1madcow Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I am having a problem with my pc. I recently downloaded some anti viris programs and defraged for the first time in a year. What I was intending on doing was to clean things up a bit. However when I start up it takes almost 10 minutes for me to get to my main screen. Usually when its loading I hear my Pc crunching like it usually does. Now it crunches for a few then stops and then starts. I have run al sorts of spyware programs ,cleaners, and adaware . nothing seems to fix it.any suggestions on what the problem may be ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Try going to run and type in "msconfig", it will show you the various items that startup. Some of them you need and some of them aren't really necessary, it's just that some programs like quicktime for example like to startup and be in the taskbar. It could also be a DNS resolution issue that times out. I'm sure someone else has a better suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1madcow Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 I also have a start up organizer . So I have what seems less startup applications starting. So I dont think thats it. But thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I'd suggest using msconfig too. Start> Run type msconfig select the startup menu select deselect all restart If you PC starts up quickly and desktop is available in under 90 seconds then your PC is fine, but somehting in the startup is delaying your launch. Go back to msconfig, select one or two items to start at startup (your firewall and AV to begin with) and restart again, check the time. Repeat this process adding the rest of your startup items 2 at a time until you figure out which one is causing the delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampi Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I was thinking that maybe you have more than one antivirus installed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WytchDokta Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I'd suggest using msconfig too. Start> Run type msconfig select the startup menu select deselect all restart ← Doesn't Windows require some stuff left "activated" in the tart up menu in order to start properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannik Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Doesn't Windows require some stuff left "activated" in the tart up menu in order to start properly?← Windows XP (and to my knowledge, only XP) treats the startup items found via msconfig as completely optional. The computer will boot just fine with all the startup items deselected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WytchDokta Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 (edited) Oh ok, I have a few proggy's running on startup, you mean to say I can deselect them all safely? Edited May 8, 2005 by .:Nightmare:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avey Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Oh ok, I have a few proggy's running on startup, you mean to say I can deselect them all safely? ← If you are using Xp yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasniper Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 some programs are best left running tho e.g. AV anf firewall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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