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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by matashali, 2010/12/01.

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    matashali

    matashali Inactive Thread Starter

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    Computer takes forever to load but no time to shut down. What is causing this?
     
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    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni

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    matashali, welcome aboard.

    Please change your subject matter to something more appropriate like "Computer is slow while booting ". This would help you get more & specific responses.
     

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    matashali

    matashali Inactive Thread Starter

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    Computer is slow when booting. When I shut it down she closes fast but not when I start her. I have no problems opening any programs
     
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    rsinfo

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    There could be any no. of causes which can result in long boot up time:

    1. Low RAM
    2. Many programs which auto start on boot.
    3. Malware/virus
    4. File errors on hard disk
    5. Hard disk fragmentation.
    6. Full hard disk

    Without more info, nobody would be able to provide you any further advice.
     
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    matashali

    matashali Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have did a disk clean up, defragged and disk scan. I disabled all programs in startup. I have 1022MB Ram. Is there anything I am missing?
     
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    I also ran a virus and malware scan
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Hi matashali, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :)

    Since your computer is pretty slow, follow these steps to make the computer run faster:

    1. Click Start< Control Panel< Add/Remove Programs and uninstall any programs that you don't use.
    2. While in the add/remove programs window click the button that says add/remove windows components and uncheck the checkboxes next to Indexing Service, MSN Explorer, and Windows Messenger. Then click the Next button. When the wizard finishes click the finish button to close the window.
    3. Disable any Windows Services that you don't use by following Black Vipers Services Guide.
    4. Download and run ATF Cleaner and select all the checkboxes in the program then hit the empty selected button, ATF Cleaner.
    5. Run Disk Cleanup, Click Start< All Programs< Accessories< Sytstem Tools< Disk Cleanup. When its done calculating how much free space you can save make sure you check all the checkboxes except for compress old files on the Disk Cleanup tab. Now click the More Options tab and under System Restore click the cleanup button. When it asks you if you want to delete all but the most recent restore point click Yes. Now click ok on the Disk Cleanup window to allow Disk Cleanup to remove unnecessary files from the computer.
    6. Download and run Auslogics Disk Defrag from here.
    7. Download and run Quicksys RegDefrag from here.
    8. Download and run Autoruns from here. When you open the program click the Logon Tab and remove any programs that you don't need to startup with your computer.
    9. Click Start< Right Click My Computer and click Properties. In the System Properties window click the Advanced tab< Under where it says Performance hit the settings button. In the Performance Options window click the Advanced tab and under Virtual Memory click the Change button. In the Virtual Memory window make sure your harddrive is selected and select the option that says System Managed Size and click the Set button. Now click Ok on the Virtual Memory window to close it. Now in the Performance Options window click the Date Execution Prevention tab and select the option that says Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select. After thats done click Ok on all the windows to close them out and reboot the computer.
    10. Could you let me know what security programs you have installed?

    Let me know if your computer is any faster after performing the above steps. :)

    Also please enter your System Details. It helps us in answering your questions.

    Note: A common error is to forget to show your System Details in your profile:

    Make sure to do the above when entering your System Details, thanks.
     
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    rsinfo

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    matashali, Evan has already provided you enough guidance to start. Post back when you have done that.

    I would also run chkdsk on the drives & have a look in Event Viewer to see if I could find something.
     

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