log on slow

woodkitten

Please can anyone help when i log on to the computer after enering my password it has become very slow i have done all the normal things + the start up has been cleaned up so i only have a few things opening, but it still seems to stay on the sign on window far longer than it has been it any ideas keep it simple as i am not very comp, savvy lol
cheers woodkitten

Browntoa

what version of Windows ?? XP

do you have anti virus software, firewall software

Browntoa

if XP then download and run this as a first step

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

free microsoft software, let it scan and then fix what it finds

shanni

How do I stop so many things opening up ata startup? Do I have to individually check the options in different programmes?

thanks

Browntoa

no, if you go to the start button, bootm left of the screen, then click on Run, type msconfig and then click ok. A box will open up and one of the tabs is start-up

untick the ones you know you want to stop and then any you are not sure about google to find out what they are before you untick them..

if any you untick cause problems then you can do the above agin and tick the relevant box

woodkitten

yes i have all the anivirus spyware etc, i have wimdows xp

Browntoa

sent you a private message

cwoodham

Browntoa wrote:

no, if you go to the start button, bootm left of the screen, then click on Run, type msconfig and then click ok. A box will open up and one of the tabs is start-up

untick the ones you know you want to stop and then any you are not sure about google to find out what they are before you untick them..

if any you untick cause problems then you can do the above agin and tick the relevant box

There's a website at http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php which describes loads of start up items and may help you decide which items you want to untick