Here goes i have just installed vista over my previous installation of xp after formatting the hard drive on an acer aspire 5100 laptop, it has AMD dual core and 1 gig ram, now the problem is that i can not use the computer with out it freezing due to high cpu usage and ram, when the system idle i my ram is around 90% usage and my dual cores are constantly above 75% which then max out at 100%, Security i have avast free home edtion, spy bot search and destroy and windows defender, i have scanned all of these and haven't found anything. I don't think this is normal but doesn't any body have any advice i what i should do? Thanks for any help received.

What are you using to measure these, and have you noticed any lag?

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i am using windows vista sidebar gadet which moniters these and yes there is lag

While I don't have a solution, I wanted to comment that I also have Vista with 1 G RAM and AMD Dual Core Processor and have had NO problems (spitting over left shoulder!).

I got my computer in March (from Dell) with Vista Home Premium installed. I've been perusing various forums to see if people have been having problems, and, while I haven't made a scientific study of it, it would appear that when upgrades are done, there are more problems...

Then again, it seems as though your situation is Not an upgrade. You did clean install.

So, I'm just agreeing with you that this is Not normal... I'll be interested to see who posts & comes up with a solution.

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Hey revolutions it seems with have the same computer did yours come with the acer upgrade DVD? because i found that using that made my system worse of so i just installed and have had no problems

get an extra gig for vista , it uses alot of memory

I doubt that's the Problem. I have 1 GB of RAM in my Vista computer and it runs fine (I'm thinking about getting another GB, though).

Trying reinstalling Vista with a clean install. Maybe something just get screwed up the first time...

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whats ur avg cpu usage

what is the L2 cache size of the processor , and what speed is it running at

also try turning the windows Vista areo user interface off and see if that helps you speed up , vista DOES use alot of ram and i cannot believe people would buy a computer with less than 2 gigs with vista

Thats why I will never upgrade to Vista. I'll stay with Windows XP Home with SP2.

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You have 256MB right? lemmie explain something

It has been 6 years since Windows Xp was released , 6 years ..... why do you think vista needs so much memory , Because it is 6 years newer , 6 years of advances ..... if you ask me i think 2 gigs for a computer is Very reasonable ..... Im not trying to **** anyone off here , But i guess this is a good place to say get with the times my friend , respectfully

Also take into the facts of what has been considered a system hog. Both software and hardware advance. Most OS's are considered system hogs when released. As hardware specs become more standard, the requirements seem more reasonable. When MS Vienna is going to be released, I'm guessing that vista will run on what is considered an average or less computer. Computers are of a changing matter.

LOL! This is stupid.... Buy Vista when it doesn't use up too many resources.

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Have you checked to see what is running in the background. If it's an OEM upgrade their could be all sorts of garbage loaded.

Vista will more than likely allways use up so many resources .... it such a intense graphic interface