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    why windows took forever to boot?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Nirvana, Jun 24, 2008.

  1. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    As topic. my system is getting slower and slower to boot, now it's approaching 1min 30 secs. I haven't installed any programs lately and tried to disable every startup programs in msconfig, plus o&o defrag. Did some researches on this forum, but the majority of the answers are nothing constructive but show off, "oh my computer can boot up in xx:xx second". btw my OS is xp sp3. any opinion would be appreciated.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 24, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Would advise you to try out a free registry cleanup program and clean up and defrag the registry as well....I dont know of any free progams but I use Uniblue Registry Booster 2....you could probably try running norton windoctor and fix any missing links and active xcom entries, stuff like that..!!
     
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  3. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    I'm just hoping that this isn't the computer w/ 4GB of RAM as ur Sig suggest! If it is then something is definitely wrong...anyhow how much free HDD space do u have...is it at least 8GB? When it boots up and u log on does it move slow as well?...did it start this slow booting after SP3?

    The only steps I know to take to speed up a computer is Limit the startup programs and services using msconfig as u have done already, scan for viruses, defrag as u have done and repairing registry using Registry Booster as angad suggested. After that if the system is moving slow I will either re-install the OS or Upgrade some Hardware.
     
    makaveli72, Jun 24, 2008
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  4. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    When was the last time you reinstalled the OS? Has this happened over time or has it been a fairly recent and quick drop in boot up time? Any other symptoms or is boot up the only thing affected?
     
    jin07, Jun 24, 2008
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  5. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    I had this rig for 2 months, SP3 installed since day 1. I have 43.7GB left on my HDD. definitely gonna try Registry Booster.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 24, 2008
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    You've used msconfig to stop unnecessary start up programs, but what about services running in the background, Nirvana?

    This may help with those.

    Freebies to cleanup and defrag.

    For more free apps that might help you, check out Calvin's Freeware for Windows thread.


    Edit: Guess I forgot the obvious, you should, if you haven't already, scan for malware.
     
    bmwrob, Jun 24, 2008
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    Don't over tweak. This will always result in unexpected results.
     
    coolguy, Jun 24, 2008
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  8. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    Thanks for all the useful responses guys!
    Anyway I don't think it could be any malware or virus, because my rig running strong after everything loaded, it just infinite boot time annoys me.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 24, 2008
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    What security software do you use?
     
    knightingmagic, Jun 24, 2008
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  10. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    ^^kaspersky internet security.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 24, 2008
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  11. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Changed anything to your network lately? A lot of times slow boot-ups can be network related, for example, having trouble getting an IP from DHCP server/router. Check your network settings.
     
    stewie, Jun 24, 2008
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  12. Nirvana

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    unlikely, I tried to turn it off, slow issue remained.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 25, 2008
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  13. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Check your Event Viewer to see if there are any errors or failed service startup. This is where I'd start looking for problems.
     
    stewie, Jun 25, 2008
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  14. Wirelessman

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    Can you go back to a best restarting point?
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 25, 2008
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