tortie Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 Im currently running my PC on default settings because I got tired of all the problems I encountered. All the problems were solved, except 1. When my PC was overclocked, there were times that the initial start of windows (just after booting into windows) would come down to a crawl. Its so slow that my smart guardian would only load up after 15-30 seconds. I cannot access any program during this 15-30 sec lull. I cant even open the 'my computer' icon. But this does not happen always, sometimes the computer is snappy after windows loads, but most of the time its in this slow state. I dont have any programs that autoload except smart guardian. I had set my PC back to default settings and reformatted my PC, but the initial slow start is still there. Anybody encountered this irritating problem? Help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubermann Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 I have same problem, i think it has to do with either audio or network. I always install xp with audio and network disabled. Get very fast boot up time then. Try clear the prefetch foler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortie Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 Hmm. So it must be the network then because I had already disabled my audio in the bios since I have an Audigy. So do you use a PCI network card? BTW where is the prefetch folder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubermann Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 I only disable them when installing xp. After that i enable them and install drivers. Look in c:windowsprefetch and delete all files. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Jack Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 You might want to try the 10/15 bios & do a freash install. The Sata bios in that bios is much faster but a freash install might be needed to work. But you will find that it boots much faster. You dont have norton antivirus on there do you, or any other firewall. A firewall will drive it crazy with the built in Nvida firewall that it has. Hardware & software firewwalls dont like to mix. SJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucker61 Posted November 19, 2004 Posted November 19, 2004 I have had this problem in the past with several boards, and it always turned out to be network related. Check your event viewer if you are using XP. seems that sometimes my Motorola cable modem was not compatable with the sytem, and a resetting of the modem and a repair process of the network connection fixed it. go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortie Posted November 21, 2004 Posted November 21, 2004 Thanks for the responses. It was network related. I tried removing my DSL modem and the boot problems were gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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