Why does my computer have 3min 20 sec boot up time, how can i make it faster?
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do you have a lot of programs loading at start up because the can slow your computer way down. Just make it so they don't start up when you first logon.
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I would have to agree that your either have a virus and/or you have a very serious spyware or trojan that is keeping your computer busy. Run Spybot, Adaware, or other spyware programs if you can. Also Winpatrol and other programs can tell you what starts up when windows boots up. Ctrl +Alt + delete at the same time can bring up Task Manager. This will tell you what processes are running and how much CPU it is using. Maybe you could end those processes that are going crazy. It may be hard to run anti-virus and anti-spyware when it is too busy with the problem. TrendMicro has a free scanner. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
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Delete the History,temp internet files and cookies. Also clean the registry using a registry cleaner. This should speed up your PC.
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U not mention about how much RAM u have..I think u must have at least 128 MB of RAM for normal or 256 or 512 Mb Ram for fastest working.\nand if Ur system memory is OK then maybe this will help u.\nplease note the following.\nclick on START and then RUN. and then type\nregedit\nthen when reg window opens see in the left side of window and find\nCURRENT_USER\nthen CONTROL PANEL -> DESKTOP \nnow on the right side find \nMenuShowDelay and double click on it\nnow change delay time to 0\npress F5 and restart Ur computer,\nnote if u not find menuShowDelay then don't worry \non the right box of regedit window right click on free space and \nselect new string then type\nMenuShowDelay\nand value is "0" (with out "")\npress F5 and restart \nmaybe it help u... with great regards.\nur friend.\nLOVE U.
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That is the amount of time the operating system has been running since the last boot up of the operating system
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Do a defrag on your computer...\nClean disk...\nAlso they have RAM chips you can add to your computer which will make it run faster..
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Go to Start Menu, click RUN. \nType msconfig and hit enter. \nYou should see a pop up box.\nGo to Startup tab and uncheck all the programs that you do not want on your start up. \nThis will prevent those programs from starting up when you restart windows. \nThis will usually make your computer go a little faster if you have do not have much memory on your computer.\nYou do not want a bunch of things running in your background during startup if it is not necessary.\n\nYou might want to change your fan. You can get some cheap ones at http://www.newegg.com or http://www.tigerdirect.com \n\nJust get a new fan to replace the old one unless you just want to purchase a new computer.\n\nIf you want a smooth computer to go faster, then you might want to buy more RAMS for your PC. RAMS will allow you open as many programs as you want all at once and it will launch your programs faster. Go to control panel and then SYSTEMS and under the general tab will tell you how much RAM you have. If you only have 128MB or 256MB, its time for an upgrade. Get about 512MB to 1GIG...its very simple to install. \n\nIf you have problems, just let me know.
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The thing that determines your computer's speed is the amount of available resources as in CPU time, RAM and hard disk space.\nTheoretically a 2 year old computer with no programs running will perform better than a brand new one that is bogged down by lots of running applications.\n\nTo increase available CPU time, try not to run too many CPU intensive programs at the same time eg games, dvd players - things that require a lot of graphic rendering.\n\nTo increase available RAM, you need to find out what is running. RAM is used in two ways - one is by running applications e.g. to read this, Internet Explorer is probably using around 21MB of RAM, possibly more if you have more than one window open. Essentially close any programs you aren't using anymore to increase available RAM. \n\nSecondly, you may have an army of background applications. A quick glance at your system tray (next to where the clock is) to count the number of icons is a good indicator of this. For a PC four is usually a good number, for a laptop maybe six. Essentially the fewer the better. Here, Task Manager is your friend. Right click on an empty space in the task bar and select Task Manager from the menu or just press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring it up. Click on processes and look at the list. From task manager, you can end each running task individually. Microsoft software is very good at leaving residual resource eaters after being closed. End anything that you finished using - e.g. you closed Excel 10 minutes ago but it still is on the list - end it now. Also look for other strange items on the list e.g. qttask.exe is a curse from quicktime that does nothing except waste about 2MB of memory. End it and others like it. This is a classic place for malware to lurk as well. \nIf you have Spybot installed, in the advanced properties, you can check everything on your system startup and disable the ones that you don't need/shouldn't be there. Very useful tool.\n\nLastly hard disk space - if Windows runs a little short on memory, it copies things to a space on your hard disk called virtual memory. From control panel, system you can change how much virtual memory you have and where it is kept. Although not a patch on real memory, generally the larger the virtual memory, the faster the system runs. About twice the Windows recommended amount is best in my opinion. If you have more than one hard disk, having your applications on one disk and your virtual memory on another disk does improve performance.\nAlso, regular disk maintenance - from My computer, right click on any of your hard drives, select properites and then play with the tabs and you should find both scan disk and defrag. These should be run regularly to keep your hard disk nice and tidy - that way, file retrieval speeds are increased giving a faster machine.\n\nCombining these three areas, you should be able to squeeze a small performance boost out of nearly any windows pc.
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u have to much up and running in ur start menue u need to go to start then click run then type in msconfig.exe then go over to the 2nd to last and disble all then it will ask for u to restart ur computer then hings will speed up
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Very easy but most people do not know this, in that "System Tray" that is what startsup everytime you start windows, this is what you should do:   Start>Run>msconfig> click the startup tab> uncheck all quicktime stuff or any thing else you dont want to slow your computer down with for startup time
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It's your computer has a very slow processor speed, than that could be the problem.  However, it is more likely that you have a virus.
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One way, to make your computer faster, is to add more memory..It is not very expensive, and it will help your computer run better..You can never have to much memory..I hope this will help you..
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If your computer is running slowly, I suggest you click the link provided below to download, read, and follow instructions in this guide.  Unless there is a problem with your hardware (dying HDD, for example) then I GUARANTEE reading this guide will help.  Your system will be faster than it was when you first pulled it out of the box and set it up.\n\nhttp://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
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clear your cache,cookies,and do disk clean up. Do disk fragment  too. Do all that once week. it should make it go faster.
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Run virus scanners then check your startup applications.  You might have too many applications starting up when you boot your computer.\n\nI also recommend a reformat atleast once a year or every other year.
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u cna go to bios setting and change the clock timeings. well be carefull when u do that. its always goood to use a additional fan for the processer, just in case if u want to increase the clocktime of the processer, to avoid over heating.
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check for viruses (specially when your system booting after connect to internet ) \ncheck power voltage \ncheck  cpu fan \nreinstall win xp \nif cpu fan is good