First thing I would check is the Event Viewer to see if there are any logged
reports that could probably give a clue as to what might be causing the
performance issues.
I would do a disk clean up, download and install the latest device drivers
for your system, run a system scan with your Antivirus and Antispyware
utility. Also, make sure your applications and are up to date.
Open the Run Command (Windows key + R), select the 'Startup' tab uncheck any
unnecessary programs that might be starting up with the system.
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Andre
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"steve" <> wrote in message
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>i have a dell d521 runing vista.
>
> when i start the pc up. it takes about 20 mins for everything to load. i
> can
> use the pc with 2-3 min. but when it gets around to load the drivers for
> my
> network. i can can not get to anything that is on my hone network nor the
> internet. . this happen once before an i ran a registry cleaner and the
> problem went away. i can run word,excel, and other programs.
>
> i've been trying to find out if vista has a process like in the old days.
> you ccould load your start up process one at a time to see what the hold
> up
> is. the sys does start working after 20 mins.