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whocares123
2008-12-16, 18:19
I remember being amazed at the difference in how long it took my new computer to be ready to go after I hit the power button, compared to my old one. Well, now I've had this beast for about a year and a half and I noticed it seems to take longer to boot up. It'll just sit there for a few minutes with a blank screen or with my desktop background loaded, before everything else comes alive and I can use it. I haven't really added anything to it, so startup programs should be minimal. Though I have been ignoring acrobat reader, firefox, and java update notifications for a few months...Is there anything else I should be checking?

Angry Blue Bird of Death
2008-12-16, 18:36
Disk Defragment

scovegner
2008-12-16, 18:43
I've got an old laptop that'll boot in <20 seconds ..

whocares123
2008-12-16, 21:41
Disk Defragment

Done automatically once a week.

blankooie
2008-12-16, 22:58
because...you have more things loading now than when you got it....

http://www.latinoreview.com/images/user/picard-facepalm.jpg

whocares123
2008-12-17, 00:32
because...you have more things loading now than when you got it....

http://www.latinoreview.com/images/user/picard-facepalm.jpg

because...i said in my original post that i do not.

Contradiction
2008-12-17, 01:32
Are you sure? How did you make sure? And what disk fragmenting program do you use?

whocares123
2008-12-17, 01:50
Are you sure? How did you make sure? And what disk fragmenting program do you use?

just the one built into windows. also did disk cleanup that removed like a gig of temp files and whatnot.

blankooie
2008-12-17, 20:54
You still have more processes loading. Those processes are loading more info. Something may try to access files in use already. Something may be trying to connect to the internet.

Theres tons of reasons.

dfgremnantsunleashed
2008-12-17, 21:15
Actually, your statement is quite Flase, my system boots faster then Vista on a HP laptop.
(my System P3 1Ghz, 14 Gig (C:)4200rpm HDD, 512 Ram 100mhz)
The reason is, i take care of it and defrag it daily. (i use my HDD like a freak)

Hint: AWC 3.0

R. Kelly
2008-12-17, 21:42
format and see if it feels like it's new again.

electric_wizard
2008-12-19, 00:50
Use HiJackThis to see processes running in the background. I'm assuming you've already checked the startup processes in msconfig..

Hung Like Christ
2008-12-19, 04:31
I suspect the antivirus program at startup is the culprit.

Agent 008
2008-12-19, 21:48
Check the number of services set to auto-start. Try booting with only the essential ones.

Metafire
2008-12-19, 22:51
Don't the registry files end up slowing you down the most? Try transferring all your programs to a new user, make it a system administrator, and delete the old user. That should make fresh registry files and delete all the bullshit.

Generic Box Of Cookies
2008-12-21, 06:50
I once did an experiment.

This experiment involved using as much portable software as possible. Software designed to be run off a pen drive or what have you, without installing. It seems to make a huge difference. Some programs being installed make minor changes to your system. Over time, they really add up, causing a major clusterfuck.

Transparent
2008-12-21, 07:30
I'd recommend Run>type msconfig> startup> uncheck a bunch of the unnecessary shit

Jazzy_Ways
2008-12-23, 08:46
I think it is something to do with windows?
Apparently with Linux it does not slow with age,

hazode
2008-12-28, 11:43
I think it is something to do with windows?
Apparently with Linux it does not slow with age,

We don't need another Prometheum here.

zeusy
2009-01-12, 19:00
I think it is something to do with windows?
Apparently with Linux it does not slow with age,

Apparently, init is not part of Linux.
Acolyte idiot.

whocares123
2009-01-13, 04:49
Well I went into msconfig and unchecked some stuff in startup, but there wasn't really that much there. Shit like quicktime, itunes (fucking apple shit), windows defender...all shit that i had previously unchecked and somehow came back anyway. I've never used hijackthis on this computer, guess I'll run that soon.

alexander224
2009-01-13, 12:52
Get a mac. They just work.

R. Kelly
2009-01-13, 13:06
Get a mac. They just work.

Until you need a new CD drive and find out that Macs are a bitch to replace hardware components.

alexander224
2009-01-13, 13:07
Until you need a new CD drive and find out that Macs are a bitch to replace hardware components.
The cd drives don't break in the first place. They just work.

blankooie
2009-01-13, 14:28
The cd drives don't break in the first place. They just work.

Heres the problem. Some people, like you, think that macs are impervious to any form of destruction. Fact is, they are made from the same components of just about any other computer. They break. They don't "just" work. Pull your head out of your ask.

*posted from a mac*