SLOW BOOT UP

[Cyborg_Commando 0]

my PC starts up pretty slow, it takes about 2 minutes before everything's loaded

 

I've searched on the net and tried almost everything

Defrag, msconfig settings, services, regclean, ...

 

anyone who knows anything else????

[chickendippers 1]

Tried adaware?

How full is your harddrive too 'cos that has an affect.

[Cyborg_Commando 0]

Tried adaware?

 

YEP, encountered a serious bunch of garbage

but there are 2 who keep coming back even when I've deleted them,

maybe it has something to do with this??

 

HARD DRIVE: 25,6 GB free of 38,2

[Guest]

Depends what bud you got is it Fast IDE? (7200rpm)

[chickendippers 1]

Speed of hard drive isn't important really when it comes to booting up, it's really how full it it and yours sounds ok.

I assume you've got an up-to-date visus scanner and have fun a thourough virus scan?

[Sonic 296]

How old is your Windows installation?

Over time Windows can collect junk, programs you have uninstalled leave crap all through the registry. This can slow down boot times and your system overall.

 

If your Windows installation is more than 12 months old you might want to bite the bullet and consider backing up your files and formatting. Start with a fresh Windows setup.

 

I've just rebuilt my system and reinstalled Windows, when WinXP loads its really quick. I only see the little green status bar on the boot up XP screen scroll by 2 or 3 times.

[Thierry 0]

Green? XP Pro's is Blue and XP's Home is Yellow...

[chickendippers 1]

:? Home is Green!

[Saracen 16]

He's colourblind methinks..

 

When I had XP home it was green, then I upgraded cos I lost my XP Home edition boot disk that came with the PC, so aquired XP pro from a friend (he went back to ME cos he hated XP :? ) and now mine's blue

[Cyborg_Commando 0]

How old is your Windows installation?

Over time Windows can collect junk, programs you have uninstalled leave crap all through the registry. This can slow down boot times and your system overall.

 

If your Windows installation is more than 12 months old you might want to bite the bullet and consider backing up your files and formatting. Start with a fresh Windows setup.

 

hmm, I thought about formatting but..I hoped to find another way

[Sonic 296]

Run some scans with Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3, download it from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

Make sure you update these problems with the latest updates to. You can do this from within the programs.

 

I use both Ad-aware and Spybot together. I do a scan with Spybot first then I let Ad-aware have a run through the system.

 

Try eliminating programs that start up when Windows loads. Leave the important ones, dump the stuff never use.

[Hans5849 0]

what are your PC stats if you dont know them download this and coppy-paste your motherboard info, CPU info, and Ram info.

 

you know that Adaware has a new version called SE that finds more. and 1.3 of spy bot is awesome.

 

Defragment

 

take 2 asprin in the morning and IM me

 

Edit:

 

Also do you have windows XP service Pack 2 installed. And if you do decide to format slipstream service Pack 2 into it, i know it sounds hard and advanced, but its worth it and you will be smarer in the end Slipstream Guide

[Cyborg_Commando 0]

Try eliminating programs that start up when Windows loads. Leave the important ones, dump the stuff never use.

 

ya I unchecked some programs with MSCONFIG, but they stay there

but if I remove them in the register

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEsoftwaremicrosoftwindowsCurrentVersionRun

OR

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEsoftwaremicrosoftwindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce

OR

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEsoftwaremicrosoftwindowsCurrentVersionRunOnceEx

 

would they be gone? and will the programs still work?

 

 

what are your PC stats if you dont know them download this and coppy-paste your motherboard info, CPU info, and Ram info.

 

CPU Type AMD K6-2, 500 MHz (5 x 100)

Motherbord Chipset VIA VT8501 Apollo MVP4

System memory 119 MB (SDRAM)

[Hans5849 0]

wow, old computer. um i don't know try some more RAM like up to 512MB if you can i think XP is recomended to have 256MB. And if your afraid of SP2 read this http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-237-1.htm

[chickendippers 1]

The min. processor for XP is about 700Mhz isn't it?

[Cyborg_Commando 0]

so you guys think it has to do with my CPU and RAM

[Hans5849 0]

well not just your CPU and RAM, also your motherboard is holding you back majorly, it appears your motherboard only supports ATA-66, which is pretty slow, and my computers FSB is faster than your CPU, so i suggest upgrading to a 2.4-2.8GHz range processor

 

and your PC is fast enough to handle XP, the requirements stare a min of 300 mhz

[chickendippers 1]

Like hell XP runs on a 300Mhz computer.

[Sonic 296]

One of the cheapest system upgrades (and one I thought about, before changing my mind) is an AMD Athlon XP 2500+/Abit NF7 Mobo/512 DDR400 Ram. These parts are rather cheap these days.

 

Its by no means the lastest and greatest (far from it) but you will get performance for your hard earned dollars. Plus the AMD Athlon XP 2500+ is good if you interested in overclocking.

[Cyborg_Commando 0]

One of the cheapest system upgrades (and one I thought about, before changing my mind) is an AMD Athlon XP 2500+/Abit NF7 Mobo/512 DDR400 Ram. These parts are rather cheap these days.

 

Its by no means the lastest and greatest (far from it) but you will get performance for your hard earned dollars. Plus the AMD Athlon XP 2500+ is good if you interested in overclocking.

 

maybe, but my budget's just to tight to invest in upgrades at the moment even if they are cheap, so I'll guess I just have to wait a while

 

ANYWAY THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP!!!