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I have a computer that takes around ten minutes after switching
the power on for it to start. It had happened like this sometimes back but when I ran adware and removed some spyware and was ok but now I have run adware and removed some spywares ,run updated norton but the problem doesnt look like going away although the time it takes has reduced by around half.What could be wrong?
the power on for it to start. It had happened like this sometimes back but when I ran adware and removed some spyware and was ok but now I have run adware and removed some spywares ,run updated norton but the problem doesnt look like going away although the time it takes has reduced by around half.What could be wrong?
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Originally Posted by joshuu
I have a computer that takes around ten minutes after switching
the power on for it to start. It had happened like this sometimes back but when I ran adware and removed some spyware and was ok but now I have run adware and removed some spywares ,run updated norton but the problem doesnt look like going away although the time it takes has reduced by around half.What could be wrong?
try defragmenting the computer and also lowering the amount of programs that start up with windows...disk cleanup also helps. BTW what are the components of this machine?
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definately a disk cleanup and a defrag. also stop any unnecessary programs running on startup. also i have found that using a program like regisrty mechanic helps cos it gets rid of any redundant registry entries and dll files. other option is to open up the pc and give it a good dusting with some compressed air spray. while you're at it jot down the components of your machine and tell us. dust build up can cause heat and heat can slow your pc down. give it a go and let us know what happens.
try clearing the system cache once in a while too.
try clearing the system cache once in a while too.
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Re: computer takes long to start I think you should run the msconfig utility by going to start run and typing msconfig and click on startup items and uncheck those programs which you do not want to load. You can also download a software called system mechanic which is very good at finding and removing junk and unwanted registry files.System Mechanic
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whats the website for downloading the system mechanic utility. i've downloaded registry mechanic but its only a trial version and i want a full version.
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as far as i know u get only trial version of it or else u have to purchase it or get the full version the other way 
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yeh and for the slow system click on start>click on run>type %temp% and hit enter
a folder will open it up deleate everything that also eases the system
a folder will open it up deleate everything that also eases the system
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I am not sure, but if it was something which occured recently, or new, maybe you can go to 'system restore' and restore it like it was before(thats if it is new)
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hope u like the programs ...
www.obada.bravehost.com
OR www.obada.net.tc (forums)
(its not made by html code ... shhhh :sad: )
and I know, its not my very own site. its by bravehost
hope u like the programs ...
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I had a similar problem for a while and I tried a lot of things to discover the cause. Eventually I stumbled onto the idea of running ChkDsk on all my drives. Interestingly, this fixed a problem on one of my drives that does not contain my system partition, but after that the delay was gone! I guess during startup the machine was struggling to validate that drive that had some bad sectors or something. This may not be your situation, but try running ChkDsk on all your drives and see what happens.
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Originally Posted by ReneLeB
I had a similar problem for a while and I tried a lot of things to discover the cause. Eventually I stumbled onto the idea of running ChkDsk on all my drives. Interestingly, this fixed a problem on one of my drives that does not contain my system partition, but after that the delay was gone! I guess during startup the machine was struggling to validate that drive that had some bad sectors or something. This may not be your situation, but try running ChkDsk on all your drives and see what happens.
its most certainly worth a try. i always run chkdsk with the f paramenter though. Rids most problems and such like.:p
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