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My Acer Aspire One started running like crap after I downloaded the full Yahoo Messenger, and that gave me problems, so I deleted it. Now the memory is so low it can't even do updates on the virus software, and sometimes when I turn it on, ALL my settings, my screensaver, everything is gone. It won't even let me do a system restore due to low memory. I went through and deleted programs I don't use to save what's left of the memory. It's still very slow (and yes, I have all my files on a thumb drive)I don't want to, and can't buy a new computer. I'm happy with it and it's all I need right now. Would a defrag help much or should I get a 1.5 card?

You did go to control panel and uninstall it right? You may want to try disk cleanup, and then go ahead and do defrag and see if it'll help..

When you're in the indtall/uninstall programs it'll populate a list of all your programs and software that you have on the computer (widows messenger, skype, avg, games, yadda yadda...). I go into mine every now and then and uninstall the useless programs that sometimes get added...

There are also a lot of hidden temporary files all over the place that can be huge (such as when you open a PDF in a browser window, it downloads a copy of it) and whatnot. But I will defer to the computer experts around here (Tim???? )

Yep, I deleted it the right way, from the populated control panel list.

Go to Start|Run and enter "msconfig" without the quotes. Go to the startup tab and see what things are automatically starting when you boot up. Unclick anything you don't need. You can google each to see what it is. You're not deleting anything, so if you need to put something back you just check the box again.how much free space on the hard disk? Delete all your temporary internet files from within your browser. Are you running anti-spyware? Run a scan.

"Free Space 18.7 MBTotal Size 7.40 GB"Still working on it...The only things checked on Startup were "AVG Tray" and Yahoo Messenger.OK got it to where it now says "Free Space 72.2 MBTotal Size 7.40 GB" But...I just had the box pop up and stay it still doesn't have enough memory to do the antivirus update!

After defrag, "Free Space 111 MB"then it finally did the updates. Now it says "Free Space 141 MB" So far, so good, though for some reason now I have a "Windows Messenger Icon on the task bar. Strange as I don't use that. Thank you, everybody

I finally retired my Dell Inspirion e1505. It just got too hassled to keep up with. Internet would close randomly on it's own. Norton made it slow as heck. It took forever to startup and shutdown. The battery was shot, would only run connected to power. The plug was all worn and a fire hazard. Still on Windows XP with no Office.So since I am going back to school and need it for my job at home some days I upgraded to the HP Notebook. 4gig RAM, 320 gig hard drive, 17.3 HD screen. Man I love this thing, and Windows 7 is the bomb. I paid $550 for this unit at PC Richard and Sons. I love that store! This laptop retails for $899.

now that you have some free space, download and run this:http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleanerCCleaner will find all the stuff on your computer and your registry that you no longer need. It keeps my 5 yr old Compaq running like a champ.

Actually, for some reason the box popped up again ("not enough free space...") so I checked and it now says:"Free Space 0 bytes"

whats your page file set to? you can increase its size and see if you can run system restore.right-click My Computer -> Properties Advanced Tab -> Performance box -> Settings... button-> Advanced Tab -> Virtual Memory box -> Change button. Lets you manually set the size of the file. set it to 1536 - 3072 (1.5-3.0 gig) If you have the hard drive space. Sometimes the system will make the file retardedly small like 200-400 meg.

hmm. weird.

The biggest problem seems to me that you only have an 8Gb SSD(?) as storage.

Quote, originally posted by kostby »The biggest problem seems to me that you only have an 8Gb SSD(?) as storage.Yeah, do you have any files stored on there or is it just programs?8GB is barely enough to run some basic programs and email (email takes a LOT of storage space), much less store any files permanently on it.Heck, I was having immense problems with my old 40GB laptop fitting everything (granted I was running Adobe CS2 master suite on it, but still).

It's all programs. My files are all on thumb drive

sorry. I got nothing for you. All the things I would suggest have already been said and looks like you've done it.

Would deleting the games help? (pinball, minesweeper, spider solitaire and all that) I don't use those anymoreand the outlook express? I don't use that eitherand yes, it is a Solid State Drive. and...I had to delete the chat java ap. *sniff*

Deleting anything that can free up space will help.Do you have an external hard drive? You can get 500 gig ones here for less then $100!

Well, I'm back after the thing go crash, crash, ZZZzzzzzzzz. Luckily I have a geeky friend who fixes things like that for free lunches.

Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »Well, I'm back after the thing go crash, crash, ZZZzzzzzzzz. Luckily I have a geeky friend who fixes things like that for free lunches. well......what was wrong with it?

my suggestion... throw it out, buy a new one... not worth the hassle trying to fix it. LOL

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »my suggestion... throw it out, buy a new one... not worth the hassle trying to fix it. LOLMaybe some people are on a limited or fixed income.

Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »Maybe some people are on a limited or fixed income. what we are not all rich? I mean comeon we all drive the best pontota could put out on the market. Trust me I'm aware of her situation, we talk often.My other suggestion... ditch the computer and buy a TV lol

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »what we are not all rich? I mean comeon we all drive the best pontota could put out on the market. Trust me I'm aware of her situation, we talk often.My other suggestion... ditch the computer and buy a TV lolMaybe I did not pick up on the joke/sarcasm in the text. This is how I seen it for example:Question: I got a flat tire today, how do I fix it?Your Response: Buy a new one!Come to find out, all that caused the flat tire was a nail and it could be plugged/patched.

Go to Ecost.com and get a refurbed external usb drive. About 1/2 the price of new ones in the stores.Also, most netbooks start out in life as mainly an internet I/O device. Weren't designed to replace laptops/desktops.Kinda like the Yugo. Was very cheap to buy but was expensive to repair and had lousy gas mileage.My 5 cents worth.(I'm older so I'm worth more.)

Quote, originally posted by Water boy »Go to Ecost.com and get a refurbed external usb drive. About 1/2 the price of new ones in the stores.Also, most netbooks start out in life as mainly an internet I/O device. Weren't designed to replace laptops/desktops.Kinda like the Yugo. Was very cheap to buy but was expensive to repair and had lousy gas mileage.My 5 cents worth.(I'm older so I'm worth more.)correct. the netbook market was really more for the nerds. it didn't have a position in the market for the average user. too many people thought they could get one of these to replace your standard notebook, but no. thankfully the makers have created a new term and type of laptop, the ultra portable notebook! lighter than a standard notebook, about equal on performace, slightly smaller depending on screensize(15.6" is what i have mine in), and it actually has a harddrive. plus the cost isn't too much more than the netbooks. by the time you factor a place to store data into a netbook it comes to about the same.

Let's see if I can type this and hit "Post" without it booting me off again. It had been giving me problems again (that whole "0" thing again, still crashing and the browser closes on me. So I had a free assessment from a professional geek, who says its hard drive is failing. If I were to fix it, it would be $125 for the repair + part ($100-$200) and I only paid $220 for it new. So, it's (barely) living on borrowed time. It served it's purpose; I sold my few-months-old Acer Extensa because it gave me shoulder pain when I carried it to work every day, so got this one which didn't give me pain.

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!! After much debating, comparing, and looking into "Internal" hard drive, which was $50 for the thing itself, and no guarantee that if I paid to have it installed would solve the problem, I got a new HP Mini. It's kinda fugly and NOT Neptune blue, *sniff* but oh well. I'm sorry if anyone sent me anything; I signed on and never got anything, so I have to figure out how to set it so that popups (I.M.'s) are allowed for this site It was a choice between another Acer, an Asus and this one and my tech-geeky friend said to get this one because it would be easier for him to work on, add more memory, etc. The Acer Aspire One will probably be salvaged for it's body parts.It's G-R-E-A-T to be back! I've been so bored, I've knitted 3 dog sweaters since sunday. Oh yeah, thanks to me mudder, who has extra cash because... FROSTY's PAID OFF.....18 payments early! wheeee!

You "need" the new MacBook Air!!!http://www.apple.com/macbookair/Both sizes under 3 pounds!! Really, not insanely priced like much of Apples stuff is either.Dave

I saw those at Pest Guy, but they weren't $300. I also saw a half dozen returned ipads for sale; they weren't $300 either.

Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »I saw those at Pest Guy, but they weren't $300. I also saw a half dozen returned ipads for sale; they weren't $300 either. no, more like $300 x 3 + x = $$$Dave