 | By Fred Langa Even powerful, capable hardware can sometimes get bogged down, and few things are more irritating than a needlessly long boot. There are many causes for slow PC start-ups, but some simple maintenance will usually set things right. |
Horrible four-minute boot resists easy fixes
Yvon Dubois’ PC has plenty of horsepower, but it’s taking forever to boot. Yvon’s tried all the normal speed-up steps, but none worked. (The PC is running XP, but the answer applies to all versions of Windows.)
- “My Dell Inspiron, with 2.7GHz Quadcore CPU, 3GB RAM, and XP Pro, takes over four minutes to boot.
“I reduced the number of icons on the desktop, reduced to a minimum the start-up programs, and ran some commercial tune-up tools, all to no avail.
“I have Trend Micro AV and TurtleBeach audio running at start-up, and that’s about it. During all that time, the hard drive is continuously running.
“Any suggestions?”
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