My computer loads slow from the splash screen

[Joseph Lobosco]

My computer reboots from the splash screen prior to the
sign in slowler than normal. Sometime my applications
freeze.


My computer has
AMD ATHLON XP 2000 Processor 1.66 GIghertz
1 GB RAM
80 GB HDD 28%used 45% free

I have 16.6 GIG of video and graphics files.
I have been told that bad video and graphics files could
slow down the computer.

What can I do to improve system performance and speed?
What program can I download that remove bad junk files
from my computer? Before I remove anything questionable
junk files off my hard drive is there a program that can
do it for me? Please help.

 

[Collin Lee Erickson]

My computer reboots from the splash screen prior to the
sign in slowler than normal. Sometime my applications
freeze.


My computer has
AMD ATHLON XP 2000 Processor 1.66 GIghertz
1 GB RAM
80 GB HDD 28%used 45% free

I have 16.6 GIG of video and graphics files.
I have been told that bad video and graphics files could
slow down the computer.

What can I do to improve system performance and speed?
What program can I download that remove bad junk files
from my computer? Before I remove anything questionable
junk files off my hard drive is there a program that can
do it for me? Please help.

Hi Joseph,

Are you running Windows XP Home or Pro?

 

[Joseph Lobosco]

Hello,

I'm running XP Home. I ran Norton Anti-virus and Stinger
and House call online anti-viruses that found nothing.
I ran ad-aware and spybot that removed any offending
spyware.I ran defrag and scan disc.
I removed allot of programs from the start up menu as well
as a few from add/remove which I never used.That seemed to
help a bit.

However since my computer reloads slowly from even before
the splash screen and sign on screen , I have been told
that the issue could be a physical hard disc memory
problem. Not enough free hard disc space.
My HDD capacity is:
74.5 GIB
28.8 used
45.7 GIB free
1.66 GIGHERTZ Athlon processor
1 GIG RAM
I have 16.6 GIG of video and graphics files.
I have been told that bad video and graphics files could
slow down the computer. I know I should download the video
files on CD.

I had disabled Windows System restore option (A big
mistake since I relied on Norton's GoBack) so I cannot
restore to a previous safe point.
I do not want to reformat since that is a total bitch.

Thanks for all of your help in advance.