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Slowing down the masses!
Name: JROB Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:19:47 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: Dell Inspiron 8000/128 Me
Comment:
OK...I just want to know if anyone had any problems with a specific service or program slowing down your boot-up or hindering your memory. My boot-up went from about 30 seconds to 3 minutes or more.
Name: Ryan Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:21:30 Pacific
Reply:
well. did u install too many programs??? maybe that's what slows ur computer down..don't ever install any junk that you don't need.
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Response Number 2
Name: Buzz... Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:32:12 Pacific
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goto run, then type msconfig and see what programs are running during startup. Uncheck most of them, they slow things down.
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Response Number 3
Name: JROB Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:35:48 Pacific
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Thanks, I havent tried MSCONFIG... I have ran services.msc, and unchecked some things there. But I'll try MSCONFIG. If anyone has any other input please let me know. All help is appreciated greatly.
JROB
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Response Number 4
Name: Sandman Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:49:36 Pacific
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Disabling some services will actually make booting take longer. If you disable the event veiwer (for example) it will add roughly ten seconds to you boot process.
Sandman
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Response Number 5
Name: JROB Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:53:36 Pacific
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Yeah, the only ones I disabled were one having to do with Networking multiple computers. I left everything else pretty much the way it was.
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Response Number 6
Name: Sandman Date: September 27, 2002 at 09:03:14 Pacific
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I would try to set them back to how they were just to see if the problem goes away. Xp is bad about hanging because of network problems.
Sandman
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Response Number 7
Name: Tony Date: September 27, 2002 at 09:11:08 Pacific
Reply:
go to run, type in msconfig, select the startup tab, and i usually disable all of them except for
scanregistry, powerprofile(2), and system tray.
that is the bare minimumu need to run windows.
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Response Number 8
Name: JROB Date: September 27, 2002 at 09:59:47 Pacific
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Well...I disabled those because of the problem, so I dont think they caused it.
I'll try that Tony
Thanks for everyone's input. I am working now but when I get home I will try everything.
JROB
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Response Number 9
Name: EC Date: September 27, 2002 at 10:20:34 Pacific
Reply:
Try BOOT VIS from Microsoft. It's a FREE tool they offer on their website that will analyze and present to you activity of a BOOT. Then, you can OPTIMIZE for next boot.
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Response Number 10
Name: Ron Watts Date: September 27, 2002 at 11:16:07 Pacific
Reply:
Boot vis did nota for me. Do you have a anti-virus program? They are bad about slowing boot time.
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