Computer slow as hell.

Nixeh · 26 Apr 2006 at 15:22

Hey guys, just wonderinf would having large amounts of fonts installed slow down your computer on startup and other programs on the computer (programs which wouldnt load all those fonts)

I installed a pack of 25000 fonts ... yes 25,000 fonts... and since then my computer has been running slow, thought it just needed a restart but when it was logging into windows it took at least another minute longer then normal.

Raikiri · 26 Apr 2006 at 15:24

Where exactly did you get these fonts from?

My guess is spyware

gam3r · 26 Apr 2006 at 15:41

Spyware most likely as been said, format/reinstall Windows mate ...

pastymuncher · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:50

Why reinstall. Has'nt anyone heard of Spybot and Adaware? Forget Windows Defender as it's useless. Another excellent one is A-squared. Get that from here.

Nixeh · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:39

scanned it with adaware and it came up clean, it just seems to be slow loading and windows seems to preload all fonts before it starts up hense why its becoming slow.

Anyone know if i can stop this windows doing this, as i do a lot of graphical stuff and variation in fonts would be lovely.

My font folder comes in at 1.5gb

noxidjkram@hotm · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:48

start->run->msconfig (startup tab)

See if its doing anything in there that you can disable on startup?

Worth a look...

M

Paul11 · 26 Apr 2006 at 18:01

remove some of the fonts ??

gr1mey · 26 Apr 2006 at 18:02

idd thats what I would do, select the fonts you use most often and delete the others.

Ender · 26 Apr 2006 at 18:31

you defragged? , might help it go quicker

bbreezeuk · 26 Apr 2006 at 19:25

restore your computer

flip · 26 Apr 2006 at 19:34

having loads of fonts will slow your start up time down, as well as word etc, remove any that you dont use (about 24,999 of the ones you just installed)

squiffy · 26 Apr 2006 at 19:56

I know with older versions of fonts it slowed login right down. Dunno about XP though, my guess it would do. Do you REALLY need 250,000 fonts?

I think Control Panel has a font thingy, you probably can remove unwanted fonts there.

Rednut05 · 26 Apr 2006 at 19:59

Yeah it is the fonts. One tip I have seen a lot on how to seepd up boot up time is removing unused fonts. your computer will have to load up allk of those fonts at start up which is why its taking ages.

wilders · 26 Apr 2006 at 21:13

Cant see why you'd ever need 25,000, surely check them out and install the ones you like?