Dell 1525 vista or ram problem

hey guys,
bought a dell 1525 laptop 3 weeks back,the config is dual core,1gb ddr2 ram,vista basic,
the major problem is its terriblly slow,each application right from my computer to media player takes 20 seconds.
now my friends tell me the problem could be of vista or ram.
i feel ram,
if i go to upgrade from dell it becomes expensive,if i do it from outside my warranty will get affected,
please suggest will the warranty get affected or any other solution.

thanks
kunal

replacing RAM will NOT affect ur warranty Not AFAIK. At teh worst u can take out the extra sticks n put in the originals wen going for any servicin with dell


Call them up n ask to make sure whether u need to keep ur old stick or not everyone upgrades RAM afterwards, else its too expensive

Just Try Unstalling McAffee AV and see the performance.
My friends is rocking after removel of AV. Pls dont compare with win xp

Disabling indexing might also help

Tweak Windows Vista Indexing Options | Tips

try reinstalling the os if nothing helps

since its a vusta basic 1 gb ram will nt justify a 20 sec app lauch...apart from the vista tweaks... want to ask if the lappy is gettin 2 hot for comfort.... do u have a habit of using ur lappy on the bed?

is it possible for us to upgrade the processor from dual core to core2duo in 1525 ?

i dont use the laptop on bed,
just updated the ram to single stick 2gb transcend and also 512mb stick is there,so its now 2.49gb of ram which shows in the laptop but still it is not as fast as it should be
please advise

Try alternative Operating system which work Faster than Vista.

You can install windows XP or Ubuntu Linux.
Its your choice