Vista Slow Bootup

Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the Welcome
screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the welcome screen
for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another 30 seconds
before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then everything
appears to work OK.

Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone know why it
has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy bootup
back?

I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the problem
persists.

It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has 500gb
HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.

Any help would be much welcomed.

Have you installed any new programs?

"Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
> Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the
> Welcome
> screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the welcome
> screen
> for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another 30
> seconds
> before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then everything
> appears to work OK.
>
> Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone know why
> it
> has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy
> bootup
> back?
>
> I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the problem
> persists.
>
> It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has 500gb
> HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
>
> Any help would be much welcomed.

Hi Bob

Yes I have installed new programms, though I am not sure that this has added
to this strange glitch, as I was having this problem so I carried out a full
distructive re installation and it was still there with just the original
programmes that were loaded when the problem did not occur.

"Bob" wrote:

> Have you installed any new programs?
>
> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
> message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
> > Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the
> > Welcome
> > screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the welcome
> > screen
> > for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another 30
> > seconds
> > before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then everything
> > appears to work OK.
> >
> > Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone know why
> > it
> > has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy
> > bootup
> > back?
> >
> > I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the problem
> > persists.
> >
> > It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has 500gb
> > HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
> >
> > Any help would be much welcomed.
>
>

Run msconfig. Choose start Windows with common services and startup programs
turned off. Then turn them back on, one at a time until you find the
culprit.

"Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
message news:F40F2458-F712-4016-A407-...
> Hi Bob
>
> Yes I have installed new programms, though I am not sure that this has
> added
> to this strange glitch, as I was having this problem so I carried out a
> full
> distructive re installation and it was still there with just the original
> programmes that were loaded when the problem did not occur.
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Have you installed any new programs?
>>
>> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
>> message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
>> > Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the
>> > Welcome
>> > screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the welcome
>> > screen
>> > for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another 30
>> > seconds
>> > before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then
>> > everything
>> > appears to work OK.
>> >
>> > Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone know
>> > why
>> > it
>> > has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy
>> > bootup
>> > back?
>> >
>> > I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the
>> > problem
>> > persists.
>> >
>> > It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has
>> > 500gb
>> > HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
>> >
>> > Any help would be much welcomed.
>>
>>

Bob, Since my last message I gave the situation further thought and decided
to try a clean re installation again. This time, I check by restarting first
after windows vista installed, and then after each software installation. It
took a bit longer but I now have mt system back running fast as before. I
did get the black screen hangup once and the culprit is either the SP1 patch
for Office 2007, or the Add-On pack for Norton 360. After uninstalling the
Add-On pack and doing a system restore to a point earlier than when the SP1
patch was downloaded and installed, the system was once again OK. I will re
check each of the ossible offenders separately and hopefully identify the
culprit once and for all.

"Bob" wrote:

> Run msconfig. Choose start Windows with common services and startup programs
> turned off. Then turn them back on, one at a time until you find the
> culprit.
>
> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
> message news:F40F2458-F712-4016-A407-...
> > Hi Bob
> >
> > Yes I have installed new programms, though I am not sure that this has
> > added
> > to this strange glitch, as I was having this problem so I carried out a
> > full
> > distructive re installation and it was still there with just the original
> > programmes that were loaded when the problem did not occur.
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> >> Have you installed any new programs?
> >>
> >> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
> >> message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
> >> > Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the
> >> > Welcome
> >> > screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the welcome
> >> > screen
> >> > for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another 30
> >> > seconds
> >> > before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then
> >> > everything
> >> > appears to work OK.
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone know
> >> > why
> >> > it
> >> > has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy
> >> > bootup
> >> > back?
> >> >
> >> > I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the
> >> > problem
> >> > persists.
> >> >
> >> > It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has
> >> > 500gb
> >> > HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be much welcomed.
> >>
> >>
>
>

Glad to hear it!
Now do yourself a favor and get rid of Norton (a disaster waiting to
happen). Replace it with either AVG or Avast...both are free.

"Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
message news:A86B6683-0D4A-4659-9203-...
> Bob, Since my last message I gave the situation further thought and
> decided
> to try a clean re installation again. This time, I check by restarting
> first
> after windows vista installed, and then after each software installation.
> It
> took a bit longer but I now have mt system back running fast as before. I
> did get the black screen hangup once and the culprit is either the SP1
> patch
> for Office 2007, or the Add-On pack for Norton 360. After uninstalling the
> Add-On pack and doing a system restore to a point earlier than when the
> SP1
> patch was downloaded and installed, the system was once again OK. I will
> re
> check each of the ossible offenders separately and hopefully identify the
> culprit once and for all.
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Run msconfig. Choose start Windows with common services and startup
>> programs
>> turned off. Then turn them back on, one at a time until you find the
>> culprit.
>>
>> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
>> message news:F40F2458-F712-4016-A407-...
>> > Hi Bob
>> >
>> > Yes I have installed new programms, though I am not sure that this has
>> > added
>> > to this strange glitch, as I was having this problem so I carried out a
>> > full
>> > distructive re installation and it was still there with just the
>> > original
>> > programmes that were loaded when the problem did not occur.
>> >
>> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Have you installed any new programs?
>> >>
>> >> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
>> >> > Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the
>> >> > Welcome
>> >> > screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the
>> >> > welcome
>> >> > screen
>> >> > for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another
>> >> > 30
>> >> > seconds
>> >> > before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then
>> >> > everything
>> >> > appears to work OK.
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone
>> >> > know
>> >> > why
>> >> > it
>> >> > has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy
>> >> > bootup
>> >> > back?
>> >> >
>> >> > I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the
>> >> > problem
>> >> > persists.
>> >> >
>> >> > It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has
>> >> > 500gb
>> >> > HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be much welcomed.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Bob is correct. Get rid of Norton. I've spent the past two months
testing antivirus programs on my machine. All of my slow startup and
shutdown problems were antivirus related and Norton was one of several
that were particularily bad.

AVG is good and light on resources. I have found Avira to work the best
with my configuration. If you're willing to experiment a little, I would
recommend testing a few and see which works best for you. You may also
want to try Avast (Oops, I see Bob already suggested this), but stay
away from resource hogs like Norton and McAfee, and the all-in-one
security suites.


--
koch

Hi again Bob

I now have mys system running like lightening. I experienced more problems
with Norton, but the were resolved when I uninstalled. The Microsoft updates
weren't to blame. Before I bought this new machine I had been using AVG and
Zonealarm very successfully and without problems. I never was a fan of Norton
but was persuaded to take 360 by an offer that I thought I couldn't refuse
when I bought the machine. "Shan't do that again!!!"


"Bob" wrote:

> Glad to hear it!
> Now do yourself a favor and get rid of Norton (a disaster waiting to
> happen). Replace it with either AVG or Avast...both are free.
>
> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
> message news:A86B6683-0D4A-4659-9203-...
> > Bob, Since my last message I gave the situation further thought and
> > decided
> > to try a clean re installation again. This time, I check by restarting
> > first
> > after windows vista installed, and then after each software installation.
> > It
> > took a bit longer but I now have mt system back running fast as before. I
> > did get the black screen hangup once and the culprit is either the SP1
> > patch
> > for Office 2007, or the Add-On pack for Norton 360. After uninstalling the
> > Add-On pack and doing a system restore to a point earlier than when the
> > SP1
> > patch was downloaded and installed, the system was once again OK. I will
> > re
> > check each of the ossible offenders separately and hopefully identify the
> > culprit once and for all.
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> >> Run msconfig. Choose start Windows with common services and startup
> >> programs
> >> turned off. Then turn them back on, one at a time until you find the
> >> culprit.
> >>
> >> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
> >> message news:F40F2458-F712-4016-A407-...
> >> > Hi Bob
> >> >
> >> > Yes I have installed new programms, though I am not sure that this has
> >> > added
> >> > to this strange glitch, as I was having this problem so I carried out a
> >> > full
> >> > distructive re installation and it was still there with just the
> >> > original
> >> > programmes that were loaded when the problem did not occur.
> >> >
> >> > "Bob" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Have you installed any new programs?
> >> >>
> >> >> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote
> >> >> in
> >> >> message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
> >> >> > Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from the
> >> >> > Welcome
> >> >> > screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the
> >> >> > welcome
> >> >> > screen
> >> >> > for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about another
> >> >> > 30
> >> >> > seconds
> >> >> > before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then
> >> >> > everything
> >> >> > appears to work OK.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone
> >> >> > know
> >> >> > why
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > has started happening and what can be done to get my previous speedy
> >> >> > bootup
> >> >> > back?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the
> >> >> > problem
> >> >> > persists.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed; has
> >> >> > 500gb
> >> >> > HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any help would be much welcomed.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hi Koch

Your are both right. I now have a system running like lightening without
Norton. I never was a fan of norton but was persuaded by an offer I thought
I could't refuse when I bought the new machine. I too had carried out a
number of trials on various antivirus and firewall software and had
previously been using AVG and Zonealarm very successfully for a long time.
Guess what I shall be using infuture....

Thanks

"koch" wrote:

>
> Bob is correct. Get rid of Norton. I've spent the past two months
> testing antivirus programs on my machine. All of my slow startup and
> shutdown problems were antivirus related and Norton was one of several
> that were particularily bad.
>
> AVG is good and light on resources. I have found Avira to work the best
> with my configuration. If you're willing to experiment a little, I would
> recommend testing a few and see which works best for you. You may also
> want to try Avast (Oops, I see Bob already suggested this), but stay
> away from resource hogs like Norton and McAfee, and the all-in-one
> security suites.
>
>
> --
> koch
>

Good!

"Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
message news:8D7749AB-F60C-46CD-B438-...
> Hi again Bob
>
> I now have mys system running like lightening. I experienced more
> problems
> with Norton, but the were resolved when I uninstalled. The Microsoft
> updates
> weren't to blame. Before I bought this new machine I had been using AVG
> and
> Zonealarm very successfully and without problems. I never was a fan of
> Norton
> but was persuaded to take 360 by an offer that I thought I couldn't refuse
> when I bought the machine. "Shan't do that again!!!"
>
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Glad to hear it!
>> Now do yourself a favor and get rid of Norton (a disaster waiting to
>> happen). Replace it with either AVG or Avast...both are free.
>>
>> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote in
>> message news:A86B6683-0D4A-4659-9203-...
>> > Bob, Since my last message I gave the situation further thought and
>> > decided
>> > to try a clean re installation again. This time, I check by restarting
>> > first
>> > after windows vista installed, and then after each software
>> > installation.
>> > It
>> > took a bit longer but I now have mt system back running fast as before.
>> > I
>> > did get the black screen hangup once and the culprit is either the SP1
>> > patch
>> > for Office 2007, or the Add-On pack for Norton 360. After uninstalling
>> > the
>> > Add-On pack and doing a system restore to a point earlier than when the
>> > SP1
>> > patch was downloaded and installed, the system was once again OK. I
>> > will
>> > re
>> > check each of the ossible offenders separately and hopefully identify
>> > the
>> > culprit once and for all.
>> >
>> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Run msconfig. Choose start Windows with common services and startup
>> >> programs
>> >> turned off. Then turn them back on, one at a time until you find the
>> >> culprit.
>> >>
>> >> "Ottermotorracing" <> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> message news:F40F2458-F712-4016-A407-...
>> >> > Hi Bob
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes I have installed new programms, though I am not sure that this
>> >> > has
>> >> > added
>> >> > to this strange glitch, as I was having this problem so I carried
>> >> > out a
>> >> > full
>> >> > distructive re installation and it was still there with just the
>> >> > original
>> >> > programmes that were loaded when the problem did not occur.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bob" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Have you installed any new programs?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Ottermotorracing" <>
>> >> >> wrote
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> message news:961050BA-0A93-459D-83CE-...
>> >> >> > Vista used to boot fairly quickly. It would quickly flick from
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > Welcome
>> >> >> > screen to my desktop. Now, for about a week, it hangs on the
>> >> >> > welcome
>> >> >> > screen
>> >> >> > for about 35 seconds, then the screen goes black for about
>> >> >> > another
>> >> >> > 30
>> >> >> > seconds
>> >> >> > before by task bar appears and then finally my desktop. Then
>> >> >> > everything
>> >> >> > appears to work OK.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Has anyone else got this problem? More importantly, does anyone
>> >> >> > know
>> >> >> > why
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > has started happening and what can be done to get my previous
>> >> >> > speedy
>> >> >> > bootup
>> >> >> > back?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have even tried a complete distructive re installation but the
>> >> >> > problem
>> >> >> > persists.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It is a new machine that came with Vista Home Premium installed;
>> >> >> > has
>> >> >> > 500gb
>> >> >> > HDD; 2gb RAM; Intell Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any help would be much welcomed.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>