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[DJpailo]

Well, my computer loads up fairly slowly, but when its loaded its all fine.

It seems to take ages to load when it reaches this stage:

http://www.microsoft.com/library/media/103...ogo-loading.gif

(The windows Logo)

The blue bar will be seen loading about 30 times before going to the login page, where after that its fine. I am just wondering why it takes so long to load at this point, and is there any way, apart from a reformat, to quicken this up. I have a 2.4Ghz PC with 767MB RAM.

[hazelnut]

Does it do the same in safe mode?

[fireryone]

Is you system part (or previously part) of a domain?

Otherwise as hazelnut said check out safe mode,
and consider posting a hijackthis log if you worried and a pro can look at it.

[DJpailo]

hazelnut, on Jul 9 2007, 07:50 PM, said:

Does it do the same in safe mode?

In safe mode its quite fast.

What is a domain??

I don't think it's anything to do with spyware, viruses etc. Im quite cautious and got the necessary protection.

[hazelnut]

I think Firey was wanting to know if your computer is, and has always been, just a single computer not linked up with any others. Please mention if it has or is, as he may have a suggestion to help.

You could always try this troubleshooting guide here which may help discover what is causing the slow loading.

http://www.worldstar...s/tips.php/1476

[DJpailo]

hazelnut, on Jul 10 2007, 12:12 PM, said:

I think Firey was wanting to know if your computer is, and has always been, just a single computer not linked up with any others. Please mention if it has or is, as he may have a suggestion to help.

You could always try this troubleshooting guide here which may help discover what is causing the slow loading.

http://www.worldstar...s/tips.php/1476

No, its never been linked with another computer. The only remote possbility to that, is that I share an internet conenction using a router, but the two computers are not linked in any way.

I will start reading that guide.

[fireryone]

Thats fine then, next time I'll leave domain questions out of posts, not a very 'newbie' safe question
(No disrespect intended, DJ many people wouldn't have a clue what I just asked )

Anyway I cant think of anything else just now, I'll be back, unless hazel beats me to it ...

If you load up CCleaner, click tools click startup, post a screenshot of whats listed there may
be some stuff slowing it down we can eliminate.

[DJpailo]

I read the guide and it didn't help..









There, thats all my programmes installed on this computer.

[hazelnut]

When you say you read the guide, did you try windows selective startup?

I think you may have misread what Firery asked, open CCleaner, click tools, CLICK STARTUP so it shows what loads when you start your computer and post that list.

[DJpailo]

hazelnut, on Jul 11 2007, 02:52 PM, said:

When you say you read the guide, did you try windows selective startup?

I think you may have misread what Firery asked, open CCleaner, click tools, CLICK STARTUP so it shows what loads when you start your computer and post that list.

Yeah I tried it by unchecking them all except the first one, and then it still went really slow.

Whoops, I will repost that now: