I have just today noticed that the startup time for Windows to start from
power on to useable desktop has at least tripled if not more. I know the
actual time is not an issue but I don't undersatand why today it takes at
least three times as long as it did yesterday.
Is there a way to track exactly what happens during the startup process to
see if some app(s). or service(s) is/are getting loaded multiple times or
something else that may have changed that would cause this to happen so
abruptly.
Usually I am able to figure out most problems but when I can't it is timeto
ask the experts. So here I am. Thanks for any assistance you can sendmy
way.
You could use trial and error and maybe get lucky, or you could
analyse the problem and figure it out.
Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
issues:
Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
detection programs:
Malwarebytes (MBAM):
http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS):
http://www.superantispyware.com/
They can be uninstalled later if desired.
Describe your your current antivirus and malware situation. McAfee,
Norton, Spybot, AVG, ZoneAlarm, etc.
Click Start, Run and in the box enter:
msinfo32
Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select
All, Copy and then paste back here.
There would be some personal information (like System Name and User
Name) or whatever appears to be only your business that you can delete
from the paste.
Provide information about the current processes on your system.
To do that:
Right click the Taskbar, choose Task Manager and select the Processes
tab.
Click View, Select Columns, check the box that says: Virtual Memory
Size. Expand the width of the Task Manager by dragging the corners so
you can see all the columns and processes in one windo if possible.
Double click a column heading in TM to sort by the column. For
example, sort Task Manager by the CPU or Virtual Memory size column.
Take a screenshot of what you see in Task Manager (see below for
instructions).
Download CCleaner, install it, run it, click Tools, Startup.
CCleaner is good for this since it shows more information in a bigger
display and CCleaner has other useful functions you can check out
later. You can uninstall CCleaner later if you don't like it.
Notice in the example, CCleaner fills the whole screen. Sort the
columns by the Enabled field so all the Yes items are on top and drag
the columns sizes so all columns are readable - especially the File
column.
New verions on CCleaner let you save the startup information to a text
file when you canopen with a text ediror. select all, copy and paste
the contents back here (no need for a screenshot).
Get CCleaner here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
When you are done, we will be able to see what you are seeing.
To create and email/post/print a screenshot:
Press the Print Scrn button to copy your entire screen to the Windows
clipboard.
Press Alt Print Scrn to copy just the active window to the Windows
clipboard.
Open MS Paint:
Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint
When Paint opens, press CTRL-V to paste the clipboard, save the new
Paint file
to your desktop or someplace you can remember. JPG files take up less
hard
disk space than BMP files and are just as readable.
Make as many screenshots as you need. Practice makes perfect. Be
careful your
screenshot does not contain any personal information. Practice
viewing your images
before you upload them to be sure they are okay.
Some sites will let you attach a file directly to your post. If the
site has some kind of
attachment/upload function it is usually easiest just to use it.
If there is no such function in your message board to upload files,
then use a free
third party image hosting WWW site.
Create a free account on some free picture hosting web site. You can
always remove
your account later if you want. Here are some free image hosting
sites:
http://www.imageshack.us/
http://photobucket.com/
Using your free account, upload your screenshot(s) (the JPG or BMP
files) to the
site and it will return to you a URL web address (a Direct Link) for
your new image(s)
which you can paste the Direct Link in a message post, email, etc.
Post that Direct Link web address back here in your response and we
can click on the
link address and see your screenshot. Post as many as you need - the
sites are free.
When you are done, what you post for others to use should look
something like this:
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6530/taskmanagerv.jpg <- Task
Manager
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6969/ccleanerstartup.jpg <-
CCleaner Startup
