Very slow booting

Manichaeism · 10-11-2006, 06:59 AM

Hi,

I am using a Dell Inspiron 1100. It is taking about 10 minutes to boot to a point where I can check my email. This problem has worsened since I installed Norton Antivirus 2006. Any suggestions?

**koala** · 10-11-2006, 08:01 AM

Hi, welcome to TSF

Does Windows run ok after it has finally booted?

How much RAM and free disk space do you have?

Do you have any other antivirus software running apart from Norton?

It could be a problem with too many programs being loaded at startup, or your security software running updates or scans.

To see your startup files, go to Start > Run and type msconfig, then click the Startup tab and post back with everything listed under the Startup Item column on the left.

Manichaeism · 10-11-2006, 08:18 AM

Thanks for the reply Koala,

There's quite a lot listed under Startup:

igfxtray bittorrent
hkcmd Digital line detect
carpserv
dadapp
SynTPlpr
SynTPEnh
DSyentry
DirectCD
LXSUPMON
opware32
REGSHAVE
Memcard
Gear511
jusched
IMlauncher
ccApp

**koala** · 10-11-2006, 09:03 AM

The following can be removed from the msconfig startup list (untick the box next to each entry, click Apply and OK, then reboot):

carpserv .... Enables modem speaker (laptops I think)
SynTPlpr .... Additional configurations for laptop touchpads
DSentry .... Prevents autorun for CDs. Optional, it's not slowing down boot time.
LXSUPMON .... Lexmark printer icon in the system tray. Optional
opware32 .... OmniPage program that allows you to scan documents into MS Office. Optional
REGSHAVE .... Related to Fuji FinePix digital camera. Optional
Gear511 .... Configuration options for Netgear Wireless LAN devices. Optional, but should be left if it's not causing any problems.
jusched .... Java autoupdater

Not sure about these:
IMlauncher .... ??
igfxtray bittorrent .... I'm not sure what the Intel Display Adapter has to do with Bittorrent, so leave that for now. See if there's an option in Bittorrent to disable running at startup.

None of these programs should be causing a 10 minute boot time, so you may have other problems. Post back after you've tried removing the above.

**hwm54112** · 10-11-2006, 01:15 PM

See How to troubleshoot & optimize a slow startup for additional tips

Bill

**linderman** · 10-11-2006, 05:07 PM

another consideration is how long have you been running your current windows installation ????

I personally reformat and reinstall my OS at least once per year windows always degrades in time, broken files, registry clutter, driver fragments etc

personally; I would purchase another hard drive and clean install your OS & programs to the new drive and slave your old drive so you can access your existing data ?

drives are very cheap nowdays, it doesnt make sense to suffer any perfromance loss when $55.00 to $70.00 can buy you a new big 160 to 250 gig drive

10-11-2006, 06:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Manichaeism Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Very slow booting Hi, I am using a Dell Inspiron 1100. It is taking about 10 minutes to boot to a point where I can check my email. This problem has worsened since I installed Norton Antivirus 2006. Any suggestions?

10-11-2006, 08:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,158 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Hi, welcome to TSF Does Windows run ok after it has finally booted? How much RAM and free disk space do you have? Do you have any other antivirus software running apart from Norton? It could be a problem with too many programs being loaded at startup, or your security software running updates or scans. To see your startup files, go to Start > Run and type msconfig, then click the Startup tab and post back with everything listed under the Startup Item column on the left. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 10-11-2006 at 08:02 AM.

10-11-2006, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,158 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	The following can be removed from the msconfig startup list (untick the box next to each entry, click Apply and OK, then reboot): carpserv .... Enables modem speaker (laptops I think) SynTPlpr .... Additional configurations for laptop touchpads DSentry .... Prevents autorun for CDs. Optional, it's not slowing down boot time. LXSUPMON .... Lexmark printer icon in the system tray. Optional opware32 .... OmniPage program that allows you to scan documents into MS Office. Optional REGSHAVE .... Related to Fuji FinePix digital camera. Optional Gear511 .... Configuration options for Netgear Wireless LAN devices. Optional, but should be left if it's not causing any problems. jusched .... Java autoupdater Not sure about these: IMlauncher .... ?? igfxtray bittorrent .... I'm not sure what the Intel Display Adapter has to do with Bittorrent, so leave that for now. See if there's an option in Bittorrent to disable running at startup. None of these programs should be causing a 10 minute boot time, so you may have other problems. Post back after you've tried removing the above. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

10-11-2006, 05:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	another consideration is how long have you been running your current windows installation ???? I personally reformat and reinstall my OS at least once per year windows always degrades in time, broken files, registry clutter, driver fragments etc personally; I would purchase another hard drive and clean install your OS & programs to the new drive and slave your old drive so you can access your existing data ? drives are very cheap nowdays, it doesnt make sense to suffer any perfromance loss when $55.00 to $70.00 can buy you a new big 160 to 250 gig drive __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

10-11-2006, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Manichaeism Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Thanks for the reply Koala, There's quite a lot listed under Startup: igfxtray bittorrent hkcmd Digital line detect carpserv dadapp SynTPlpr SynTPEnh DSyentry DirectCD LXSUPMON opware32 REGSHAVE Memcard Gear511 jusched IMlauncher ccApp

10-11-2006, 01:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	See How to troubleshoot & optimize a slow startup for additional tips Bill