Loading takes about 2 mins......

[G-bonic]

How come my laptop takes about 2 mins before it takes me to type the password goin to my desktop when it says "windows starting up" that takes a while and when im shutting down too its the same thing when it says "windows shutting down". any help will appreciate. Thanks in advance.

 

[dragon2309]

perhaps you have a slow laptop, lol, whats the spec....

 

[Hairy_Lee]

yeah, the make, model and specs for the laptop would be a help, also its age

 

[G-bonic]

Dell inspiron 1100 intel celeron 2.4, 256 memory.

 

[computerhakk]

256 memory.

that can be one of the reasons why.

possibly because you may have too many startup programs when you log in loading, and too many background programs when you are shutting down.

try.. for logging in.
when you have already logged in. go to
start>run> type in "msconfig" w/o quotes
move over to the startup tab at the right end and uncheck any unneccary programs you dont want to start up.
if you have no clue what they are, expand the "command" column so that it shows the directory and you can possible get an idea at the folders it is coming from.

for shutdown..
if you are willing, read this article.
http://www.tweakxp.com/article36963.aspx

 

[myinnet]

that can be one of the reasons why.

possibly because you may have too many startup programs when you log in loading, and too many background programs when you are shutting down.

try.. for logging in.
when you have already logged in. go to
start>run> type in "msconfig" w/o quotes
move over to the startup tab at the right end and uncheck any unneccary programs you dont want to start up.
if you have no clue what they are, expand the "command" column so that it shows the directory and you can possible get an idea at the folders it is coming from.

for shutdown..
if you are willing, read this article.
http://www.tweakxp.com/article36963.aspx

Yes, i totally agree with you. You should check your startup item, such as startup folder, and the registy RUN items.