Cams,
There is a program "Windows Registry Repair" which has an option to
defragment the registry and also to clean any errors in the registry. No
guarantee but I think it might speed up your boot up time. Also, there are
conflicting views about never shutting your system down but that will solve
your problem. I never shut my system down and never have any problems. I
do have restarts whne down loading certain programs but the restarts are
quite fast.
I also use Reg Repair.
Ira
: Thanks Tom and Bill, I downloaded and installed Crap Cleaner which duly
: removed all my temp files and still the system takes 1min 20secs to get
from
: start to user entry, then a further 2 mins to be able to log into the web,
: that I can understand as the AVirus etc do there checks through the
programs.
: I have tried everything that is on the web about the slow boot up time and
: everything I try ends up the same. I will await a reply from either of you
or
: someone else regards this issue, but thanks for the time and effort.
:
: "Tom Emmelot" wrote:
:
: > Hello Cams,
: >
: > Make a system restore point, then download CCleaner here:
: >
http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
: > Run the cleaner to wipe out all the temp/tmp files, also run the
: > regcleaner (Issues), and see of that speed up your boot!
: >
: > Regards >*< TOM >*<
: >
: >
: > cams schreef:
: > > Hi Bill, I did what you asked me and got the MSAS to read 144/144 then
tried
: > > a restart and it 's still the same. I have now removed Adobe, HPSC (
printer
: > > scanner fax ) Avast, Kodak, MSAS, Mozilla and Winzip which now leaves
me with
: > > IE, XPHome and Windows 2000. I restart and yes you've guessed still
the same,
: > > I think I need to get into safe mode programs and delete the thing
completely
: > > and reload XPHome, but I don't know how to do it correctly, I'm scared
I
: > > don't do it properly and I sit with no system.
: > >
: > > "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
: > >
: > >
: > >>Your Microsoft Antivirus definitions are not updated properly.
: > >>
: > >>In general, I've been able to rectify this kind of appearance by doing
File,
: > >>Check for updates within Microsoft Antispyware, and then checking, via
Help,
: > >>about and then diagnostics--to see whether the operation really
succeeded or
: > >>not. Until those two numbers are the same, each successive File,
check for
: > >>updates will appear to repeat the definition update process.
: > >>
: > >>There are cases in these forums, however, where a given user has great
: > >>difficulty getting this to happen as it should.
: > >>
: > >>I'd see if you can get that first number to budge--give it several
tries.
: > >>I'm not at all sure that is related to the boot time issue, but it
could be,
: > >>I think.
: > >>
: > >>
: > >>
: > >>--
: > >>
: > >>: > >>
: > >>>Thanks Bill for your response to my questions and in reply I can tell
you
: > >>>the
: > >>>following, I am running XP Home, Avast and MSAS are as far as I know
up to
: > >>>date which I do on a daily basis. On looking at MSAS and your query I
: > >>>found
: > >>>that under Definitions Increment Version = 138/142 they are not equal
and
: > >>>does this make a difference and how do I rectify it. The other info
that I
: > >>>have on my system is as follows whether it is of any use to you I
don't
: > >>>know
: > >>>but here it is anyway,
: > >>>Volume Size=74.55GB - Cluster Size=4KB - Used Space=13.15GB
: > >>>Free Space=61.40GB %age Free Space=82%
: > >>>You also spoke about extra ram, I haven't a clue about those
operations
: > >>>but
: > >>>if you can guide me through what I must do I will gladly do it. Once
again
: > >>>thanks for your help.
: > >>>
: > >>>"Bill Sanderson" wrote:
: > >>>
: > >>>
: > >>>>In general, added ram will help with such issues, and if you can
manage
: > >>>>the
: > >>>>effort to determine what parts are needed and install it yourself,
it is
: > >>>>one
: > >>>>of the most cost-effective upgrades these days for many systems.
: > >>>>
: > >>>>That begs the question of what is happening on your system, and
whether
: > >>>>it
: > >>>>indicates something is wrong, of course.
: > >>>>
: > >>>>You mention both Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Home edition. Which
is
: > >>>>it--or
: > >>>>do you dual boot?
: > >>>>
: > >>>>Are both Microsoft Antivirus and Avast up to date, in terms of
: > >>>>definitions?
: > >>>>If, in Microsoft Antispyware, you go to Help, About, and press the
: > >>>>Diagnostics button--does the line ending in numbers like
142/142--display
: > >>>>equal numbers?
: > >>>>
: > >>>>Have you made any changes to networking on this computer in that
time?
: > >>>>One
: > >>>>cause of long time lags at startup is a network interface set for
: > >>>>automatic
: > >>>>IP addressing acquisition which has no server available on the
connection
: > >>>>to
: > >>>>provide that addressing.
: > >>>>--
: > >>>>
: > >>>>: > >>>>
: > >>>>>It is now taking me a minute and fourty three seconds to reach the
user
: > >>>>>click
: > >>>>>box of my computer. After clicking on user it takes around two to
three
: > >>>>>minutes before I can access any program. I am running Windows 2000
with
: > >>>>>XP
: > >>>>>Home and MSASpyware along with Avast for anti virus. I have done
disc
: > >>>>>cleanup
: > >>>>>and defragmented the system to no avail. Can some either tell me
why it
: > >>>>>takes
: > >>>>>so long to boot up when it was so much shorter a couple of weeks
ago. I
: > >>>>>have
: > >>>>>also checked for spyware malware and viruses and nothing is found.
: > >>>>
: > >>>>
: > >>>>
: > >>
: > >>
: >
