nick205
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| posted on 22/12/09 at 09:24 PM |
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laptop taking too long to boot up
My trusty old HP/Compaq laptop running Windows XP Pro seems to take forever to boot up these days.
I've installed and removed numerous programs over it's 5 year life and it does get used every day for anything up to 10 hrs, but has
always been stable and very reliable. I've checked regularly with McAfee, Malwarebytes and spybot to make sure it's free from any
nasties.
Is there anything I can use to check everythings running properly and speed the boot up up a bit???
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jamiebenger81
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| posted on 22/12/09 at 09:30 PM |
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Click on the start menu and run.
Type - msconfig
Goto the startup tab and untick some unused programs, Also a good thing is to goto the services tab, tick "Hide MS Services" and remove
any not required services.
Delete all temp files and give it a defrag.
Thats normally a good starting point anyway.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 22/12/09 at 09:38 PM |
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ccleaner - (google it) helps sometimes 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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bmseven
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 07:00 AM |
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After 5 years the best option is going to be a complet format and reinstall of the OS
Should be easy if you have the HP restore disk.
Just remember to backup docs/favorites etc
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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BenB
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 09:50 AM |
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Yup. A new install works for me. I've tried various registry cleaners but none seem to help half as much as a clean sheet.
Usually you'll find when you do a clean install the computer works much faster, then as all the updates get installed along with flash,
shockwave etc etc it slows down a bit. But you're still usually a fair bit faster than before the fresh install....
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 12:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jamiebenger81
Click on the start menu and run.
Type - msconfig
Goto the startup tab and untick some unused programs
how do you know which ones you don't need? they've all got weird names 
one in mine hasn't got any name at all! 
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 02:17 PM |
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Fallen at the first hurdle there me. I clicked the start menu (the windows picture) but there's no run menu so have given up and will just have
to keep waiting patiently.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 02:18 PM |
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Download and run HiJack this and use it clear out a lot of the rubbish.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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rustyk
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| posted on 27/12/09 at 08:01 PM |
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You could try running the disk cleanup wizard as well and get rid of all the temp files. Don't bother compressing old files though.
That and run a defrag if you haven't for a while, or ever.
I think both are under Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools. On windows 7 now and can't remember!
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