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vista taking ages to unlock

  • 15-04-2008 8:48am
    #1
    fguihen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭


    each night before i go home i lock my pc ( Windows key + L). The next day when i hit CTRL+ALT+DEL to get the unlock/login screen, it can take my pc up to 35 mins to display the login screen.

    the pc is not frozen as the mouse pointer moves. I notice that hard disk activity is through the roof ( i can see the little HD light on my pc and hear it clicking away).

    I have stopped any un-necessary startup services in msconfig, and have updated my vista fully using windows update.

    any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Tried running a defrag yet? Disk Cleanup? Scandisk?


  • #3
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,374 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Try running CCleaner? (it probably won't fix problem, but it's handy to have)


  • #4
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    you say each night when you go home? so this is a pc @ work?
    Do you have the same problem when you start up the pc and log-in?
    Also what applications are running when the pc is locked if any?
    you also say pc so it's not a laptop i assume?


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    try in safe mode, to see how it compares to normal mode.


  • #6
    fguihen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭fguihen


    it was a really odd issue. i could lock my pc during the day for an hour or two at a time, but if i locked it overnight it just took ages to let me log back in. i went through the error logs and i believe it was a problem with usb, but there were a few issues in the error logs and rather than just spend hours fixing them all, i dont a backup of my data and flattened and rebuilt the machine. all good again.


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