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Originally Posted by KitchenPC  Its probably the bloatware installed on your computer...delete all the free trials, etc. |
This is exactly true. I have a cheap laptop that I bought for $550 and it runs faster than all my friends $1200 laptop just because of configuration differences and software that is on the machine.
A computer when you buy it is full of advertisements since that is how places like best buy make more money. The first thing you should do is remove all the software on the computer, even microsoft office since the version on it is a trial. Then after all of that is off you will need to check what applications are starting up. msconfig -> startup tab
if this doesnt solve your startup issues then you will need to use regedit
Keep in mind you will need 2gb of ram for vista as well, but if my $550 laptop had 2gb then I'm assuming yours will.