slow boot up

bismarck SG

my com's boot up is rather slow..then the HDD's making alot of noise during boot up.
i was wondering if there's ways or methods to make it quicker and quieter ?
thought abt adding another stick of 256mb ram for the smoother run
anyway my processor already 1.67ghz but i aint running design...so shld be enuf bah? why so slow?

ditzy SG

Boot up as in boot up to the login screen or boot up as in at the windows desktop? Very Happy

bismarck SG

both..
the booting to login screen longer than to desktop..

itching to reformat..but i got loads of data to back up..

ditzy SG

When was the last time you did a defrag of the HDD? Time for it. Very Happy

bismarck SG

i defragged it like a few days ago..on sat i think..but only for 1 of the drives..

ak0 SG

u using wat os?

BaByBoY SG

i tink perhaps is OS or u kenna virus!!!
better checck

BeNo SG

wat ur RAM and HD size now?

bismarck SG

winXP
ram 1 stick of 256MB

HDD
1 19.1GB ( this is waht the My com tells me)
2. 25.4GB ( this is waht the My com tells me)

bismarck SG

plus now my com is getting incredibly slow and noisy

had photoshop on (but not processing anything, word( not typing), netscape(not d/l anything) then when i tried to switch between photoshop and netscape..there was a massive lag...

ditzy SG

Dun open so many heavy apps at one go. Wah use photoshop and multitask others. Your HDD having a torturous time. Very Happy

BeNo SG

should get another 256M...

hhmmm... delete tmp files under ur profile? stop services not required...

BaByBoY SG

i tink ram is MIN for XP os condition

ditzy SG

Even better, turn off system restore. Very Happy
Can free up to 1GB HDD space.

bismarck SG

i am not using those progs..
just leaving it alone only..

nemo77 SG

-add another 256mb ram will help...
-install adware, registry editor,internet eraser from download.com.
-goto Run --->msconfig n unchecked those unused programs during startup.
-uninstall unwanted programs.
-when's the last time u format the pc? can consider this option..

remember, pc is like human,
the older it is...the slower it gets.

Parka SG

Red alert. Better backup your data now.

I just formated my computer last weak. Damn. Didn't give warning then suddenly that day cannot start.

512Ram is very optimum for WinXP, esp when WinXp is not a very good resource allocator.

backup....backup......

bismarck SG

i unchecked like half the list the last time i looked at it.. now most of it are symantec(norton) stuff...like liveupdate etc..
cant uncheck right?

unwanted ah...most of it i need...then i dont run it all the time..

bismarck SG

oh dear..someone lend me a dvd player? just kidding...
i defrag also cannot..

maybe i shld get another 256...but no $$$$

ditzy SG

Here is a temp fix, clean up your desktop, minimal icons. System tray, turn off as many auto startups as possible. Very Happy