Re: SLOW START
- From: "Glen" <gp2002hwREMOVEME@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:27:19 +0100
Start by clean booting using msconfig. If disabling all startup items makes
windows start quickly you then need to track down which item is causing the
slowdown by starting them one at a time.
As you only have 256 MB RAM you might have too many programs open and
windows has to open them, then push some of them out into virtual memory
which will take time.
As you only have 256 MB RAM, disabling all start up items will speed up the
start up but you wont track the slowdown to any one program as the fault is
not enough RAM, not a slow loading program.
Fit at least another 256 MB RAM you might even take it up to 1 GB, only you
will know what's right for you.
If the above suggestions don't show the fault look below.
Run chkdsk
Download the hard drive diagnostic tool by the computer manufacturer and run
it. This will tell you if the hard drive is failing.
I am assuming your computer is clean of malware as you say you have run anti
malware programs. Run hijack this and post it to one of the online forums if
you need to.
Antispyware
Microsoft Antispyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Spybot S&E
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Hijackthis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Spyware forums
http://www.merijn.org/forums.html
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
AntiVirus
AVG Antivirus
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Avast
http://www.avast.com/
Online Anti Virus
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
MULTI_AV.EXE
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
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Please repost if you find the fault
Glen P
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"SAT" <SAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:511CD30B-9CD6-40ED-B5DB-FBC52DB0640A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have P4 1.5 PC with 256 MB RAM & WIndowsXP PRo (SP1) with 40GB Hard Drive
which has around 20GB free space ( 3 partitions).
The PC when booted, boots quickly to Desktop Screen, but after that, it
stops for a long while say 5 minutes and then after this delay works fine.
SAY if I click and open My Computer.it will open, but then if I click to
open
Hard drive/ partitions..it wouldn't open SOme text files in startup folder
open while initialising..But other aplications say Excel or Word will wait
that long. I cant explore/browse my pc during this period either
I have checked (Norton)- No viruses No SPy or adware (Python or
something..)
Disk regularly Defragmented, PArtitions checked No errors,
Yes sometimes The PC doesn't take that long..and starts working very
quickly
but most of the time it takes long.
I ahve checked processes, No alarming /unknown process running, No
unwanted
application shows in Task manager..
CAn anyone help me PLEASE..?
I have not been able to find the solution ...as to how to solve this
problem.
Thanx in anticipation
BYE
SAT P
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