Slow Load Up

[shadowspy1]

When windows xp starts up, it goes real slow up to like 5 minutes. I have done virus scans and spyware scans. Internet explorer goes slow, but download speeds are up where they are suppose to be. What is the problem and what can I do?

[glc]

Open a command prompt, type chkdsk /r - and reboot. This may be a symptom of a failing hard drive - follow up the chkdsk with manufacturer's hard drive diagnostics if it found any errors.

[shadowspy1]

What happens if I do not find any errors?

[glc]

Could be anything from excessive startup items to malware items your scanners aren't detecting, or you are trying to run XP on substandard hardware.

[mikezel]

Download and run Bootvis. It sounds like there may be other problems, but this program should speed up your boot at least a bit.

mike

[rjfvillarosa]

Originally Posted by glc Could be anything from excessive startup items to malware items your scanners aren't detecting, or you are trying to run XP on substandard hardware.

Can you post as much information as you can about your hardware, is this a store bought machine or a home/custom built machine?
Which version of XP are you using and do you have all the neccessary updates?

[shadowspy1]

It is a Gateway built pc and makes the specs for windows xp

P4@1.8ghz
768mb ram
80gb hd
windows xp home
geforce graphics card(not sure which one)


But I have ran adaware, the Micrsoft spyware remover, avg anti virus , and norton av. Every time I start up the spyware removers, they detect like 40 new things even if i just rebooted right after a scan. Most turn out to be trackers though.