And here's the reverse of the same idea. Check your start up folder and make sure you are only running the programs that you really need to be running. Free space in RAM is the same as adding RAM in many ways. But nothing wakes up a slow computer than a good stick of RAM... Certainly can't hurt.
Crucial is really good, they even scan your machine to make sure what you buy is a good match to your machine. But here's a twist. For some reason the scan program can't complete the scan of Nancy's Gateway laptop..... Good Luck!
