computer takes forever to boot

[camaro1185]

A couple days ago my computer froze on me, so I did cnt, alt, delete and nothing happened so I held down the power button to restart it. Since then it has taken 25 minutes to start up. I know that I need a reformat, but my question is can my memory be screwed up, and if so when I reformat will it do the same thing. I don’t think it is the memory because once I log on it processes things quickly and doesn’t run any slower than it use to.

I also have only about 3 things start when the computer starts, so it’s not like I’m trying to load a ton of programs at startup.

Also if there is a quick fix to get it to start quicker or start in the same time that it use to please let me know.

 

[porterjw]

How long has the current OS installation been on the system?

If you haven't already done so, definitely run Defrag a few times. The first will take care of most fragmentation issues, but doing it two or three times total will 'fine-tune' so-to-speak anything left over. I'd run a full disk check also (not the 2-step one, the one that requires a reboot) just to make sure there are no HDD issues.

 

[spikebuck77]

First thing to try would be to check out the startup by going to run/msconfig
then go to the startup tab. Uncheck the stuff that sounds like it doesn't belong there. Take a look at the whole line of each service and that will give you a little insight if it belongs there. Then reboot and see if your startup is improved.

Auto updaters and viruses can be taken care of using these steps and oftentime this will give you the speed you were looking for.

In your case, it sounds like you may have a corrupt file in your operating system. Before you wipe everything and start over again, I would reinstall windows using your Operating System disk and selecting the Upgrade on the install.
Do not choose fresh install because that will remove all your programs. Just run the upgrade.

 

[AMD Fanboy]

This might sound dumb of me to suggest, but have you made sure there are no disks in the drive when you boot? It might be trying to boot from an invalid boot disk. Another thing you can do is use your Recovery Console to do a FIXBOOT. There may be no need to reinstall windows.