peterfaj Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 I use Windows XP SP3 (upgraded from SP2, it was same before). I had this problem on this computer as soon as I installed Windows. And I think I then reinstalled it and it was no better, but I don't really remember.It takes 50 seconds to get to the login screen and something more than a minute (I stopped the stopwatch too early) to load all the programs (AVG Internet Security, Daemon-tools, Creative audio stuff, Logitech Setpoint, Gmail notifier, CCC and some minor stuff). It takes 35 seconds to "populate the list" of currently installed programs in Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel (CCleaner does it instantly). Firefox takes about 10 seconds to load the first time. So it looks like there's something wrong with my PC, or BIOS settings or something, but everything runs well after loaded. And Linux (Linux Mandriva 2009) only takes 20 seconds to boot and 6 seconds to load all the stuff after loging in. Not to mention it shuts down almost instantly, while windows can take from 10 seconds to eternity. Firefox takes only a second or two. On my old PC, windows actually booted a bit faster than Linux, so it has to be a software problem. Both OSes are installed on the same disc, different partitions. Windows uses NTFS, Linux ext3.My rig is as follows:-Asus M4A32-MVP Deluxe-AMD Athlon X2 6000+-Sapphire Radeon HD4850-2GB of RAM, 800MHz-160GB SATA hdd (not SATA-II) That's the disc where I have both OSes installed and I used the same disc in my older PC which didn't have the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Welcome to the Windows Forum.All I can say is that it doesn't sound so bad to me - my computer takes much longer to do all these things...However, try to (a) clean up your startup items list (Startup Inspector), and defrag your HD/partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'd say for Windows as it is now that boot time is pretty good, especially with all those start up programs. If you want to shave a few seconds off that as well as Pat W's suggestions you could install & run BootVis. It's a Microsoft utility that is no longer officially recommended by them, as a few users have encountered problems with it. I've used it for years & usually run it after I've installed a new program. You can read a step-by-step guide and link to it FROM TECHREPUBLIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterfaj Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I already checked and defragged it not long ago. Will try BootVis now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boswell1995 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Update your CPU, RAM and HDD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterfaj Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Update your CPU, RAM and HDD...No. I mean why would I want to do that? It ran normally on my older PC which had the same disc and worse CPU and slower and less RAM. It runs normally on my friend's PC who has very similar specs as me.Well, I will update my CPU anyway, but not soon and I will get another HDD and I'll probably pull the 160GB out. As for the RAM, what's wrong with it? Frequency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I don't think that first-time poster's advice was serious - your HW configuration seems quite good to me.My question: are you sure that your system is free of malware?Also check the Task Manager's Processes tab, if anything is using unusual high CPU or disk I/O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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