slow boot up time

[7vis]

hi, i am having really slow boot ups lately on my laptop. i have done things such as virus scans, defrag hhd, scan regestry with REGESTRY BOOSTER 2009, defrag regestry. i also have no start up programs in my strat up folder.

Problem is that i could start from dead start to a fully loaded desktop in 98 secs....now it takes 124 secs to do the same thing. where it takes the longest is at the boot screen i just watch it load (forever..ahhhhh!!!) then the windows logo comes up and it smooth sailing from there. i would say it takes about 8-12 secs after the windows logo to get to desktop.


I need some help this slow boot is killing me as sometimes i have to work on the fly.

 

[zigzag3143]

hi, i am having really slow boot ups lately on my laptop. i have done things such as virus scans, defrag hhd, scan regestry with REGESTRY BOOSTER 2009, defrag regestry. i also have no start up programs in my strat up folder.

Problem is that i could start from dead start to a fully loaded desktop in 98 secs....now it takes 124 secs to do the same thing. where it takes the longest is at the boot screen i just watch it load (forever..ahhhhh!!!) then the windows logo comes up and it smooth sailing from there. i would say it takes about 8-12 secs after the windows logo to get to desktop.


I need some help this slow boot is killing me as sometimes i have to work on the fly.

What other app have you installed or un-installed since boot up was 98? What antivirus, firewall, other start up items?

Ken

 

[Macavity]

It seems some startup trimming may be in order. Run (WinKey + R) msconfig, browse to the Startup tab, and disable unnecessary entries. If you are unsure, upload a screenshot or ask about specific ones.

 

[Brink]

Hello 7vis, and welcome to Vista Forums.

These may be able to help improve your computer's performance.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html

and

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70563-boot-up.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Frostmourne]

Hello 7vis, and welcome to Vista Forums.

These may be able to help improve your computer's performance.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html

and

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70563-boot-up.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Very true, but also choose diasble gui boot in the advanced boot options too.

 

[Brink]

Very true, but also choose diasble gui boot in the advanced boot options too.

Wouldn't that just change the default boot screen with the Aurora boot screen instead? I'm not sure if it gains any speed from using it instead though.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/60405-boot-screen.html

 

[Frostmourne]

The bar moving across may occasionally cause a slowdown.

 

[Brink]

Ah, ok. Every second counts.

 

[7vis]

Thanks Brink i followed and it helped alot. its not like b4 but now it stats in 101 secs

Hello 7vis, and welcome to Vista Forums.

These may be able to help improve your computer's performance.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html

and

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70563-boot-up.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Brink]

You're welcome 7vis. That's a little bit better and not completely unnormal depending on how much hardware and drivers are being inialized during the startup process.