slow Laptop tune up programs?

[Drago]

Get a Chromebook. This thing goes like a scalded cat.

 

[Tommy2]

Yeah tried the screen toggle combo fn buttons no joy.
Just says reasons it won't run
CPU no
Memory, ok
Something else, yes.

It is an old Samsung, 2gb ram.

 

[ColinJ]

Have you tried the key combination to switch it to the external screen? It's usually one of the function keys, and will be marked on the keyboard.

What processor is it that won't run Win 10? The only PC I've encountered that won't run 10 okay is an old Samsung Netbook with an Atom CPU and 1Gb RAM, and I think it's the RAM that's the issue.

I have had my old laptop for about 10 years but I had never noticed that function key function! I never normally plug an external monitor in but the laptop screen went dodgy last year so I would have had to if I hadn't been able to repair it.

 

[fossyant]

Get a Chromebook. This thing goes like a scalded cat.

I have a Linx Windows tablet, and that's fast for general browsing, but not as quick as Chromebooks.

Our laptops and desktops have SSD's and they boot in a couple of seconds. Takes longer to type in passwords.

 

[Tommy2]

Yeah I've just had a new desktop installed at work and that takes seconds too.

 

[keithmac]

I've just bought an old-ish laptop (had to be 32 bit and Windows 7) with SSD for tuning the car and it does go like stink!.

Windows will probably cripple it in a few months though..

 

[Mugshot]

Laptops don't post (BIOS) to an external screen, the screens only come on as Window's loads, not at boot.

Mine does. My Acer, which I hasten to add I have major issues with at the moment is about 8 years old and running Vista, the screen knackered on it a couple of years ago so I use an external monitor, rapid pressing of F2 after the on button takes me to BIOS, on the monitor.

 

[ColinJ]

I've just bought an old-ish laptop (had to be 32 bit and Windows 7) with SSD for tuning the car and it does go like stink!.

Windows will probably cripple it in a few months though..

My old Dell is nippy enough for general use with its Win 7 and an SSD. I have set it up to sleep between uses when I close the lid and it comes back to life in about 3 seconds when I open the lid. It takes about 10 seconds for the backlight to get to full brightness but the laptop is usable in less than 5 seconds, which is great.

I bought a new laptop to get enough processing power for heavy-duty applications like complex music software, but I still use this old Dell for forum use, email and general browsing because it has a vastly superior keyboard.

 

[r04DiE]

Mine does. My Acer, which I hasten to add I have major issues with at the moment is about 8 years old and running Vista, the screen knackered on it a couple of years ago so I use an external monitor, rapid pressing of F2 after the on button takes me to BIOS, on the monitor.

Yes, this is true - I have had laptop machines that do this.

 

[steve50]

If you want to speed your machines up a little more, a couple of options.
1) https://www.malwarebytes.com/junkwareremovaltool/ .This is a stand alone tool that will scan and remove any junkware or pups on your machine, it does not install.
2(click on your start / menu icon, in the search box type "msconfig" without the semi colons, when the window opens go to the services tag, at the bottom of the window tick the box to "hide all microsoft services", you will then have a list of services from which you can choose to disable any you do not require for example if you do not use itunes or any associated programmes you can disable apple services and bonjour.

 

[Custom24]

The best slow laptop tune up program I ever used was Ubuntu Linux. Seriously.

 

[steve50]

Linux lite is even quicker, Ive just installed that on an acer netbook, no windows bloatware and its great for diagnostic and data recovery.

 

[r04DiE]

Linux lite is even quicker, Ive just installed that on an acer netbook, no windows bloatware and its great for diagnostic and data recovery.

Xubuntu is another great one for older machines.

 

[Tommy2]

Just upgrading to Windows 10 from 8.1, left it downloading at 80% last night and got up to it this morning at 99% installed....... That was over an hour ago and it's still 99%, gonna leave it another few hours whilst I'm at work like Microsoft suggest to see if it ever finishes

 

[Mugshot]

2(click on your start / menu icon, in the search box type "msconfig" without the semi colons, when the window opens go to the services tag, at the bottom of the window tick the box to "hide all microsoft services", you will then have a list of services from which you can choose to disable any you do not require for example if you do not use itunes or any associated programmes you can disable apple services and bonjour.

Don't you run the risk if you're a little enthusiastic or inexperienced of disabling things like graphics cards and virus scanners by doing this?