Windows XP taking longer to load, what should I do?

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    Yesterday I noticed that my computer is suddenly taking significantly longer to load, especially during the black screen before the Windows XP logo. Does this indicate I'm about to have a major problem like a hard drive crash or something? Should I defrag? Is there anything I can do to fix this?

    (Tried Googling but all the results I found were either about Windows not loading at all, or the black screen after the Windows logo...)
     
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  2. matik

    matik Peon

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    Format Format Format.
     
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  3. alexts

    alexts Well-Known Member

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    #3
    check what programs are starting up when Windows loads.
    Start-Run-->msconfig
     
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    dynashox Premium Member Staff

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    Have you try to load Windows in Safe Mode and see how the loading goes? You can try disable Services that you're not using in from there.

    - Dynashox -
     
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  5. imnajam

    imnajam Well-Known Member

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    #5
    try

    running disk clean up

    than

    chkdsk c: /f /r

    c: = your system drive

    say yes to message you get

    restart your pc

    use disk defragmentator to defragment your system drive
     
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    imnajam Well-Known Member

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    Digital_Shubhi,
    right click on desktop empty area-->arrange icon-->click on show desktop icons
     
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    toxic321 Well-Known Member

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    #7
    scan ur computer with antivirus
     
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    evolva Banned

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    there is a fix on google u can google that cant see icons on desktop and u will be directed to that fix

    hope that helps

    thanks
     
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    Hmm,
    i have the same Problem,
    At the Bootscreen Where it says windows Xp Loading It hangs there,
    I googled it i found that it could be because of Drivers Problem,Some drivers May Not Be Loading Properly,
    if you find a fix please share
     
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    do a scan disk. if that doesnt work, search on yahoo or google the scan disk repair command and then enter that into the run command on your windows start menu. good luck
     
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    How long is "significantly longer" exactly?
     
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    twistedspikes Notable Member

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    a clean install is usually a good idea when OS' start taking longer to load. I used to re-install my XP OS every year or so just to speed it up, but I did use it a hell of a lot.
     
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