Super Slow Boot Times

This is a repost. I had previously posted this question in this software forum but apparently an admin moved it to the Malware forum (this is the thread), who have redirected me back here.

I'll restate the problem:

I'm experiencing 4 minute boot times on my 64bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1 desktop.

If I use msconfig.exe to disable all startup services it doesn't seem to affect the boot time.

By contrast, the safe mode w/networking boot time is about 30 seconds.

I've run CCleaner and the malware troubleshooting steps at the Win 7 Malware Removal/Cleaning Procedure page and still am seeing the slow startup.

Could I get a recommendation of assessment software I should run / logs I should provide in order to troubleshoot this problem?

Thanks in advance.

 

It would help if you posted your PC's hardware specifications.

 

Thanks for your reply. Here's the specs:

As already stated, the OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.30 GHZ LGA1155 CPU

Mobo: ASRock H77M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1339DS1S00

Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-R785OC-2GD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

HD: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power: Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Optical: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

 

As it boots fine in Safe Mode it isn't hardware related but quite likely a driver issue. I would follow through Microsoft's clean boot procedure to try to isolate the problem.

 

Don't use MSConfig to control startups - see here: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=149804

I suggest that you use Autoruns to see and control what starts up: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_autoruns.html Uncheck those items that have no file or executable to run on startup.

Observe the important note in the article at the first link. However, you could use a diagnostic utility to determine the resource hog on start up: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/autorun_organizer.html and then use the Autoruns program to disable.