Vista Problems

I have been using Vista since July without any problems.  I have a dual core machine with 2 GB of RAM and a 7900 nVidia graphics card.  I keep the updates current and don’t run anything weird.

Last week a major problem started.  The right-click menu disappears randomly.  I think it may be related to IE7.  Most of what I can find online points in that direction, but most people seem to have this problem when too many tabs are open.

I don’t use tabs.  They are turned off.

Here is another symptom.  When I try to Save As, the window is blank.  Sometimes all I see is the outline of the window.  Also, new programs won’t start at all.

Some reports point to a lack of memory.  I have never used more than 1.5 GB of my 2.0 GB of RAM.  I have noticed that if I restart IE7, that usually fixes the problem.

What baffles me is the timing.  Everything has been running well for several months.  For the last ten days, I get this problem at least once a day.  That’s too much of a hassle for me.  Something is going to have to change.