How long does it take..

IwantanewPC · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:13

For you guys to be able to use your PC after you've clicked through the Windows XP log on screen and you first see the desktop load up?

I haven't got too much installed on this PC, and I regularly run checks for Spyware and such yet it takes my PC a good 30-40 seconds before I can click on a program or something and it will load.

Tbh my system downstairs, which is like 9 years old, loads up much faster.

How about your's?

Unromantic__Me · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:14

About 20 seconds once I get rid of all the annoying bubbles

Amp34 · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:16

About 20 seconds for me too, although that is mainly the antivirus starting up. My other PC without any antivirus takes about 10 seconds.

Can you put a list of what loads up at startup and what your antivirus is, it may help.

IwantanewPC · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:18

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that in Msconfig, in the Startup section, there is actually nothing ticked..

nikebee · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:19

10ish seconds... no... well not even that surely :confused:

pretty instantanious (depending on what i actually click on straight away

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dirtybeatfreak · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:23

correct me if im wrong but i think all the services etc also load up at startup, not just whats in the msconfig startup list thingy...maybe thats what causing it??

Unromantic__Me · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:40

Anyone knwo a way to get rid of all the bubbles poppin up telling me my antivirus isnt on and the such?

I know there is a way, just dont know what it is...has inspired me to get mine down to 15 seconds at least lol

nikebee · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:46

Unromantic__Me said:
Anyone knwo a way to get rid of all the bubbles poppin up telling me my antivirus isnt on and the such?

I know there is a way, just dont know what it is...has inspired me to get mine down to 15 seconds at least lol

by updating your antivirus?

Hlebio · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:51

alangelluk said:
correct me if im wrong but i think all the services etc also load up at startup, not just whats in the msconfig startup list thingy...maybe thats what causing it??

Yeah that is right.

Speaking of which, does anyone know of a site that lists which of those services the average PC user will be okay to cancel?

Unromantic__Me · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:55

Al Vallario · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:57

Hlebio said:
Speaking of which, does anyone know of a site that lists which of those services the average PC user will be okay to cancel?

It's all in the right place

Psycho Sonny · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:18

okay i was disabling services and when i disabled one of them my right click menu's have stopped working properly, when i right click the menu is invisible until i scroll my mous over it then it appears, can sum1 tell me how to solve this

|Ric| · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:46

Unromantic__Me said:
Anyone knwo a way to get rid of all the bubbles poppin up telling me my antivirus isnt on and the such?

I know there is a way, just dont know what it is...has inspired me to get mine down to 15 seconds at least lol

Start->Settings->Control Panel->Security Centre

On the virus bubble there should be a button, maybe saying "Recommendations", click it and there should be a tick box at the bottom saying "I monitor this myself"

Ric.

Sinque · 29 Jun 2006 at 08:19

Psycho Sonny said:
okay i was disabling services and when i disabled one of them my right click menu's have stopped working properly, when i right click the menu is invisible until i scroll my mous over it then it appears, can sum1 tell me how to solve this

Restart the last service you stopped? I always check everything after each service to see if anything is wrong.