[dar124]

Hello, I just had a post in the "Virus, Spyware, Malware Removal" area http://www.geekstogo...s-running-slow/ and was directed here for further assistance.  So after working with Biscuithd on the other thread, I know the laptop doesn't have any virus's and the temp files, etc have been cleaned up but it still seems to take a long time to boot up / load Windows. I did go thru and stop a handful of programs from running at startup.  I'm sure there's plenty more that could be done to streamline the startup process.

 

I'd appreciate any assistance with this!!!  Thanks in advance.

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One of the easiest ways to reduce bootup time is to replace the hard drive with a SSD . . . especially if the current hard drive is spinning at 5400 RPM or slower. I've seen close to 4 minute bootup times drop to ~45 seconds. My i7 goes from off to on the 'net in 21 seconds.

[SpywareDr]

One of the easiest ways to reduce bootup time is to replace the hard drive with a SSD . . . especially if the current hard drive is spinning at 5400 RPM or slower. I've seen close to 4 minute bootup times drop to ~45 seconds. My i7 goes from off to on the 'net in 21 seconds.

[dar124]

I agree a SSD would speed things up.  This is a friend's laptop, so I'll run buying and installing a SSD by him.

 

Any suggestions for stopping other programs at startup or for speeding the startup with the current HD??

[SpywareDr]

Click the Start orb, type in msconfig and press [Enter], click the Startup tab and then deselect everything except what the user considers necessary for them to run the computer. Don't disable the anti-malware (malicious software) of course. When done, reboot and see if there is any improvement.

Edited by SpywareDr, 19 October 2014 - 04:09 PM.