[samwar003]

yes i have and i have done everything on the page not that much improvement want to go back to windows xp to save money but no disk where can i get a cheap one from and the product key to register it thanks

[philthomas]

To sum up ...... Vista requirers a reasonably high spec to run
Your Laptop does not have this
You could replace your existing RAM with 2 x 512mb sticks, which will definitely help
Your system is better suited to XP
Changing your CPU is not a simple swap out

Also you have to consider whether you might be throwing good money after bad, with an old Laptop and whether your money will be better spent, towards a new machine.

[philthomas]

Did you not get a Recovery disk with this Laptop ?

[Tech Brian]

if u put more RAM in it may mean that coz your laptop is running faster it may make the laptop fry itself, if i were you id fibd a friend or relative with an xp disk with a prodict key, install xp again and leave the laptop alone

[Tech Brian]

phil would you just replace vista on that laptop coz it may end up burning the fans,CPU and even the motherboard if she isnt carteful

[philthomas]

Adding extra RAM shouldn't cause any drastic problems, providing it's the correct type.

The main issue I see here is the Sempron cpu. This is a crippled Athlon64 and even with extra RAM, this is still going to run like a slug .... also the graphics card is unlikely to cope with Vista's requirements, so as above ...... either go back to XP or buy a new Laptop