Severe problems with vista

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jibbajoe

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i got a brand new dell studio XPS laptop in june of 2009. the computer ran amazing at first. within the past few months however i have been encountering many problems. i find my computer freezing daily, multiple times. i have a lot of trouble getting wirelessly connected to the internet, many times my windows become unresponsive. my network and sharing center seems to be useless, when i try to connect or disconnect my computer freezes up. over all performance is low. programs run slower, browsing the web takes longer, shut down and start up times tend to take several minutes. the obvious answer is a virus. but i bought a 3 year subscription to mcafee security center with the computer and scans come up with nothing every time. i have tried EVERYTHING to get my computer running normally. i have cleaned up my processes, cleaned up start up programs, ive defragged my computer, scanned for viruses, cleaned up the registry, deleted programs, cleaned temp files and trash. i have also run a hardware diagonistics test at startup and everything came back to be working fine. i have no idea what else i could do. here are my system specs


core 2 duo @2.66ghz
4gigs of ddr3
NVIDIA Geforce 9500m
Vista home premium 64bit

i know my computer should not be running slow, computers half as good as mine run faster. i know theres a huge thing going on between NVIDIA and Dell because there have been some serious driver issues but none of my problems seems to deal with the video card. Any help would be amazing, im in college and dont have the time to send my computer away to get fixed, and with problems like this i wouldnt be suprised to send it in only to get a report saying everything works normally. i have also been considering upgrading to windows 7 since i can get a student discount on it. Could windows 7 solve all my problems?? or is vista not the problem.
 

My Computer

System One

I would recommend upgrading to 7 if you can get the student offer.
As for Vista, try replacing your security system with Microsoft Security Essentials.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Jonathan King
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 4850e overclocked @ 2.92 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock A780 FullDisplayPort
    Memory
    6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 290MHz Crucial Technology
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI 3200 (onboard), nVidia 7200 GS (PCIe)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Cybervison ds69T, 17" Starlogic
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 320GB SATA, Hitachi 1TB SATA
    PSU
    Antec ea-430d 430W
    Case
    Antec 300
    Cooling
    stock cpu, 120mm rear, 140mm top
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (PS/2)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    9.32 Mb/s download; 0.36 Mb/s upload
    Other Info
    Other OS's:
    Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Professional x86, Ubuntu x64
It could and would be a good thing if you can get the student offer, but the main problem here is your security suite which is one of the worst (and I speak by experience, college forced me to have it on the virtual machine they installed on my laptop yet I have solved all of the problems I had simply by replacing it with the previously mentionned security program, running very slow was one of the problems)Had other problems with it in a time before college as well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built (Myself)
    CPU
    Intel Core i3
    Motherboard
    Asus P7P55-M
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 550Ti FPB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h with Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB WD Caviar Black 32mb cache,
    750 GB WD Caviar Blue,
    500 GB WD Caviar Blue,
    320 GB WD
    PSU
    Mushkin HP-550 550W Power suppy
    Case
    Cooler Master Elite310
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech Access 600
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort 1000
    Internet Speed
    15 Mb/s up and down
    Other Info
    I also have an Asus G53SW-A1
As the man said, get Win7 or reinstall your system. Get rid of McAfee and use MSE and you will be in the clear. I had product keys valid for another 2 years from Norton and Kaspersky. But I chose MSE. It's a fine security program.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Security is a state of mind...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Neo
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intergrated Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    10.1
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    160GB
    PSU
    Power Adapter
    Case
    It's special, it flips open :)
    Keyboard
    Acer
    Mouse
    Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    Down: 16mb/s Up: 1.6mb/s
    Other Info
    I killed my HP Laptop :'(
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