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Fast Boot/Desktop Load, Then Super Bogged Down
Writing from my 2008 Macbook (yes, it's that bad) so PLEASE HALP
The Problem:
Computer starts up and loads to the desktop super quick, but then things go south pretty fast a few seconds later.
Some Scenarios:
- Start up computer, log in, desktop appears with fully functional start menu in less than 20 seconds.Then I launch a web browser**, and it loads almost instantly. Go to type in something in the search bar, program freezes, and the computer starts acting like it's from 2003 from then on.
**I've deleted and reinstalled firefox and chrome to see if they were corrupted, but I've been using IE (GASP) because it's the only one that works enough to load and search Google.
- Start up computer, log in, desktop appears with fully functional start menu in less than 20 seconds.Then I launch my Blizzard Client. Takes 5 minutes to load the window, then a few more to load online content. Then back to 2003.
After the initial event, it'll take a good 30 seconds to a minute to even load a program, and the same time to access the Task Manager.
Some Solution Attemps:
- Ran comprehensive Immunet viral scan. No virus.
- Ran malwarebytes scan. No malware.
- Ran adware/trojan scan. Nothing there either.
- I'm running on a clean boot, all essential processes only, by way of msconfig and Selective Startup. That helped the boot times improve instantly, but did nothing for the lag problem after the initial desktop load.
- Took my computer case apart and blew it out with my air compressor. That sucker is clean as a whistle
That is where I've stopped. Work and school picked up, so I haven't been able to get back to it for a couple weeks. Hoping that y'all in the community might be of some help. I'll provide any information I can.