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Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Noor Motani, Sep 3, 2009.

  1. Noor Motani

    Noor Motani Guest

    From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM

    I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It takes
    good 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top
    inspiron with 4 Gb RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter the
    event log and diagnose where the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot of
    degradation found in loading drivers like sound and video. Also AVG resident
    shield slows down.
    When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser appears
    for two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it blanks
    out for another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the
    icons are slowly appearing. By the time complete boot is in place - system
    idle mode, it is ten to twelve minutes.

    I appreciate any help available.

    Best Regards
    Noor Motani
     
    Noor Motani, Sep 3, 2009
    #1
  3. Peter Foldes

    Peter Foldes Guest

    Does the behavior persists if you disable all your Startup programs

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    "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca> wrote in message
    news:OEdijZRLKHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    > To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    > Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    > Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM
    >
    > I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It takes good
    > 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top inspiron with 4 Gb
    > RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter the event log and diagnose where
    > the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot of degradation found in loading drivers
    > like sound and video. Also AVG resident shield slows down.
    > When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser appears for
    > two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it blanks out for
    > another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the icons are slowly
    > appearing. By the time complete boot is in place - system idle mode, it is ten to
    > twelve minutes.
    >
    > I appreciate any help available.
    >
    > Best Regards
    > Noor Motani <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Peter Foldes, Sep 3, 2009
    #2
  4. Flavius

    Flavius Guest

    Noor Motani;1128244 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@xxxxxx>
    > To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@xxxxxx>
    > Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    > Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM
    >
    > I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It
    > takes
    > good 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top
    > inspiron with 4 Gb RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter
    > the
    > event log and diagnose where the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot
    > of
    > degradation found in loading drivers like sound and video. Also AVG
    > resident
    > shield slows down.
    > When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser
    > appears
    > for two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it
    > blanks
    > out for another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the
    > icons are slowly appearing. By the time complete boot is in place -
    > system
    > idle mode, it is ten to twelve minutes.
    >
    > I appreciate any help available.
    >
    > Best Regards
    > Noor Motani<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    So long boot time is caused trouble with prefetch or with any
    drivers,or any external network drives

    Stop & disable Superfetch service,and empty *C:\Windows\Prefetch*
    folder,next run cmd.exe with administrative previlliges and type:

    *Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

    *+restart

    If no help unplug all network drives if it also no help use Windows
    Perforformace Analysis Tool to diagnose problem 'Windows Performance
    Analysis Tools'
    ()

    during diagnosing the source of problem you have to estimate drivers
    Here you have easy guide how it use 'Speed up boot time in Windows
    Vista using Windows Performance Toolkit'
    (    )


    --
    Flavius
     
    Flavius, Sep 4, 2009
    #3
  5. Ken Blake, MVP

    Ken Blake, MVP Guest

    On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 22:15:55 -0600, "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It takes
    > good 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top
    > inspiron with 4 Gb RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter the
    > event log and diagnose where the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot of
    > degradation found in loading drivers like sound and video. Also AVG resident
    > shield slows down.
    > When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser appears
    > for two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it blanks
    > out for another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the
    > icons are slowly appearing. By the time complete boot is in place - system
    > idle mode, it is ten to twelve minutes.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


    My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long it
    takes to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed is
    otherwise satisfactory, it may not be worth worrying about (although
    your 10-12 minutes is unusually long). Most people start their
    computers once a day or even less frequently. In the overall scheme of
    things, even a few minutes to start up isn't very important.
    Personally I power on my computer when I get up in the morning, then
    go get my coffee. When I come back, it's done booting. I don't know
    how long it took to boot and I don't care.

    However if you do want to address it, it may be because of what
    programs start automatically, and you may want to stop some of them
    from starting that way. On each program you don't want to start
    automatically, check its Options to see if it has the choice not to
    start (make sure you actually choose the option not to run it, not
    just a "don't show icon" option). Many can easily and best be stopped
    that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the Start | Run
    line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't want to
    start automatically.

    However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of
    running the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell
    you, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs
    you run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but
    others have no effect on performance.

    Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do
    is determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what
    the cost in performance is of its running all the time. You can get
    more information about these with google searches and asking about
    specifics here.

    Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
    decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.


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    Please Reply to the Newsgroup
     
    Ken Blake, MVP, Sep 4, 2009
    #4
  6. The C. [MCSE] Privacy & Disclos

    The C. [MCSE] Privacy & Disclos Guest

    Peter Foldes is a blind peasant fool! His daddy should have pulled out!
    --
    Computer/Software Tech.

    Make it a great day!

    Charles Richmond




    "Peter Foldes" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Does the behavior persists if you disable all your Startup programs
    >
    > --
    > Peter
    >
    > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
    > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
    >
    > "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca> wrote in message
    > news:OEdijZRLKHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >
    > > From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    > > To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    > > Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    > > Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM
    > >
    > > I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It takes good
    > > 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top inspiron with 4 Gb
    > > RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter the event log and diagnose where
    > > the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot of degradation found in loading drivers
    > > like sound and video. Also AVG resident shield slows down.
    > > When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser appears for
    > > two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it blanks out for
    > > another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the icons are slowly
    > > appearing. By the time complete boot is in place - system idle mode, it is ten to
    > > twelve minutes.
    > >
    > > I appreciate any help available.
    > >
    > > Best Regards
    > > Noor Motani <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    The C. [MCSE] Privacy & Disclos, Sep 4, 2009
    #5
  7. Noor Motani

    Noor Motani Guest

    Yes. If I disable all startup programs, it is the same. However, if I
    disable the startup services, it boots faster but without security as it
    disables AVG services too.

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    Best Regards
    Noor Motani

    "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:etOF0uRLKHA.5992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Does the behavior persists if you disable all your Startup programs
    >
    > --
    > Peter
    >
    > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
    > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
    >
    > "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca> wrote in message
    > news:OEdijZRLKHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    >> To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    >> Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    >> Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM
    >>
    >> I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It
    >> takes good 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk
    >> top inspiron with 4 Gb RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter
    >> the event log and diagnose where the degradation occurs. In my case, a
    >> lot of degradation found in loading drivers like sound and video. Also
    >> AVG resident shield slows down.
    >> When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser appears
    >> for two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it blanks
    >> out for another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the
    >> icons are slowly appearing. By the time complete boot is in place -
    >> system idle mode, it is ten to twelve minutes.
    >>
    >> I appreciate any help available.
    >>
    >> Best Regards
    >> Noor Motani<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Noor Motani, Sep 4, 2009
    #6
  8. Noor Motani

    Noor Motani Guest

    Thank you for help. I stopped the services prefetch and set it to manual.
    Then I emptied c:\windows\prefetch. Next when I ran the command
    "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks". I received an error
    "ERROR in advapi32.dll
    Missing entry:processIdle"
    I would appreciate further instructions.


    --
    Best Regards
    Noor Motani
    "Flavius" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:2faceb79f067a7a62b76236909be5511@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Noor Motani;1128244 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@xxxxxx>
    >> To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@xxxxxx>
    >> Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    >> Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM
    >>
    >> I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It
    >> takes
    >> good 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top
    >> inspiron with 4 Gb RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter
    >> the
    >> event log and diagnose where the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot
    >> of
    >> degradation found in loading drivers like sound and video. Also AVG
    >> resident
    >> shield slows down.
    >> When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser
    >> appears
    >> for two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it
    >> blanks
    >> out for another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the
    >> icons are slowly appearing. By the time complete boot is in place -
    >> system
    >> idle mode, it is ten to twelve minutes.
    >>
    >> I appreciate any help available.
    >>
    >> Best Regards
    >> Noor Motani<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > So long boot time is caused trouble with prefetch or with any
    > drivers,or any external network drives
    >
    > Stop & disable Superfetch service,and empty *C:WindowsPrefetch*
    > folder,next run cmd.exe with administrative previlliges and type:
    >
    > *Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
    >
    > *+restart
    >
    > If no help unplug all network drives if it also no help use Windows
    > Perforformace Analysis Tool to diagnose problem 'Windows Performance
    > Analysis Tools'
    > ()
    >
    > during diagnosing the source of problem you have to estimate drivers
    > Here you have easy guide how it use 'Speed up boot time in Windows
    > Vista using Windows Performance Toolkit'
    > (    )
    >
    >
    > --
    > Flavius <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Noor Motani, Sep 4, 2009
    #7
  9. Flavius

    Flavius Guest

    Noor Motani;1128804 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Thank you for help. I stopped the services prefetch and set it to
    > manual.
    > Then I emptied c:windowsprefetch. Next when I ran the command
    > "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks". I received an error
    > "ERROR in advapi32.dll
    > Missing entry:processIdle"
    > I would appreciate further instructions.
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    You didn't elevate cmd.exe with admin rights thus you have this
    error.Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on this file as admin)
    more details how to do that


    and repeat this command


    --
    Flavius
     
    Flavius, Sep 4, 2009
    #8
  10. Noor Motani

    Noor Motani Guest

    I did run cmd as administrator and same error. This time the missing entry
    is process.


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    Best Regards
    Noor Motani

    "Flavius" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:6f08839c3e14e322faeb6cf3f66ad35f@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Noor Motani;1128804 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Thank you for help. I stopped the services prefetch and set it to
    >> manual.
    >> Then I emptied c:windowsprefetch. Next when I ran the command
    >> "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks". I received an error
    >> "ERROR in advapi32.dll
    >> Missing entry:processIdle"
    >> I would appreciate further instructions.
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > You didn't elevate cmd.exe with admin rights thus you have this
    > error.Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on this file as admin)
    > more details how to do that
    >
    >
    > and repeat this command
    >
    >
    > --
    > Flavius <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Noor Motani, Sep 5, 2009
    #9
  11. mikeyhsd

    mikeyhsd Guest

    I usually edit the registry and change the prefetch setting from 3 to 0 (zero). 3 different entries.

    stopping the service maybe why you are getting the error.


    mikeyhsd@lamparty.net



    "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:u5qtgOmLKHA.1488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
    I did run cmd as administrator and same error. This time the missing entry
    is process.


    --
    Best Regards
    Noor Motani

    "Flavius" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:6f08839c3e14e322faeb6cf3f66ad35f@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Noor Motani;1128804 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Thank you for help. I stopped the services prefetch and set it to
    >> manual.
    >> Then I emptied c:windowsprefetch. Next when I ran the command
    >> "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks". I received an error
    >> "ERROR in advapi32.dll
    >> Missing entry:processIdle"
    >> I would appreciate further instructions.
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > You didn't elevate cmd.exe with admin rights thus you have this
    > error.Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on this file as admin)
    > more details how to do that
    >
    >
    > and repeat this command
    >
    >
    > --
    > Flavius <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    mikeyhsd, Sep 5, 2009
    #10
  12. Flavius

    Flavius Guest

    mikeyhsd;1129408 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I usually edit the registry and change the prefetch setting from 3 to 0
    > (zero). 3 different entries.
    >
    > stopping the service maybe why you are getting the error.
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    Surly no- Superfech service is responsible for Superfetch not for
    prefetch 'How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek'
    ()

    and above command relate to only Prefetch and must work independly
    Superfetch is turned on or off.But I saw cases when working Superfetch
    in Vista cause long start time.I suspect something another:

    Noor Montani wrote in any previous post:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    But he should wrote:

    RUNDLL32.EXE ADVAPI32.DLL,PROCESSIDLETASKS
    "ProcessIdleTask" you have type together not seperate!

    Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on cmd.exe as admin - it is
    also very important and type

    *Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

    *This command is correct written.The best will be if you copy this
    command from post and paste to cmd.exe


    --
    Flavius
     
    Flavius, Sep 5, 2009
    #11
  13. Noor Motani

    Noor Motani Guest

    Just to let you know that it appears that the command worked. This time I
    was careful not to insert space before Process and it accepted the command.
    After typing the command, it just went back to prompt on the run screen. It
    did not confirm or deny accepting the command. That's why I assume that the
    command was accepted. However, my boot time has not improved.


    --
    Best Regards
    Noor Motani

    "Flavius" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:ae372cde52eddbf2aa16497dd55b6b6f@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > mikeyhsd;1129408 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> I usually edit the registry and change the prefetch setting from 3 to 0
    >> (zero). 3 different entries.
    >>
    >> stopping the service maybe why you are getting the error.
    >>
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > Surly no- Superfech service is responsible for Superfetch not for
    > prefetch 'How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek'
    > ()
    >
    > and above command relate to only Prefetch and must work independly
    > Superfetch is turned on or off.But I saw cases when working Superfetch
    > in Vista cause long start time.I suspect something another:
    >
    > Noor Montani wrote in any previous post:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks
    >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > But he should wrote:
    >
    > RUNDLL32.EXE ADVAPI32.DLL,PROCESSIDLETASKS
    > "ProcessIdleTask" you have type together not seperate!
    >
    > Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on cmd.exe as admin - it is
    > also very important and type
    >
    > *Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
    >
    > *This command is correct written.The best will be if you copy this
    > command from post and paste to cmd.exe
    >
    >
    > --
    > Flavius <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Noor Motani, Sep 6, 2009
    #12
  14. Flavius

    Flavius Guest

    Noor Motani;1129936 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Just to let you know that it appears that the command worked. This time
    > I
    > was careful not to insert space before Process and it accepted the
    > command.
    > After typing the command, it just went back to prompt on the run
    > screen. It
    > did not confirm or deny accepting the command. That's why I assume that
    > the
    > command was accepted. However, my boot time has not improved.
    >
    >
    > --
    > Best Regards
    > Noor Motani
    >
    > "Flavius" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
    > news:ae372cde52eddbf2aa16497dd55b6b6f@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > >
    > > > mikeyhsd;1129408 Wrote:> > > > >
    > > > >> I usually edit the registry and change the prefetch setting from 3
    > > > to 0
    > > > >> (zero). 3 different entries.
    > > > >>
    > > > >> stopping the service maybe why you are getting the error.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>> > > > > Surly no- Superfech service is responsible for Superfetch not for
    > > > prefetch 'How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista :: the<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > How-To Geek'<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > ('How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek'<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > ())<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > >
    > > > and above command relate to only Prefetch and must work<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > independly<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > Superfetch is turned on or off.But I saw cases when working<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > Superfetch<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > in Vista cause long start time.I suspect something another:
    > > >
    > > > Noor Montani wrote in any previous post:
    > > >> > > > >
    > > > >>
    > > > >> Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks
    > > > >>> > > > >
    > > > But he should wrote:
    > > >
    > > > RUNDLL32.EXE ADVAPI32.DLL,PROCESSIDLETASKS
    > > > "ProcessIdleTask" you have type together not seperate!
    > > >
    > > > Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on cmd.exe as admin -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > it is<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > also very important and type
    > > >
    > > > *Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
    > > >
    > > > *This command is correct written.The best will be if you copy<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > this<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > > > command from post and paste to cmd.exe
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > --
    > > > Flavius > > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    See my first post in your thread,you have to check next things:

    If you have any network drives then unmount them

    another reason would be also any drivers or devices use Windows
    Perforformace Analysis Tool to diagnose problem 'Windows Performance
    Analysis Tools'
    (    )

    during diagnosing the source of problem you have to estimate drivers
    Here you have easy guide how it use 'Speed up boot time in Windows
    Vista using Windows Performance Toolkit'
    (    )


    --
    Flavius
     
    Flavius, Sep 6, 2009
    #13
  15. Noor Motani

    Noor Motani Guest

    Thank you all. My problem is solved. I made a call to dell tech support who
    ran a malware tool and found 32 infections that my AVG and F-secure online
    scan could never detect. This cleaned up my system and now it boots up fast
    enough. It took 2 minutes and a few seconds to boot up. He used a malware
    detection application called malewarebytes'.
    He also installed cclean a free system cleaner that cleaned a lot of junk
    too.


    --
    Best Regards
    Noor Motani

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    news:08359681652ecfd3d60508cc694746bc@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Noor Motani;1129936 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Just to let you know that it appears that the command worked. This time
    >> I
    >> was careful not to insert space before Process and it accepted the
    >> command.
    >> After typing the command, it just went back to prompt on the run
    >> screen. It
    >> did not confirm or deny accepting the command. That's why I assume that
    >> the
    >> command was accepted. However, my boot time has not improved.
    >>
    >>
    >> --
    >> Best Regards
    >> Noor Motani
    >>
    >> "Flavius" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
    >> news:ae372cde52eddbf2aa16497dd55b6b6f@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> > >
    >> > > mikeyhsd;1129408 Wrote:> > > > >
    >> > > >> I usually edit the registry and change the prefetch setting from 3
    >> > > to 0
    >> > > >> (zero). 3 different entries.
    >> > > >>
    >> > > >> stopping the service maybe why you are getting the error.
    >> > > >>
    >> > > >>> > > > > Surly no- Superfech service is responsible for Superfetch
    >> > > >>> > > > > not for
    >> > > prefetch 'How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista :: the
    >> > How-To Geek'
    >> > > ('How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek'
    >> > ())
    >> > >
    >> > > and above command relate to only Prefetch and must work
    >> > independly
    >> > > Superfetch is turned on or off.But I saw cases when working
    >> > Superfetch
    >> > > in Vista cause long start time.I suspect something another:
    >> > >
    >> > > Noor Montani wrote in any previous post:
    >> > >> > > > >
    >> > > >>
    >> > > >> Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,Process IdleTasks
    >> > > >>> > > > >
    >> > > But he should wrote:
    >> > >
    >> > > RUNDLL32.EXE ADVAPI32.DLL,PROCESSIDLETASKS
    >> > > "ProcessIdleTask" you have type together not seperate!
    >> > >
    >> > > Run cmd.exe with admin rights (right click on cmd.exe as admin -
    >> > it is
    >> > > also very important and type
    >> > >
    >> > > *Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
    >> > >
    >> > > *This command is correct written.The best will be if you copy
    >> > this
    >> > > command from post and paste to cmd.exe
    >> > >
    >> > >
    >> > > --
    >> > > Flavius > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > See my first post in your thread,you have to check next things:
    >
    > If you have any network drives then unmount them
    >
    > another reason would be also any drivers or devices use Windows
    > Perforformace Analysis Tool to diagnose problem 'Windows Performance
    > Analysis Tools'
    > (    )
    >
    > during diagnosing the source of problem you have to estimate drivers
    > Here you have easy guide how it use 'Speed up boot time in Windows
    > Vista using Windows Performance Toolkit'
    > (    )
    >
    >
    > --
    > Flavius <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Noor Motani, Sep 7, 2009
    #14
  16. Sonny Wortzik

    Sonny Wortzik Guest

    "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
    >decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Add "run malwarebytes" to your list.
     
    Sonny Wortzik, Sep 7, 2009
    #15
  17. John Darcy

    John Darcy Guest

    vista slow boot up, gets stuck at the beginning

    I have exactly the same issue and it just began to happen. Idid a restore point for earlier but that didnt change the slow start and the long time on the black screen. Also, I have start ups where 3 or 4 items do not get loaded into the tray though one or 2 may still be working just didnt show up. I havent been able to track down the issue or fix it.



    Posted as a reply to:

    very slow bootup
    04-Sep-09

    From: "Noor Motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    To: "Noor motani" <n.motani@shaw.ca>
    Subject: Very Slow Boot Vista 32
    Date: September-03-09 10:14 PM

    I am experiencing very slow boot up of Vista Home Premium 32 bit. It takes
    good 10 - 12 minutes to completely boot up. I am using Dell desk top
    inspiron with 4 Gb RAM. I did some research and learnt how to filter the
    event log and diagnose where the degradation occurs. In my case, a lot of
    degradation found in loading drivers like sound and video. Also AVG resident
    shield slows down.
    When I first turn on the system, black screen with a mouse curser appears
    for two - three minutes. Then Welcome message appears and again it blanks
    out for another two to three minutes. Then the desk top appears and the
    icons are slowly appearing. By the time complete boot is in place - system
    idle mode, it is ten to twelve minutes.

    I appreciate any help available.

    Best Regards
    Noor Motani

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    John Darcy, Sep 22, 2009
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  18. John Darcy

    John Darcy Guest

    slow start up

    I actually do not care if it takes time to boot as long as it is not stuck for some reason i cant determine. i looked at the event log but couldnt figure out anything off and looked through the process and services in action but couldnt find anything out of line, I just get stuck at the splash screen where it would zip through not can stall for 4mins then go through and slowly get booted, but many times with some start up items not loaded or just not showing in the tray. Sometimes it is 'normal' again. After 2 or 3 re boots back to back, it seems to boot properly , quickly and all items there. I do not seem to have extraneous start up items. all have a function and not looking to cut them out. just began to stall in the first stage of boot process.



    Posted as a reply to:

    vista slow boot up, gets stuck at the beginning
    22-Sep-09

    I have exactly the same issue and it just began to happen. Idid a restore point for earlier but that didnt change the slow start and the long time on the black screen. Also, I have start ups where 3 or 4 items do not get loaded into the tray though one or 2 may still be working just didnt show up. I havent been able to track down the issue or fix it.

    EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
    Creating a WPF Application Using MVVM Pattern
     
    John Darcy, Sep 22, 2009
    #17

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