Hi can someone please tell e why it is like taking 3 minutes for my computer to boot???
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Trim down your start-up processes. Many applications will add entries to the system start-up so that they load up faster when first fun (such as many media players, acrobat, etc)\n\nOpen the "run" console from the start menu and type in "msconfig"\n\nUn-check anything in the "startup" section which does not need to run at boot (if you're not sure, try googling the process to find out what  it does first). You can also speed things up further by triming down the Windows services, but unless you know what you are doing I wouldn't reccomend that.\n\nA couple of other tips:\n*Clear out your prefetch folder from time to time, as this can become cluttered with no-longer required processes.\n*Refresh your paging files regularly - a number of applications available for this.\n*Defragment your drive at least once a week - you are better of using a 3rd party application for that though, as the in-built Windows defrag tool is not the most reliable or powerful
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in your bios, do you have the cdrom set to be the first boot device?. try that
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Make sure there are no floppies or cds in the computer when it is booting up.  Otherwise your hard drive may be in trouble.
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Because you have already checked if anything was overheating.\nI would check if the ram.\n\nIf you have two sticks of ram installed try booting with just one. Of course test both of them.
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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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start the computer then hit the F8 butten repeatedly until your safe mode page appears...don't hit the F8 quickly but about once every 2 seconds
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try removing it in device manager, and then let it goot back up and install it again. if it does while windoes is booting too, then chech you jumper and cables, if they are correct, then take it back, it is bad
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when you first turn on your computer start hitting f1 over and over before it boots up you have to be quick or you will miss the window for the bios setup menu if you do shut down and try again good luck
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Helper123 is right!...\n\nYou must switch your boot system from HDD to CD...
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If you have backed up your important files (hopefully) I would suggest reinstalling Windows. If you have important files or email that you have not backed up then I would suggest calling a local computer repair shop and tell them what is going on. The processes we use to get a pc back up and running would take a long time to explain in a forum like this. It can take anywhere from an hour or more to get a computer backed up, cleaned of spyware and viruses, windows updated, etc - it is all dependent on your pc and what is going on with it - there are no easy answers.\nIt could be a hardware problem, but software problems are 10 times as likely. Good luck.
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Rebooting is basically restarting your comp. If it is not shutting down properly than press and hold the start button( the actual button, not the one on the screen) This will shut it down, wait about 10 seconds and just restart the computer.\n\nI have a feeling this is not what you are looking for tho.\n\nAre you sure your not talking about re-formating and re-installing windows?\n\nTry restarting in safe mode. Press the F8 key as soon as  BIOS has finished and you see windows starting with the bar across the bottom.
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You didn't give enough details.  How far into the bootup can you get?  Is it a power problem?  Is the light on the front of your PC on?  Is there an error message on the screen?  Does anything show up on the screen?  What happened right before the problem started?  Was some new hardware of software installed or removed?  Do you have virus protection?  Do you have your Windows recovery disks or the original Windows CD?  Post the question again and include as many details as possible.  Computer problems are too complex so anything you can add will help.
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Your laptop has too many things to run.\nIf you have windows XP: Click on Start, Run type in msconfig & hit Enter. Now select the "Startup" tab. There sould be a list of programs. These programs are what is loaded when your laptop starts up. deselecting programs that you don't need may help for a faster boot.
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Two things may happen.\n1.After you download it and start installing it will say that you do not have enough ram or something like that. Or\n2.It will install but when you run it , it will take loads of time to start and will function really slow.
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sounds like you need to compleatly redo you computer. use the startup diskes that came with your computer. or get a new computer
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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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probably you have too much startup programs so when they all work during the startup of windows they cause your computer to slow doewn  a little bit until they are fully activated, then your computer will work properly again.