Brian

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I have noticed today that my laptop seems to be taking longer to start up
When you turn it on it starts to load up get the green bars across the bottom (normal) but then the screens goes black for a min or so then loads up, it normally goes alot faster dont get the black screen

Anyone got any ideas


Brian

Rab

Whats the spec of the laptop?

And how many programs are starting with windows? Try googling 'selective startup vista' to cut down the number of programs that start with windows.

Also, run some anti-spyware program, ad-aware is free and good. And try defragmenting your hard disc.

Failing that. Brick it.

JohnnyB

format the cunt and put windows 7 on it

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Have run a anti spyware turned everything off on start up and its still slow

It was fine yesturday so carnt see how it can just change


Brian

Adrian

Its a Microsoft product, thats how

Is it on a go slow before it runs Vista? Have you added any new hardware? Any windows updates? What AV do you run as McAfee was being a bastard earlier in the month? Can you change the BIOS settings to see what its doing rather than the windows screen?

Failing that, do what JohnnyB says, shove Win 7 on it. Best thing I ever done on my Tosh.

The Sludge

windows 7 all the way.......i binned vista

Brian

iTrader: (2)

No its been fine since we bought it over a year ago, AVG free 9.0 TBH i ant very good on Computres what do you mean BIOS settings?

I might have to look at Windows 7

But just dont understand why all of a sudden playing up


Brian

Fil

its allready been said about 5 times but Win 7 it

Oranoco

Vista is shit, go back to XP or go to 7. Heard great stuff about 7 and should have my copy soon to report on

TOMMY_RS

whats wrong with vista lads?

Adrian

Bloaty

Brian

iTrader: (2)

TBH i havent had any problems with Vista until now

Does the problem i having sound like it is to do with Vista?

Where's the best place to buy windowa 7 from?


Brian

TOMMY_RS

what ?

Oranoco

My current lady is a big IT bod and she did explain it all but to be honest I started thinking about her tits about 2 minutes into the conversation so can't remember the reasons she gave

BM08

Is that the one with the Corsa?

benjaminsarmy

lol jokes

stevos

It could just have updated mine has vista as well and the thing was updating every day and was taking 10 mins to boot up sometimes, so only updates once a week now.

Psycho Warren

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my vista is being gay and crashes everytime i try and update by antivirus/windows update. Think ive got one of those gay malwares that stop you updating to ensure its own survival hard drive wipe here we come. no virus can survive that

STAFFY OWNER

That might be the best option but it still doesn't answer why the performance/start up procedure has suddenly changed so dramatically. I'm not very clued up on computers but isn't it best to know what the problem is before you can go about fixing it. As stated already i don't know much about PCs but is this problem something that could still crop up again once Windows 7 has been installed.

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Exactley what i am try to say


Brian

Rab

I think Microsoft have put something into Vista thats fudged it up to encourage everyone to buy 7....

I updated mine yesterday and now it's sooooo slow..........

WaynoFRS

I have the same with my system of late. Apparently Vista needs lots of power to boot it up, and depending on what systems start up with Vista, will depend how long it takes to load.
My screen goes black too, but then appears to be ok.

Adrian

So without actually realising you may have just answered the OP's query.

What update(s) did you install? If its only 1 then remove it and see if the performance is any better.

Few things here may be of help

http://www.delete-computer-history.c...w-boot-up.html

Failing that, google Vista Slow Boot and plough through some of the pages/suggestions it returns.

Rab

Adrian, nae idea. Not very computery tbh. Where do i find out what update I've installed?