Strange Problem: Windows 7 64-bit booting up slow all of a sudden...

Ste1aR

New member
Local time
11:36 PM
Messages
2
Location
New York
OK so I'll try to make this as brief as possible. I created this account so i could post this to try and get some help. I'm so frustrated with this problem I have no idea where else to turn...

Computer specs: -Windows 7 64 bit Home edition -Gigabyte 970A-DS3P FX (v 2.0) -AMD FX 8120 cpu (I know not the best choice) -16gb ddr3 1333 ram 4x4 sticks (wierd brand name) -Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 Strix GPU (2gb) -Toshiba 1TB Sata 3.5 regular 7200rpm HDD -Kingdian 60gb Solid state Sata Drive -Thermaltake 650W power supply -Cooler Master Hyper T2 cpu cooler fan

(edit) Windows 7 64bit is installed on my regular 1TB hard drive.

OK so this all started a few weeks ago. I have the CPU overclocked to 3.6ghz from the stock 3.1. Idles around 22celcius and under load won't top 38celcius.

Anywho I play PubG alot. I have Steam client and my PubG game all installed on my solid state drive. Made a HUGE difference in loading the map.

Anyway I had a little issue with Steam where Pubg would update but it would freeze in the middle of the update and Steam would pretty much crash. ALSO I'm not sure why but when this happened I looked at my solid state drive and when this would happen the SSD would have an extra 10GB taken up (no idea why)

Anywho after this happened the first time I Uninstaller Steam, Pubg, everything and then reinstalled everything. 1 week later this sane problem happened again. Steam crashed, update froze, couldent even use steam even when restarted. Look at Solid state drive again and extra 10GB taken up out of nowhere again.

I end up in installing steam amd pubg again. Restart my computer and all of a sudden windows takes about 3-5 minutes to boot up on the windows logo. Thought maybe it was a virus? So I ended up reformatting my PC and staring from scratch. Computer loads slow EVERY single time it starts up now. 3-5 minutes of boot up. Also to top it off the PC will NOT detect my Solid state drive at all anymore.

I've reformatted multipul times, reset bios multipul times, ran single ram sticks and switch them around but I CANNOT for the life of me figure this problem out.

Ive ran memory scans, registry scans, disk scans, virus scans. No problems detected. I'm at my wits end. I've been tried everything and I don't know what else it would be.

Could anywho help me out? Any suggestions?
 
Last edited:

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 BitAMD FX 81204x4 16 GB'sStrix Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit
CPU
AMD FX 8120
Motherboard
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P FX
Memory
4x4 16 GB's
Graphics Card(s)
Strix Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
Hard Drives
1 TB Toshiba 7200 3.5' Sata HDD
60 GB Kingdian Solid State Drive Sata
Case
Cooler Master
Internet Speed
75/75 Fios
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Google Chrome
Crossing my fingers SOMEONE can help me out...:confused:
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 BitAMD FX 81204x4 16 GB'sStrix Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit
CPU
AMD FX 8120
Motherboard
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P FX
Memory
4x4 16 GB's
Graphics Card(s)
Strix Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
Hard Drives
1 TB Toshiba 7200 3.5' Sata HDD
60 GB Kingdian Solid State Drive Sata
Case
Cooler Master
Internet Speed
75/75 Fios
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Google Chrome
Evidently there is something loading at startup which is slowing everything down. It may be steam-related, it may not be. Here's how to troubleshoot and fix the problem:

Run MSCONFIG. Click on the Services tab. Check the box which says Hide all Microsoft Services. Click OK and then reboot the computer.

Use the computer a bit. See if the above has solved the problem. If it has, then one (or more) of your non-Microsoft services is the culprit.

To fix: Run MSCONFIG and click on the Services tab. Re-enable one of the non-Microsoft services, then reboot. See if the problem comes back. If not, then run MSCONFIG again, and re-enable another non-Microsoft service, then reboot. See if the problem comes back. Keep doing this until the problem comes back; you will then know which service was the culprit. Make note of the problematic service, and disable it again so that it will quit causing problems. And go through this with the remaining services, to make sure that there are no other problematic services.

This procedure will fix your problem. But you will have disabled something in order to achieve the solution. Whatever it is that you disabled now won't work, because it is disabled. If you can live with that, you're good to go.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (VMWare host) / W...Haswell4 GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Linux Mint 18.2 xfce 64-bit (VMWare host) / Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit (VMWare guest)
CPU
Haswell
Memory
4 GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two hard drives, 1TB each: One for Linux, one for my data.
Keyboard
IBM Model M
Antivirus
Sophos (Linux), Trend Micro (Windows)
Browser
Firefox, Opera
Other Info
I use Samba to share my data drive with the other computers at my house and with my guest session in VMWare Workstation Player.
As you reinstalled win and you mentioned "Look at Solid state drive again and extra 10GB taken up out of nowhere again", I would say that you have a disk problem.
Run a disk check on each disk.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 HP 64i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000IG - Intel 530
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • At a glance

    Windows 7 Proi7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz(4+4)G DDR3 1600IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
Guys, gals, could the overclocking be adding to this situation?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64-bitDesktop i5; Acers i5 & i7desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Antec desktop; Acer Aspire laptops
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Desktop i5; Acers i5 & i7
Memory
desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
Hard Drives
1TB split into 2 equal partitions [OS and data] usable by RJS
Internet Speed
AT&T DSL
Browser
FF, GChrome, msIE
Other Info
Windows 7 Firewall, Emsisoft AM/AV, MSE [scan-only], SpywareBlaster, Ruiware/BillP combine
Back
Top