slow computer

Headshot

my brothers computer is acting up so i said "ill give a look at it"

iv fixed most of the problems but im stuck on one

when i power up the computer before the log in page it takes for ever to get there

message is "please wait"

what's wrong ?

mossyj

Hey Headshot,

Try this - disable all of the startup programs except your antivirus. This will mean the computer will boot faster because it wont have to load these programs at startup.

To do this bring up a run prompt (hold windows key & press R). Type msconfig and hit enter. Click on the startup tab and disable all of these programs except for your antivirus.

After this make sure the desktop isnt loaded with Icons and folders. Try and have a clean desktop and you should notice a bit of an improvement too.

best of luck with it....

Dingatron

Also try removing any external usb drives plugged in if any and test the boot time without them. They can slow boot up depending on os and configuration of drive.

cpu-dude

Headshot wrote: »

my brothers computer is acting up so i said "ill give a look at it"

iv fixed most of the problems but im stuck on one

when i power up the computer before the log in page it takes for ever to get there

message is "please wait"

what's wrong ?

Is this a Toshiba computer with Vista?

Headshot

mossyj wrote: »

Hey Headshot,

Try this - disable all of the startup programs except your antivirus. This will mean the computer will boot faster because it wont have to load these programs at startup.

To do this bring up a run prompt (hold windows key & press R). Type msconfig and hit enter. Click on the startup tab and disable all of these programs except for your antivirus.

After this make sure the desktop isnt loaded with Icons and folders. Try and have a clean desktop and you should notice a bit of an improvement too.

best of luck with it....

no luck mate

cpu-dude wrote: »

Is this a Toshiba computer with Vista?

how did you guess ?

cpu-dude

Headshot wrote: »

how did you guess ?

Wild guess (AKA Google). You need to disable a Toshiba service, do the following:

Click "Start" and type "msconfig" in the search box. Press enter.

Click on the "Services" and untick "Notebook Performance Tuning Service".

Click "Apply" and then "Ok" and now reboot your computer.

Headshot

cpu-dude wrote: »

Wild guess (AKA Google). You need to disable a Toshiba service, do the following:

Click "Start" and type "msconfig" in the search box. Press enter.

Click on the "Services" and untick "Notebook performance tuning service".

Click "Apply" and then "Ok" and now reboot your computer.

thanks mate ill try that when i get home

thanks

Headshot

cpu-dude wrote: »

Wild guess (AKA Google). You need to disable a Toshiba service, do the following:

Click "Start" and type "msconfig" in the search box. Press enter.

Click on the "Services" and untick "Notebook Performance Tuning Service".

Click "Apply" and then "Ok" and now reboot your computer.

nope still the same problem

mossyj

interesting thread here which might just do the trick for you.....

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-vista-performance/677542.htm

A guy posts a good solution a few posts down which may help!

best of luck...