Windows 7 Suddenly Running Slow

CatGuy · 08-30-2009, 02:30 PM

Hi,

Today I am having problems with Windows 7. I don't know what exactly caused the problem but I will explain the problem to the best that I can.

I rebooted my computer today and upon loading windows it forced a CHKDSK, which seemed odd. Since I didn't feel like waiting, I skipped it. It took a while to load the login screen, so I entered my password and it took about 10 minutes for it to finish saying "Welcome." It finally loaded my background and continued loading processes but took about 30 minutes all together to get it up and running.

While it was running it was extremely slow, once the window would load it was fine, for example, loading my music folder took about 10 minutes and froze up the entire computer, but once it loaded I was able to browse the music at regular speed. Playing a song is another story...

I rebooted the computer and allowed it to run CHKDSK and it found a ton of what looked to be "orphaned system files." It repaired the situation and I continued to log in but only to find that I still have the same extremely slow computer...

When it is shutting down it takes about 10 minutes to shut down as well, even after force quitting all of the running processes.

Edit: I tried a system restore to a few days ago, but no noticeable changes.

The boot process, before today, usually took about 1.2 minutes. Now it's taking about 30.

System Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 920
HDD: 750 GB SATA
RAM: 6 GB DDR3 RAM
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 260
OS: Windows 7 64-bit

08-30-2009, 02:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
CatGuy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 26 OS: Windows XP	Windows 7 Suddenly Running Slow Hi, Today I am having problems with Windows 7. I don't know what exactly caused the problem but I will explain the problem to the best that I can. I rebooted my computer today and upon loading windows it forced a CHKDSK, which seemed odd. Since I didn't feel like waiting, I skipped it. It took a while to load the login screen, so I entered my password and it took about 10 minutes for it to finish saying "Welcome." It finally loaded my background and continued loading processes but took about 30 minutes all together to get it up and running. While it was running it was extremely slow, once the window would load it was fine, for example, loading my music folder took about 10 minutes and froze up the entire computer, but once it loaded I was able to browse the music at regular speed. Playing a song is another story... I rebooted the computer and allowed it to run CHKDSK and it found a ton of what looked to be "orphaned system files." It repaired the situation and I continued to log in but only to find that I still have the same extremely slow computer... When it is shutting down it takes about 10 minutes to shut down as well, even after force quitting all of the running processes. Edit: I tried a system restore to a few days ago, but no noticeable changes. The boot process, before today, usually took about 1.2 minutes. Now it's taking about 30. System Specs: CPU: Intel Core i7 920 HDD: 750 GB SATA RAM: 6 GB DDR3 RAM GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 OS: Windows 7 64-bit Last edited by CatGuy; 08-30-2009 at 02:32 PM.