Slow boot and random slowdowns after boot...


  1. juanbobo
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    Slow boot and random slowdowns after boot...


    In the last few days it's gone from taking me maybe a minute to boot to several minutes and even after the computer has fully booted there is random slowdown, but there aren't really any processes using up cpu cycles according to the task manager. I've tried everything from reverting to another save point, defragging, limiting which services and programs start at boot, reinstalling drivers and and various programs without luck. I tried using the windows performance analysis tools to study what was running when during the boot process and it's pretty inconclusive. It runs much better in safe mode. I also run Linux and it does not seem laggy and as I've tested the hard disk and ram I'm lead to believe it's not a hardware issue... Any help would be appreciated
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  3. Jacee
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  4. juanbobo
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    I've run Malwarebytes, Spybot, AVG, and Antivir with no results.
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  6. Jacee
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    Try a "clean boot" How to Clean Boot Windows | eHow.com
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  7. kword88
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    do you have an external HD, by chance?
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  8. juanbobo
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    I did try a clean boot and it did not help. I do have an external hard drive that has been powered off though.
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  10. kword88
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    try disconnecting the external drive completely
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  11. juanbobo
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    I did try that and it didn't seem to help.
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  12. juanbobo
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    Edit: I thought a hotfix solved the problem , but actually it ended up being a bad hard drive ;(
    Last edited by juanbobo; 22 Nov 2010 at 22:57.
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