Ed said:
(My biggest vexation - it can take over five minutes to complete a
boot up! Don't know how much of that is due to AGV and Spyware
touching everything as it boots, though. I used CClean once and got a
blazing fast boot afterwards - but it almost immediately bogged down
again.)
Is a Version of Office installed ? It creates a huge amount of temp files.
What is " Spyware " ... Perhaps you meant SuperAntispyware ?
Open the System Configuration tool by going to Start > Run > type in
msconfig
Press Enter or click OK.
Click the Startup tab.
UNcheck the boxes next to any superfluous programs that are loading.
EX: QuickTime/Office
There's little time to be saved by having superfluous programs loading
on boot. Just open them when you want to use them.
After you've pared down the Startup programs, click the Apply button,
then OK. You'll be presented with a notice that the system must be
restarted. Do so. Put a check in the box in the message box next to
" Do not show this message again " (or similar verbiage),
Click OK.
If running CCleaner sped up the system then it's most likely an
accumulation of Temp files and, perhaps, "Spyware" loading on boot that
causes the system to boot slowly and then bog down. The latest editon of
AVG contains an anti-spyware component and it may be conflicting with
"Spyware", if it's actively monitoring the system.
If all software recently installed was followed by a reboot, then it's
safe to delete the contents of Temp. Go to Start > Run type in
&temp&
Push Enter or click OK
The User Account's Temp folder that you are logged in as will open.
Delete all contents of Temp and empty the Recycle Bin.
MowGreen
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