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Slow start up

sleepali
sleepali Posts: 248 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
I have two identical PC's..same OS, programs, memory etc.

One of them starts and closes really fast and the other seems to take forever, particularly on boot up....how can this be?

Any ideas please ;)
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  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
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    have you scanned for malware & viruses?

    use the first 4 posts from this thread if you don't know what to do

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
  • sleepali
    sleepali Posts: 248 Forumite
    woo wrote:
    have you scanned for malware & viruses?

    use the first 4 posts from this thread if you don't know what to do

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269

    I have now done everything suggested using the first 4 posts and there is no change at all.

    Perhaps I didn't explain that I mean the start up bit from the initial boot to before log on, it takes ages.

    Any more suggestions please?
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    anything in start run eventvwr?

    Are they both attached to a network/router?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • sleepali
    sleepali Posts: 248 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    anything in start run eventvwr?

    Are they both attached to a network/router?

    What should I be looking for in eventvwr please?

    They are not attached to a network/router.
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    difficult to say, errors, delays, if the pc's are truly identical, sync the clocks and boot them at exactly the same time, then compare the eventvwr logs, see if there is any difference. What is the time difference to the login screen?

    This might help

    http://greatis.com/utilities/bootlogxp/
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • montrose5
    montrose5 Posts: 160 Forumite
    Clear out unwanted cookies and temporary internet files(find them in my computer),might speed things up a bit
  • sleepali
    sleepali Posts: 248 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    difficult to say, errors, delays, if the pc's are truly identical, sync the clocks and boot them at exactly the same time, then compare the eventvwr logs, see if there is any difference. What is the time difference to the login screen?

    This might help

    http://greatis.com/utilities/bootlogxp/

    Have run bootlogxp and here are the results....does everything look ok to you?


    Started at: 26.08.2006 21:51:26.374
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:26.374 Duration: 0 sec
    System Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:34.824 Duration: 34.838 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\smss.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:45.544 Duration: 2.445 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\autochk.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:45.710 Duration: 0 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:47.442 Duration: 0.467 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:48.156 Duration: 14.294 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:48.584 Duration: 10.43 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:48.586 Duration: 8.318 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:49.508 Duration: 22.962 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:49.418 Duration: 5.036 sec
    D:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:50.012 Duration: 18.15 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\logonui.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:50.452 Duration: 2.724 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:51.852 Duration: 21.291 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:52.686 Duration: 0.087 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:53.882 Duration: 15.972 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:54.586 Duration: 39.365 sec
    D:\Program Files\ESET\nod32krn.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:55.938 Duration: 14.891 sec
    D:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:56.432 Duration: 11.647 sec
    D:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\Smc.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:56.474 Duration: 16.509 sec
    D:\Program Files\Speed Disk\NOPDB.EXE Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:57.942 Duration: 23.229 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:57.084 Duration: 0.1 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\alg.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:51:59.790 Duration: 2.693 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:02.904 Duration: 5.41 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:05.122 Duration: 7.823 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\verclsid.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:08.700 Duration: 0.141 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\verclsid.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:08.012 Duration: 0.151 sec
    D:\Program Files\ESET\nod32kui.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:09.268 Duration: 0.982 sec
    D:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\Smc.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:09.454 Duration: 0.681 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:09.600 Duration: 0.624 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\regedt32.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:09.754 Duration: 0.834 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\regedit.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:10.606 Duration: 0.115 sec
    D:\Program Files\Greatis\BootLog XP\BootLogXP.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:11.068 Duration: 31.695 sec
    D:\Documents and Settings\Alison\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Reboot.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:11.216 Duration: 0.378 sec
    D:\WINDOWS\system32\imapi.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:12.510 Duration: 0.369 sec
    D:\Program Files\Greatis\BootLog XP\TraceLog.exe Start: 26.08.2006 21:52:42.348 Duration: 0.214 sec
    Monitoring stopped at: 26.08.2006 21:52:42.776
    Duration: 76.402 sec


    Thank you ;)
  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
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    does your other pc have norton on as well?
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
  • sleepali
    sleepali Posts: 248 Forumite
    woo wrote:
    does your other pc have norton on as well?

    I only have Norton utilities, which is on both. I use NOD32 and Sygate (for now) on them both as well.

    They are identical for every program.
  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
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    have you got the boot log for the other pc to compare?
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
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