Speeding up a slow old laptop?

[Mr Burns]

I've got a faithful old Packard Bell laptop that I've owned for several years. It still works fine but it's getting rather slow, especially when playing videos or live streaming. I don't know jack about computers but I've been told it needs more RAM.

Is there any useful hits or tips to speed it up until I buy myself something newer/better?

Cheers.

 

[bmit]

If you've got the original disks reimaging will likely make a good bit of improvement if you haven't done recently . More ram would help if it hasn't got enough. Get on crucial.com to find out what you need.

 

[1812lsd]

As said above, a fresh install will do it a world of good.

 

[Addicted]

Get hold of Diskeeper, it will transform the laptop IMO, quicker than a full install, and if it doesn't cure it enough then do a format then!

 

[Adam G]

Deleting (some) p**n helps too.

 

[sbridgey]

I will have to remember to find some RAM out an stick in in for you, but upgrading to a macbook would be better