Windows Vista (SLOW) Help !!! Please :)

[tinaandliz]

I have Mcafee anti virus, spybot, spyguard, and ccleaner, everythin i can have for my comp to be ok hopefully... its wen i switch it on , it takes ages to let me do anything, access start menu, internet, files folders, like at least 20 mins... Can sum1 please recommend me in the right direction ? It's a Dell inspiron 6400 and had it a year ? wat should i do its really gettin on my nerves.. :(

[missspeedy23]

How full is your hard drive?

[tinaandliz]

2 gb ! :(

[Ethel]

Look at your start menu - how many programs are loading automatically?

I

[Ethel]

Start - run

Type

msconfig

in the box. Then click the startup tab.

How many programs are listed there?

[Prudentia]

a defrag may be the answer

[tinaandliz]

I have defrag'd - there is 25 programs runnin automatically? !!

[tinaandliz]

am i allowed to disable some of the ones i dnt want runnin automatically?

[missspeedy23]

I know when my internet was running slow they told me to disable all the startup services apart from Microsoft office

On the MSconfig as above - on the services tab tick hide all microsoft services then select disable all then on startup click disable all - made it a lot quicker for me as I had loads

[tinaandliz]

I dont have microsoft office on there so i enables them all.. LEts see how that goes :)

[Ethel]

Don't disable all.

You will disable your firewall and antivirus, possibly your keyboard and mouse...

If there is stuff there you recognise but know you don't need on startup, disable that.

[Ethel]

You may find this free program useful:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhance ments/Startup-Inspector.shtml

It tells you what everything in your startup is for, what it does, and if you can safely disable it.

You can enable/disable within the program too

[tinaandliz]

thanks hope this helps :)

[markh1972]

mcafee may be the problem here my friend uses it and its slowed down his comp......personally ive got windows one care designed for vista and its ace!!

[tinaandliz]

Mcafee i've never had a prob with.. as its been on the computer since we had it.. and no probs so far.. :)

[tinaandliz]

Ok so restarted after all the advice given , and its still slow :( Help :(

[missspeedy23]

Is your hard drive 2GB - how much of it is in use? If you've loads of programs/music etc on and not a great % free then that will make it run slow.

[ACtheTROLL]

I think it's just a trade off

riding bareback is fast but dangerous
you've saddled yourself with protection
safe and steady
even then - 20 mins is VERY steady


it's probably either diskspace
(how big - what spare?)
a driver
or a network error

unless
is your HDD constantly churning while its starting?
how much ram is fitted?

[ACtheTROLL]

and are any of your scanners set to scan of startup?

[tinaandliz]

Raaaaaaa slow down u lot lol... how do i check wat my free space is ?

[trish432]

Just click my computer and point to the drive, it should tell you how many gb you have and how much free space.