Hi there,
I'm hoping someone can shed some light. I have a Vista laptop which is
factory spec (Spec:
[url]http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?service=UK&PRODUCT_ID=128153#0[/url]
). It is up to date with virus and malware scanning and I use it mainly for
internet and work, being quite wary of what I install on it.
In the last month it has been a lot more sluggish, with different programs
freezing, then displaying "Not Responding" in the window; this can happen in
anything that I'm using from Internet Explorer to MSN messenger. Sometimes
even Vista freezes with refusing to acknowledge Start menu clicks or task bar
clicks. It takes anything from 10 - 30 seconds for it to resolve and to
work fine again. These errors happen intermittantly every few minutes.
I'm not sure if it's related or coincidental but I've noticed the harddrive
light will sometimes be lit whilst this is happening, without the sound of
the harddrive actually being active.

Please can someone shed some light on this and how to fix it.