Very Slow Boot Up

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sooty1892

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Hi
I have just booted up my computer and it seemed to take ages so I ran a program which calculated how long it took and the results was 643 seconds. This is the first time this has happened since it has previously only taken under a minute.
I haven't installed any new programs recently so any suggestions would be grateful.
Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Hello,
You may want to look at start up programs, and all services that start at boot , see if you can minimize some or delay start others, check Brink's Tutorials.



Vista drone1
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Turion 64 x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce go 6150
Thanks for your reply
I looked at the start up programs and services and turned off the unnecessary ones but my computer still takes ages to boot up.
It is something which has only recently happened so I don't think its anything to do with the programs installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Hello,
I had the same issues and found a nasty little item(consent.exe) showing up in my diagnostics as slowing my computer, little bugger hides itself on task mgr, when you hit show all users. This item can not be found anywhere except that I run Norton and it shows up as program accessing internet, blocked it there, cleaned up some more messiness and now computer seems to move a little faster.

Vistadrone1
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Turion 64 x2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce go 6150
Hi sooty, this tutorial will help you see what's your reboot time. Also, look at the related links section and follow those tutorials in order to reduce the reboot time and increase the performance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
Hi dinesh
I have already used the tutorial to find out my boot up time because that is how I got the time 643 seconds which seems excessive since it hasn't took that long in the past.
I have also already checked how to increase the boot up time but that has only increased the time by about 10 seconds.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Hi
Any more ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Hi Stew
I checked out your link and I followed all of the instructions. It hasn't made much difference because my computer still takes about 10 minutes to boot up.
Like I said previously it has only recently happened so I don't think it is anything to do with the programs or services.
I have also run about 5 anti virus programs to no avail.
Any more ideas?
Thankls
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
mmmm.. try anti-malware.. google malwarebytes anti-malware... and then try running windows defender along with it too... I used this to speed up my laptop when it was slowing down:

1.Malwarebytes Anti-Malware(Full Scan)
2. Windows Defender(Full Scan)
3. Avira AntiVir (Full Scan)

= Delete all things they report as being bad files... = Speed :D ;)
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv6000 CTO Entertainment Lappy :D
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4GHz (2 CPUS), ~2.4 GHz
    Memory
    4094 MB Ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, 2031 MB Memory
    Sound Card
    Realtek Hi-Def Sound Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1200x800
    Case
    HP Laptop :D
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Laptop
    Mouse
    Microsoft Pro Mouse :D
    Internet Speed
    DL: 20.51 Mb/s, Up-Load :5.27 Mb/s Ping: 10 ms
And run Ad-aware to get rid of the data miner cookies, which connect with advertiser servers and can slow down your computer booting up. Data miner cookies try to connect to the advertiser server while our computer boots. Ten minute boot times is about right for around 100-200 of these things. One of my sisters have over 300 of them on her computer last month.

Basically its where all that junk mail comes from. A data miner cookie, say for a major department store when you visit their web site, gets placed on your computer. The advertiser server sees a jump in the number of people visiting that department store's web site. Mostly no personal info is gathered. An order to the nearest junk mail printer, then the weekly coupons in the newspaper now include one for that major department store.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire X1700
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
If you've run 5 full scans with different anti-virus apps and done every step in my guide from step 2 onwards and its still taking 10 minutes to boot up then there is something seriously wrong.

You should run a System File Checker scan as its sounds like your vista has got corrupted.
 

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Hi
JimJoe - I tried running Ad-Aware but that only picked up 7 problems, which I deleted but that didn't make it boot up any quicker. :(

Stew - I ran "sfc /verifyonly" first and that said "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations". I then ran "sfc /scannow" and that said "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them". I followed the link to the CBS.Log but I didn't understand any of it since it was so long.
Does this mean there is something wrong with the start up files?
Do you think I should run windows from the disk and run it via the repair function?
Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
The results mean that files on your pc are damaged and are most likely the cause of your long boot ups.

In the CBS.log use Find to check for cannot repair and Find Next to find the other files that cant be repaired. Write down the names of those files. Then go to Repair Vista Options and follow the steps to fix your pc.

You may have to access the System Files on Your Vista Install DVD to copy good files to your OS to replace the corrupt files. If you have to then use this link for doing that:

Access Vista DVD Files
 

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Hi Stew
I just ran "sfc /verifyonly" and "sfc /scannow" again to make sure I was correct. this time they both came up saying that they didn't find any integrity violations. I ran vista via the disk and choose the repair function to see if that would help. It said that there wasn't any problems so I restarted the computer. Now when I boot the computer up it shows me a list of services which are being loaded on a black background, but it still takes a long time to start up.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
Any more ideas because it is still booting up very slow?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ 2.81 GHz
    Motherboard
    WinFast 6150M2MA
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    built in with motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron L197WH
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    ExcelStor Technology IDE 149GB
    Seagate FreeAgent 298GB External
    PSU
    Seasonic 330W
    Case
    Sagitta
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    about 5mb/s (should be 20 :( )
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