Hello all,
After cleaning out a computer I am still having issues with my boot up time, it takes over 3 minutes to get a workable desktop. it boots up to the login interface fairly quickly, but when I log in it takes really long for the desktop to show and when it does it seems to be busy doing something in the background. I also noticed the hard-drive spins heavily when I boot and doesn't stop spining until well after 3 minutes.
Specs:
Windows 7(64 bit) with 4GB of ram Core i3 2.40Ghz
Here is the list of things I've done so far, and can't really think of much else to do.
Installed and ran Ccleaner
Ran avg virus software, as well as search and destroy spyware,
Unistalled unused or unknown applications
Defragmented the hard drive using windows application.
Deleted startup applications using the msconfig tool, as well as the registry.
Stopped services that are not used.
Ran sfc /scannow to check for file system integrity
Ran defrag c: -b for boot optimimization.
Installed Soluto, and I only see windows processes.
As soon as I log in I pull up the Resource monitoring tool and only see windows stuff reading and writing on disk.
Don't know what else I can do to trouble shoot this problem, my last resort would be to reinstall the OS, but would really want to avoid that right now.
Thanks for any help in advance.
I actually forgot about that, I uninstalled AVG and installed the windows security tools.
Have nothing except windows security and VNC server software loading at boot time.
There goes the difference. It's worse if it is a 5400rpm HDD. Yours should take about 2 to 3 minutes running on HDD and depending on what is loading at startup. Each program may not take too long to load up, but they load up one at a time. So if you have several startup apps, boot-up time adds up.I am not running on SSD.
Thanks all for the suggestions,
Here are my time findings today after doing a little more clean up and taking some of your suggestions.
Computer boots up to log in prompt in :35 secs regardless if I boot up in safe mode, with wireless enabled or disabled.
In safe mode,
:35 secs to login prompt.
1:10 to desktop
1:30 to workable desktop
Normal mode wireless disabled
:35 secs to login prompt
:56 to desktop
1:10 to workable desktop
Normal mode including wireless
:35 secs to login prompt
1:10 to desktop
2:20 to workable desktop
Can you guys confirm if this is normal for win 7 boot time, or do I still need to keep looking.
I have no external Hds or anything attached.
My computer has a 5400rpm HD would that account for the time at boot?
Hey Fixer, I guess I'm used to my linux machine boot up time, less than a minute on the same machine and that is including a bunch of servers Apache, Mysql, webmin, ssh.. and others..
The last time I had to worry about any virus or spyware was... wait now that I think about it.. never..but I guess as long as corporate America keeps using windows, it will be in my life.
Thanks all for the great help..
Amen to that brother. I use windows on the side, for special purposes, like Cakewalk...Long Live Linux! (I use Linux Mint 16 on the side).