System booting very slow,system performance very slow

Eric,

There are a lot of factors that can be a cause to slow boot up times. Sometimes it is a lengthy process to figure out what or why the boot time takes so long.

In Windows XP the first step that I would perform is to click on Start>Run and then type: "msconfig" and click OK. (Don't put in the " marks.)

Once you are in the System Configuration Tool, click the Startup tab. Disable all of the items in that list. Then click the Services tab. Check the Box for "Hide all Microsoft Services" and then disable all.

After clicking "OK" you will be prompted to reboot the computer. Do so. Time the boot/startup time. If it has significantly improved, then half of the troubleshooting is done. Next, you will need to go back into MSCONFIG and go to the services tab and enable a few of the services. Then apply and reboot. Make sure to write down which services you've re-enabled and make sure to time your bootup.

Through the process of elimination, you should be able to find out which service is slowing the system down. If you have rechecked all of the services and the system is still booting with an acceptable speed, then begin checking the startup items. Do the same process of checking just a few items at a time, writing down which ones you are checking. After rechecking just a few, apply and reboot, timing the boot up time.

Through this process you should be able to find the services or startup items that are slowing your computer down. Once the offending services or startup items are identified, you will need to make a decision of whether to leave that item out of the startup process or possibly reinstall that program.

If you find the offending item, and are unable to identify it by name, you can always go to Google and type that item's name into the Google search and it may give you an indication for what that startup item is, or what it is part of.

Sometimes, if you have a virus or malware, you may find the items listed in startup. If you do find a suspicious item, then you will need to make sure to run a full malware scan to remove any of those items that are unwanted.


Hope this has helped steer in the right direction to find out why your computer is running so slowly!

Please check following link to boot the system in clean boot. It will surely help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353 (For XPP)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 (For Vista and Windows 7)

Following is also very good article for performance related issues:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

read these links
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
http://www.windowsxpslowstartup.how-do-you-do.info/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Optimize-Windows-Vista-for-better-performance
i hope it will helps u....

Hi,
You can use the following link to check , why the computer is giving performance issues.

http://tinyurl.com/29w3pgr

Slow system performace could be caused due to multiple issues . Namely less free space on the hard-drive, too many startup programs, virus or spy ware.

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Proton

Slow performance is mainly caused by corrupted system or data files withing the hard drive. To maximize the full potential of the hard drive and when everything is slowing down formatting it and reinstalling the OS would be a great fix. If anything else fails, then it migh have had acquired too many bad sectors already and might need replacement.

for this you need a system recovery discs or boot discs just insert them and follow the instructions

Use registry cleaner like cCleaber, uniblue registry editor or Advanced System Optimizer and configure it to lave only essential programs to start-up, optimize system performance, set menu delay and ability to skip non-essential programs on Start-up. I personally use Advanced System Optimizer for the past 3-4 years and it has worked wonders....sodeep

that status line was designed together with your OS, it seems that your PC was getting slow in boot..

A number of factors, having little to do with the age or capabilities or your system, can create excruciating system slowness. They include the following:

Operating System
File System (how you've organized files on your PC)
Applications
Hardware

The Windows OS (operating system) is notoriously inefficient, which can affect performance. The file system also impacts Windows and hardware performance. How you work with applications can improve system speed, as can some basic hardware updates.

plz go to msconfig and disable all item except the antiviruse in the startup tab, then go to my computer propeties ,click on advance then click on performance then select adjust for best performance(visual tab) then go to advance tab and change the page file to 1024 for both(min and max) then do a full scale system scan for viruse
Post your findings

Have you scanned the PC (all drives) for spyware and viruses?

Spybot search & destroy is a good, free application.

For anti-virus, Trend Micro PC-Cillan or CA Internet Security
(Nortons will drastically slow down your computer)

Have you loaded any other software on the C drive?
Often programs designed to load up & run in the background at startup cause a PC to run slow.

RAM can be another culprit. 1GB minimum is best.

Hope this helps