Windows 7 Home Premium on my System in a dual boot with Windows XP. The install went fine, no issues...

Untill I booted into Windows 7, of course...

The machine is insanely slow :/ And not just response times, but the actual movement of the mouse and keyboard typing can take up to 5 seconds to register! I installed all the latest drivers for my hardware, and still - no improvement! The machine boots in safe mode stabilly at least, but normal boot cripples it!

I'm running it on 512MB of RAM, which is the bare minimum to run Windows 7, but even still, that shouldn't cause this problem!

If anyone knows what device or what program or anything that could be causing the issue is, then please let me know!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Spitfire X (Custom Rig)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel Pentium E5500 Dual Core 2.8GHz OC'd @3.2GHz
Motherboard
AsRock G31M-S R2.0
Memory
4GB Corsair DDR2 800MHz (2x2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
Inno 3D Geforce GT 440 1GB
Sound Card
Realtek ALC662 Audio w/ Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ G2220HDA 21.5" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Hard Drives
OS: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB
Data and Programs: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
PSU
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-520w
Case
Antec One Hundred
Cooling
140 mm Roof Fan, 120mm Rear Fan, 120mm Frontal Fan
Keyboard
Logitech Ultra Flat Keyboard PN 967653-0100
Mouse
Trust GXT 14S Gaming Mouse
Other Info
2x10cm Blue LED strips inside case

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
What you are seeing is normal for a system with only 512 MB of memory. That's well below the minimum. The biggest problem is, this is a new install, and when all the indexing/optimizing is trying to run, it is taking longer and bogging down the system due to a lack of resources. It should settle down in a little while, but it will still be considered sluggish.

Even going to 1 GB would make a huge improvement, but I'd say you'd need 2 GB to really see Windows 7 perform.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
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ur hardware is pretty much lacking. its not windows fault
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 945 @3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asrock
Memory
4gb kingston hyperX
Graphics Card(s)
1gb Radeon HD 5670
Ok, basically I installed Windows 7 Home Premium on my System in a dual boot with Windows XP. The install went fine, no issues...

Untill I booted into Windows 7, of course...

The machine is insanely slow :/ And not just response times, but the actual movement of the mouse and keyboard typing can take up to 5 seconds to register! I installed all the latest drivers for my hardware, and still - no improvement! The machine boots in safe mode stabilly at least, but normal boot cripples it!

I'm running it on 512MB of RAM, which is the bare minimum to run Windows 7, but even still, that shouldn't cause this problem!

If anyone knows what device or what program or anything that could be causing the issue is, then please let me know!


Actually though it will run in 512 (like molasses) 1 gig is the minimum listed in the specs for 32bit. If it boots in safe mode but not in normal boot there is a conflict of some kind. I would check device manager to make sure there are no "unknown devices", in event viewer (type eventvwr in search) for critical errors in windows log>application tab and security tab.

Then I would use msconfig to un-check all non essential apps from starting on start up.

Let us know if you need help with this

ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
I agree, I have installed it on an old laptop with 512 and it was dog slow, I really recommend at LEAST 2GB do make it worth your while...if not just stick with XP
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultime 64-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition
Motherboard
Asus M4A79T Deluxe
Memory
4 GB Corsair
Graphics Card(s)
Visiontek Radeon HD 5750
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer H243H 24" LCD
Hard Drives
1TB Western Digital Black
PSU
Ultra X4 500W Modular
Case
NZXT M59
Cooling
Corsair H50 Liquid Cooled - Closed Loop
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