why is my computer booting so slowly? My icons take forever to load onto my desktop.?
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What happens with windows is programs install themselves into your start up routine. \n\nAfter a while this means things start to slow down because you're waiting for these to be up and running before the computer allows you to use it.\n\nOne way to fix this, is to goto your start button, select run, and type 'msconfig' in the box before clicking ok.\n\nThe last tab in the window that's displayed is called startup, and inside you will see a list of all programs that start when you turn the computer on. Try unticking as many of those as you can, however, be careful not to disable any virus or security software, nor disable any essential windows components. If you're not sure, you're safest to leave it starting. \n\nAnother cause of slow running computers is a corrupt or bloated registry. The windows registry holds information about every program you've installed, or have installed in the past and it's settings. Try downloading one of the many registry optimising programs available to fix this. \n\nDisk Drive fragmentation is another issue. Think of the surface of your hard drive like a giant warehouse. Think of your files as pallettes, and pieces of your file are boxes stacked on this pallette. Over time these boxes can get moved around, and before you know it, one box is at the opposite end of the warehouse to the other, so everytime your computer runs the program, it's running backwards and forwards around the warehouse to collect the information it needs to run. \n\nYou can defragment your hardrive by ging to start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter and running the program. This reorganises the warehouse, and puts everything in order. Be warned, it can take a long long time to run.\n\nUltimately, you can reformat the hard drive and reinstall windows. This is a real pain, but I've found it to be neccessary on a heavily used windows machine about every 2 to 3 years.
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change the settings of your start up.\n\nthey are in Start-->run. type 'msconfig'.\nhit Enter.\nthat may give u some results
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What icon did you click? Only download Microsoft software from \nhttp://www.microsoft.com\nIt was recently sent out as an update anyway.\n\nIf the icon was on your pc it sounds like its infected. Run a full anti virus and anti spyware scan in Safe Mode.\n\nBefore attempting to remove malware you must switch off System Restore as back up files will be hiding in there, and it will just restore itself. Go to Start - programs - accessories - system tools - system restore.\nRun your anti virus and anti spyware in Safe Mode. To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You'll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.\n\nTheres a list of good security software on my blog.
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hang results from not enough ram or too many progs in the start up group...run regedit and folloe this tree...local machine, software, microsoft, windows, current version, run..also look at any key beginning with run...knock it all out by deleting the keys....then run msconfig and get rid of everything.  then go to control panel, admin tools, and select services...click on start up type andsee what is auto starting...start turning auto services off that seem worrisome to you...  reboot after each change...this should fix it
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when does it run slow? if it runs slow at startup, check out what programs are running at startup (run>msconfig>startup tab)\n\nmake sure you know waht you're doing before messing with startup utilities\n\nif your computer is slow while its running, run some antispyware or antivirus software, it is possible you may have spyware or viruses slowing you down with extra processes and tasks\n\nto clean up some hard drive space you can get ccleaner (ccleaner.com)
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Go to "start".."run"....type in msconfig and check out your settings under "startup" and uncheck anything that might be slowing your computer down.\n\nHope this helps
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Hi,\n\nYeah I've seen this problem, it bothers a lot of people :)\n\nHere is how to fix it:\n\nOpen System Properties in your Control Panel, then choose the Advanced tab, and click Settings in the Performance section. Turn on the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop option, and click Ok.\n\nEdit: It appears that in some cases you have to do some extra steps. Read this article for the details:\n\nhttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1828916,00.asp\n\nHope this helps!
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I will still be on the desktop but it will simply do beyond the right side of your screen and you will not be able to select it. You then can change the resolution to a higher setting to get those icons to show up.\n\nWith that many icons on your desktop, you can experience slowdowns as certain operations will cause the computer to reload all the icons on the desktop.
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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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When you uninstall prograhms sometimes stuff is left on the registry that takes up time the computer looks for stuff that has been deleated. Try editing the registery for un needed items. this is where some spyware is hiding that slows down the computer. Try useing Adaware and registery cleaner proghams. Also run disk cleanup and defragment the hard drive.
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Check your start up programs.\nSTART > RUN > type MSCONFIG > STARTUP uncheck things you really do not started at Boot up.
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Just get the installation CD and reinstall from scratch.  It will be a faster and healthier computer with a fresh installation.  \n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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If the reboot doesn't work, I would uninstall it and download a new one.  Might be a memory issue too.  Maybe clean up your system and defrag could help.\n\nZ.
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It sound like your system respond is too slow. \n\nTry to check what is the available memory left on the system. If you are running on Win XP, click on Alt+Ctrl+Del once. Choose Task Manager, click on Performance, Check on phyical memory. If you left 50MB and below, you need to upgrade your memory, or uninstall some of your software to give space for other problem.
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It may not be a virus. Check your start up listings by going to Start, Run, key Msconfig, press Enter.  Click tab Startup.  I'd remove all items at startup except anti- spyware and anti-virus.  Press Apply and exit.  Then restart your computer and it should begin to run faster, unless you do have a virus.  Remember all items in Startup are also Icons on your sign on screen.\nGood Luck.  Send me an email for more ideas to speed up your machine. eugenehlambert@yahoo.com
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download tune up utilities, you can change skins, boot screens, icons loads of  stuffit also has things like reg. booster, and disk defrag and loads loads more. you'll need to use lime wire or azerues or similar. i could actually may be send it your way if ur interested
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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