MY COMPUTER IS BOOTING UP SLOW

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When I turn my laptop on it takes a long time, about 15 mins to go to the
menu to pick a user. I am not to sure what to do about this.
 
You've provided no details that would help someone diagnose the problem,
so you'll have to do with generic guesses. Here's my guess:

Make sure that your anti-malware software is running, then download the
latest signatures and run a full scan.

If you don't have comprehensive anti-malware software, that's like
driving a car without seats belts or air bags. Either way, you're
eventually going to get hammered. Install comprehensive anti-malware
software and learn how to use its features. A 'comprehensive' solution
scans for all types of malicious software in the background, on demand
and on schedule.

For now try scanning your system with /several/ of the better online
scanners, such as:
Kaspersky Antivirus (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
Panda ActiveScan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan)

Download HijackThis from www.trendsecure.com. Run it, save a log, and
post the log at one of the many sites that support HJT, such as
spywarewarrior.com, bleepingcomputer.com, and temerc.com -- but not
here. Within a day, sometimes within an hour, you'll have one-on-one
step-by-step advice from a security expert on cleaning up any
infestations—or you'll have a clean bill of health from the volunteer
expert.

Even the best detection and removal software can't fix every malware
infection. If none of the above remove the infection, you may want to
show the computer to a professional.
 
What errors appear in Event Viewer?

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in the
System and Application logs in Event Viewer relating to the last boot in
normal mode . No Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate
which also appear in a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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My laptop didn't start up slow until i reinstalled windows xp. i didnt have
the full version cd i had the upgrade window xp cd. What my laptop is
actually doing is... I will turn it on then the compaq log will appear, after
that a black screen will appear for about 5 minutes, then a bar will appear
at the bottom of the screen. it looks a resume bar, but i dont think it one
because the laptop will be fully shut off. So that last about 15 minutes.
After that the windows xp log will appear and load up. and then the laptop is
working. i just want the computer to load up normally.
 
My laptop didn't start up slow until i reinstalled windows xp. i didnt have
the full version cd i had the upgrade window xp cd. What my laptop is
actually doing is... I will turn it on then the compaq log will appear, after
that a black screen will appear for about 5 minutes, then a bar will appear
at the bottom of the screen. it looks a resume bar, but i dont think it one
because the laptop will be fully shut off. So that last about 15 minutes.
After that the windows xp log will appear and load up. and then the laptop
is working. i just want the computer to load up normally.
 
Mark

Your response fails to answer my question!

What errors appear in Event Viewer?

From where did you get your third party drivers?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
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