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HI all,

I have HP-Pavillion DV5-1104TX laptop which i ordered from HP few weeks back.It was working fine untill 2 weeks and now it is very slow to start up.Actually it takes nearly 5 minutes to get in to full speed after it is booted to vista. (I have windows Vista Home Premium-32bit).

It stucks for several minutes after loading windows and i can't do nothing.however after 5 minutes it works super fine.I even didn't installed any additional softwares except visual studio 2008 so i wonder what would be the problem.

I hope since you have the model number, no need to list the configurations. What do you all think.what seems to be the problem..? I have recovery disks and used them to restore the system to company state.But then also after some time, problem arises.

Any help...?

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reported a DV5 that boots into Vista but sits nearly unusable for about five minutes before becoming responsive. Replies so far correctly hit the usual suspects: startup/services and malware (, ), a clean-boot check (), Superfetch behavior (), and possible hardware issues (). The practical next step is an ordered set of diagnostics that isolates software from hardware without repeating advice already posted.

(1) Quick isolation: boot to Safe Mode (press F8 during startup) — if the delay disappears it’s almost certainly software. (2) Clean-boot troubleshooting: use System Configuration to hide Microsoft services and disable the rest, disable all nonessential startup items, reboot; if that fixes it, re-enable items in small groups to find the culprit. (3) Check Event Viewer around the boot timestamp for repeated disk, driver or service timeouts; those messages point at failing hardware or a misbehaving driver/service. (4) Look in Services for extras Visual Studio may have added (SQL Server/SQLEXPRESS, indexing, build agents); set them to Manual/Disabled temporarily to test. (5) Malware and autoruns: run an up-to-date anti-malware scan and use an autorun/service viewer to spot unexpected items. (6) Disk and filesystem: back up important data first, then run a full chkdsk and a SMART/drive diagnostic from the HDD maker or the laptop’s built-in diagnostics.

If the problem persists after a clean OS image, suspect hardware: failing HDDs often cause long boot stalls while the system retries reads; bad RAM can also create long hangs (run an overnight memory test). If the laptop is under warranty contact HP before opening or replacing parts. Keep a verified backup before doing aggressive repairs or re-imaging; collecting Event Viewer entries and a list of services that start on boot will make troubleshooting with HP or a technician much faster.

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Member Avatar for HoustonIT

Run malwarebyte's antimalware to see if you have any infections. Then check and make sure you have all the latest drivers and enhancements from HP. If that doesn't resolve the issue, run a memory and hard drive diagnostic.

Member Avatar for tux4life

I have recovery disks and used them to restore the system to company state.
But then also after some time, problem arises.

Rather looks like a hardware problem ...
> Consider running a diagnostic memory test/hard drive test ...

Member Avatar for cohen

It's possibly a hardware problem, or you have A LOT of programs running upon start up....

Go Start > Run > Type 'msconfig' and hit enter > then disable programs that are not needed under the start up tab.

Then reboot and see how you go...

If that doesn't fix it..... i would have a lot on the HP site for problems and contact HP.

Otherwise i would contact HP and get them to have a look....

Cohen

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nah its just normal with vista

Vista isnt designed to be shut down. It uses a new memory model where upon boot it caches all your most likely to be used stuff into memory (this is why it has a reputation as a memory hog). This is actually good as it means if you try and load something, and its cached already, it will load much faster. Downside is a large wait at boot.

Its called superfetch. Google for more info.

Member Avatar for Asphodel

Sounds like Vista superfetch to me. Or maybe it's some malware - you can run a scan with malwarebytes and/or adaware.
Also you can try to speed up Vista startup and shutdown using the tips here and . Another good site with tips is www.askvg.com

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