Guest rogeepete Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Friend is running XP Home. Very slow getting to desktop. I've gone into System Config Utility via msconfig. Under Startup, there are many programs but only one checked. Even tho unchecked, will the programs listed affect start up time? Is this the best place to start to look for a solution? Thanks -- Roger
Guest R. McCarty Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Slow Start Up What is "Very Slow" - ? Startup time with XP has a basic load time of ~45 seconds. This varies greatly depending on what applications and hardware is installed. Before you look to 3rd-Party applications as the cause you need to verify that Windows itself isn't experiencing the issue. There are 30 or so Windows services that start each time the machine is booted. Services have dependency groups. One service needs another to run. XP by default waits 30-seconds for services to start before it logs an error and proceeds. Before dealing with startups and watchdogs you need to check the System Event log and make sure that Windows is not struggling to start error free. The best tool to do this is Event Viewer. Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter] Expand the System Log and check the Right pane for Red Icons that denote errors. Clicking each one will open the details box and give you an Event ID# and a brief description. Once you verify that your boot is error free then proceed to checking the Startup items. "rogeepete" <arebarr@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:91C6739F-B925-49AB-8562-ED7AC2EA19D3@microsoft.com... > Friend is running XP Home. Very slow getting to desktop. I've > gone into System Config Utility via msconfig. Under Startup, there are > many > programs but only one checked. Even tho unchecked, will the programs > listed > affect > start up time? > > Is this the best place to start to look for a solution? > > Thanks > -- > Roger
Guest R. McCarty Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Slow Start Up One other thing - if the System volume is marked "Dirty" this can cause Boot up and other basic operations to be slower than you'd expect. From a Cmd prompt type Chkdsk C:\ Chkdsk will do a Read-Only run (3 Phases) if it detects problems it will recommend a more comprehensive Chkdsk using qualifiers \F or \R. This type of Chkdsk cannot be done while Windows is running. You have to queue up the Chkdsk to run at the next boot. *Chkdsk with Repair or Fix can cause data loss, so don't run a 5-phase Chkdsk unless your data is backed up. "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:%235l8yg4%23HHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > What is "Very Slow" - ? Startup time with XP has a basic load time > of ~45 seconds. This varies greatly depending on what applications > and hardware is installed. Before you look to 3rd-Party applications > as the cause you need to verify that Windows itself isn't experiencing > the issue. There are 30 or so Windows services that start each time > the machine is booted. Services have dependency groups. One service > needs another to run. XP by default waits 30-seconds for services to > start before it logs an error and proceeds. Before dealing with startups > and watchdogs you need to check the System Event log and make > sure that Windows is not struggling to start error free. The best tool > to do this is Event Viewer. > > Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter] > > Expand the System Log and check the Right pane for Red Icons that > denote errors. Clicking each one will open the details box and give you > an Event ID# and a brief description. > > Once you verify that your boot is error free then proceed to checking > the Startup items. > > > "rogeepete" <arebarr@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:91C6739F-B925-49AB-8562-ED7AC2EA19D3@microsoft.com... >> Friend is running XP Home. Very slow getting to desktop. I've >> gone into System Config Utility via msconfig. Under Startup, there are >> many >> programs but only one checked. Even tho unchecked, will the programs >> listed >> affect >> start up time? >> >> Is this the best place to start to look for a solution? >> >> Thanks >> -- >> Roger > >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Slow Start Up On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:06:03 -0700, rogeepete <arebarr@yahoo.com> wrote: > Friend is running XP Home. Very slow getting to desktop. How slow is "very slow"? > I've > gone into System Config Utility via msconfig. Under Startup, there are many > programs but only one checked. Even tho unchecked, will the programs listed > affect start up time? No, not at all. What is the one that's checked? My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long it takes to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed is otherwise satisfactory, it may not be worth worrying about. Most people start their computers once a day or even less frequently. In the overall scheme of things, even a few minutes to start up isn't very important. Personally I power on my computer when I get up in the morning, then go get my coffee. When I come back, it's done booting. I don't know how long it took to boot and I don't care. On the other hand, if performance is generally poor, not just at startup, a common reason for that these days is malware infestation. Before doing anything else, you should make sure you are free of malware. I recommend that you go to Malke's malware removal site at http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware and follow the instructions there. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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