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03-28-2004, 12:30 AM
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Computer takes long time to startup
Whenever I turn my computer on it loads on the blue screen for like 3 min before it starts. It has been like that ever since I got the computer. Is it supposed to be that way?
HP Pavilion a340n WinXP 2.60GHz 512mb ddr ram P4 |
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03-28-2004, 03:20 AM
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Hello EM199SI,
The more programs you have starting up, the slower the boot up. This can also happen if your on a network. Search for a program called Bootvis. Download it. Run it. Tell it to optimize the startup, and let us know from there. |
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03-28-2004, 11:33 AM
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Three minutes is, imho, excessive. Some people swear by Bootvis and others say it causes problems. Try going to control panel-folder options-view and unticking the first box, "Automatically search for network folders and printers."
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03-28-2004, 01:24 PM
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Do I choose 'Optimize System'?
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03-28-2004, 01:25 PM
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03-29-2004, 11:31 AM
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It seems like it didn't do anything. The Blue start-up screen still takes long.
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03-29-2004, 11:37 AM
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Have you downloaded and installed a bunch of Fonts? This is one thing that can really slow up the boot on a computer.
Also McAfee Anti-virus can also cause a slow boot. BUt the majority of the time the slow boot is caused by multiple Adware/Spyware start-ups. |
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03-29-2004, 11:44 AM
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Here's my suggestion. Run msconfig and check the programs selected for startup. Check them at this site for recommendations. HP's a famous for having a bunch of unneeded stuff running in the background. If your Anti virus is anything other that Norton, I'd dump it and use AVG Free instead. I hate McAfee. Here's the link:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php The bottom of the page has a link to the status key codes. Read them first so you know what to turn off. Good luck. |
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03-30-2004, 04:30 PM
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panama is sure right, my wifes HP was slow on start up,when i built her a new computer i checked the startups in msconfig on the HP and found about 15,unchecked everything but AVG,and it snaps in real quick.i now use it for a back up to my backup HA
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03-30-2004, 05:38 PM
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04-01-2004, 09:48 AM
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no come to think it was at windows startup.os is windows ME,but that should not affect your problem.
Last edited by raftero; 04-01-2004 at 09:53 AM. |
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