Vista taking way too long to load all of a sudden approx. 6-7mins.

ferdyz · 05-13-2008, 12:57 AM

hey everyone,

i just joined this website right now searching for what could be wrong with my pc.

everything was fine until a week ago. i shut my pc down and when i started it up the next morning it took 6-7mins to get to the desktop.

even before i see the green loading bar of vista, my pc constantly reads my floppy drive and my hard drive churns possibly at its max. speed. it takes about 2-3 mins for the green bar to come and from there another 3 minutes to get to the desktop.

normally it used to take me less than 15 seconds.

i just bought this pc about 6 months ago. my specs are as follows:

intel quad core @ 2.4 ghz.
3 gb ram
300 gb hard drive 1
300 gb hard drive 2
500 gb external hard drive

i have tried going to my bios and disabling the floppy drive from the boot priority options, that has not worked.

i dont know what could be wrong? i really do not want to format my hard drive as it is such a pain.

could anyone relate to my problem, and if possible suggest a solution?

thanks for your time.

ferdy

**l_b_rex** · 05-13-2008, 07:20 AM

1. Boot with only monitor connected to see if it is caused by an attached device.
->If that doesn't help, run system restore to a previous day to undo whatever has changed.
->The go to windows update and look at the available updates and only install the important ones. It is likely an automatic update cauing it.

Placehold · 05-13-2008, 02:39 PM

Perform a disk cleanup

1. Start\Computer and right click C:
2. Select Properties and select Disk Cleanup
3. In the More Options under System Restore And Shado Copies select CleanUp
***This will delete all backups except the latest 2,only use this if you have two good restore points created
4. Under the Disk Cleanup tab select ALL the options and select OK

This will free up valuable space and delete alot of temporary files that slows your system down

Reduce startup programs

1. Start\Run
2. Type MSConfig and hit enter
3. Under the Startup tab uncheck everything that isn't important to load

I currently only have 3, If you have any doubts about a process search for it using the Process Library

4. Once done select Apply,Ok and close without restart

Reduce startup process's

1. Start\Control Panel\Security\Windows Defender\Tools\Software Explorer
2. The drop down menu should already be at Startup Programs
3. Here you can see not just the programs but the process's that run at startup
4. To disable one from running select the process or program and select disable to disable the option from the startup or select remove to stop it from appearing as a startup item
5. Again if you have any doubts about a process search for it using the Process Library

This should improve your startup time dramatically

Regards

Craig

05-13-2008, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
ferdyz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista Home Ed.	Vista taking way too long to load all of a sudden approx. 6-7mins. hey everyone, i just joined this website right now searching for what could be wrong with my pc. everything was fine until a week ago. i shut my pc down and when i started it up the next morning it took 6-7mins to get to the desktop. even before i see the green loading bar of vista, my pc constantly reads my floppy drive and my hard drive churns possibly at its max. speed. it takes about 2-3 mins for the green bar to come and from there another 3 minutes to get to the desktop. normally it used to take me less than 15 seconds. i just bought this pc about 6 months ago. my specs are as follows: intel quad core @ 2.4 ghz. 3 gb ram 300 gb hard drive 1 300 gb hard drive 2 500 gb external hard drive i have tried going to my bios and disabling the floppy drive from the boot priority options, that has not worked. i dont know what could be wrong? i really do not want to format my hard drive as it is such a pain. could anyone relate to my problem, and if possible suggest a solution? thanks for your time. ferdy Last edited by ferdyz; 05-13-2008 at 12:58 AM.

05-13-2008, 07:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
l_b_rex Awesom-O 4000 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,217 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Vista taking way too long to load all of a sudden approx. 6-7mins. 1. Boot with only monitor connected to see if it is caused by an attached device. ->If that doesn't help, run system restore to a previous day to undo whatever has changed. ->The go to windows update and look at the available updates and only install the important ones. It is likely an automatic update cauing it.

05-13-2008, 02:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Placehold Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 871 OS: Vista home Premium My System	Re: Vista taking way too long to load all of a sudden approx. 6-7mins. Perform a disk cleanup 1. Start\Computer and right click C: 2. Select Properties and select Disk Cleanup 3. In the More Options under System Restore And Shado Copies select CleanUp *This will delete all backups except the latest 2,only use this if you have two good restore points created 4. Under the Disk Cleanup tab select ALL the options and select OK This will free up valuable space and delete alot of temporary files that slows your system down Reduce startup programs 1. Start\Run 2. Type MSConfig and hit enter 3. Under the Startup tab uncheck everything that isn't important to load I currently only have 3, If you have any doubts about a process search for it using the Process Library 4. Once done select Apply,Ok and close without restart Reduce startup process's 1. Start\Control Panel\Security\Windows Defender\Tools\Software Explorer 2. The drop down menu should already be at Startup Programs 3. Here you can see not just the programs but the process's that run at startup 4. To disable one from running select the process or program and select disable to disable the option from the startup or select remove to stop it from appearing as a startup item 5. Again if you have any doubts about a process search for it using the Process Library This should improve your startup time dramatically Regards Craig __________________ How To Disable Mobsync**