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[My Mad Fat Diary]

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[Stargate Atlantis]

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[Andromeda]

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[True Detective]

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[Samurai Flamenco]

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[Star Trek: DS9]

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[Supernatural]

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[Wild Adapter]

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[The Bletchley Circle]

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[Junior Prom - Prelinger Archives Video]

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My computer has been really slow starting up. I log in and then it hangs a bit on that Windows Logging On page. What can I do to fix this?

I am running a virus scan now (Microsoft Security Essentials). I deleted all my temporary files. That is about the extent of my computer knowledge. I am not the one they go to in my family for help.

When was the last time you performed a system diagnostic/defragmentation?

If the answer is "never" you might want to do so.

Okay. I will figure that out and do it this weekend.

Shouldn't be too hard. Google will have you covered.

Which operating system and version are you using? Also, do you have any programs that automatically start on log-in (i.e. chat programs, Skype, Dropbox, etc.)?

Windows 7. A couple I think? Not many though.

Well, take a look at them, and if they are things which you don't need to start-up automatically, or things that you can remember to start after the log-in/start-up process is complete and your computer is running, then disable the automatic start-up. You do this either by editing the programs' options and settings directly, or you do {Start Menu >> Run >> msconfig >> Start-Up Tab}.

Some programs don't have much impact on start-up, some have a LOT of impact (i.e. Dropbox uses a lot of memory to run, but it doesn't have much impact on the start-up process; conversely, GoogleTalk doesn't use much memory to run but sometimes it seriously slows down start-up).

As herypmcderp suggested, defragment your hard drive. Start Menu >> Search Box >> Start typing in 'defrag' and you should get an option to 'Defragment' or 'Defragment and Optimize' your computer (if you don't see anything with defrag, try optimize, it might have the defrag option in there).

Pick a drive (pretty much everything will be in C:, so go with that). First you hit 'Analyze' to see whether any said drive needs to be defragmented (and the computer will figure out what needs to be, within the drive). After that, you defragment. Defragging can take several hours to a day, and while you can use the computer during the process, sometimes it's a pain in the ass to do so, so I'd suggest picking a day when you won't need the computer too much. Run analyze the night before (sometimes the analysis is quick, sometimes it's not), then start your defrag in the morning before you head out for work/school/ect, and it'll probably be done long before you come back home. :P

Thank you! I just realized it doesn't always hang that long. This morning it started up fine.

Yay! :)

CCleaner might help you with that. It's a lot more thorough than default programs in managing clutter. You can use it to delete temporary files, clean up your registry, and it has one section that lets you see and disable any unnecessary (it doesn't show critical things) programs that are set to start up when you boot the computer, which contributes a lot to your boot time.

But because it's so thorough, be careful what you have it set to do. If you use it, the default settings should be fine (I recommend you don't let it clean out your browsers, it'll delete all your cookies), and always use the option to back up your registry before you clean it. Good luck!

I will try it! But I think I got Firefox set so it deletes my cookies after I close the window anyways. :P

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