Computer Boot-up really slow!!

a49ers4009 · Nov 8, 2010

I went through the whole malware removal forum and did everything the guy said to do and he says my issues may be software related not Malware related can someone please help. Boot-up time is taking forever

hrlow2 · Nov 8, 2010

Download and install WinPatrol.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/WinPatrol_d3380.html

Once installed, go to "Scottie" in the lower right and check on your Startup listing.
Too many programs add themselves here when they don't need to be.
Causes a major boot time slowdown.

satrow · Nov 8, 2010

You need to minimise the programs starting at boot, use the software suggested by hrlow2 or Kestrel13.

After a quick scan of some of your earlier logs, I see that your C drive is pretty full at 90%, that's likely to have a very negative effect on the PC's speed. I suggest you move your "My Documents" folder to the D drive, also do this for the other login account and you should free up a significant amount of space, allowing for a good defrag to regain some of the lost performance.

To change the default location of the My Documents folder, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
2. Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Target tab.
4. In the Target box, do one of the following:
* Type the path to the folder location that you want, and then click OK. For example, D:\My Stuff.

If the folder does not exist, the Create Message dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to create the folder, and then click OK.

-or-
* Click Move, click the folder in which to store your documents, and then click OK twice.

If you need to create a new folder, click Make New Folder. Type a name for the folder, and then click OK twice.
5. In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.
Click to expand...

I also noticed that Outlook has crashed several times; this program is a major drain on resources if the PST file is very large (400MB+). You may be able to reduce its size and gain some speed by optimising it. First, make sure you have KB933493 installed then split your Outlook PST using Method 3. You can create the new folder(s) on the D drive to continue the free space cleanup.

You will also need to look into any errors that are in the System and Applications management logs, anything that crashes may result in the Windows Error Reporter (WER) kicking in, this can be a big slowdown in itself.

pattyandme · Nov 8, 2010

dont know what anti virus you are using mine is MSE and it runs a scan at every boot up

DavidGP · Nov 8, 2010

Hi

Satrow has great ideas there and do try them out, as hrlow2 mentions the amount of startups you have can cause a slowness in your boot time, and Winpatrol is ok to use, but I tend to use the one Kestrel posted HERE for you.

Having a look down your startups the following can be disabled, but first off boot into Safe Mode (F8 at boot) and does your PC load quicker or the same?

The startups I would disable are

eAudio.exe (Acers audio control panel, can use this from the Windows Control panel if needed, volume which is the main used control can be found on the speaker icon in the system tray the other controls once set to your liking are hardly used IMO)
igfxtray.exe (Intel graphics card control panel, not needed as you can right click on desktop and choose properties to get to the graphics CP)
igfxpers.exe (see above on Intel Graphics)
ACE1.exe or Acer Product Registration (delete this entry)
Reminder.exe (Acer Tour reminder, a tour of your PC, great when new and out of the box but a worthless startup now, delete this)
RealPlay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER (rRealPlayer, startup, not needed at boot if you want RealPlayer to run then just start it from the Programs menu list)
PMVService.exe (Acer play Movie startup again not needed at startup, manually start if and when you need it)
iTunesHelper.exe (iTunes helper, never actually worked out what the hell this does in reality and I have an iPod Touch and iPhone and they work ok with iTunes without this startup)
Reader_sl.exe (Adobe Reader speed launcher, not needed)
AdobeARM.exe (Adobe Arm, not needed, will manually start when an app programmed in it is launched)
YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet (disable as its only needed to start when you manually run it when you need this app)

Possibles if you use the technology application are
eDSloader.exe (Acers encrypting data app, do you encrypt data on your PC if not its not needed)
LManager.exe (Acers customisable keys app)

I see you have Superantispyware installed, is this the Pro version or free as it may conflict with Avast if Superantispyware is the pro version that runs in the background, thus Avast and SAS will be scanning at the same time, so disable superantispyware as a test after you have done all of the above to see if this being disabled speeds up your startup.

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