Windows Xp takes about 5mins to load

[tonyle]

my windows xp is taking like 5mins to load up for some reason and the day before it ran perfectly normal. another family member was on my computer, but i also scanned for viruses and found none. it just started to take like 5mins to load the welcome screen and then when i get passed that part it takes another 3-5mins to load the explorer.exe even tho i end task and reload it. plz help i can take a dump faster than my comp loads :s

[Rob2687]

Run scandisk

[tonyle]

i did and i thot it would take about a couple of hours to scandisk so i left the room for a few hours and when i came back all it said was something scandisk complete... and froze so i restarted the computer by manually turning it off and turning it back on.

[intoksicated]

Windows XP

Windows

Xtra

Prolonged

[tonyle]

i really dont see hwo thats supposed to help me with my problem :s

[insanekiwi]

hrm, did you the idechannels yet? maybe the hd switched over/is stuck in PIO mode instead of ultra-dma. also check your autostart (msconfig) and make sure you don't have too much apps being loaded at startup.

[tonyle]

nothing but msmsngr is running which has always been running.

whats idechannels?

[stiff~meister]

Switch on your Turbo Button. Usually red next to the reset. Not the power

[tonyle]

there is no turbo button on my computer

[insanekiwi]

nothing but msmsngr is running which has always been running.

whats idechannels?

585347480[/snapback]

goto hardware/devicemanager -> ide/atapi-controller and check those, they shouldall be set to ultra-dma mode.

[tonyle]

i cant even load up the god dam properties part it just freezes

[tonyle]

sry nm tha tjust tooka real long time to load

[topjolly]

Don't suppose you've checked for viruses have you ? Or have you installed some software/drivers which could be causing the problem ? Startup in 'safemode' see what happens then.

[tonyle]

ive played with safemode and it runs normal:S but when i run it w/o safemode and just regular windowsxp it slows down like 4-5mins all the sudden. and yes ive scanned twice and done adaware,spybot s&d, hackthis.

[FuricTrax]

Exactly what programs do you have loading when windows starts and when you login too?

[tonyle]

msmsngr

[Jayzee]

Sounds like a spyware issue to me!

Run adaware or whatever. :alien:

[tonyle]

i already have. found nothing but the usual junk

[Jayzee]

Mighty strange, try these actions - if it does not work, FORMAT!

- Check for WinXP updates

- Reinstall drivers

- Defrag your drive(s)

- Run HDD diagnostics

[tonyle]

HDD diagnostics???

which drivers am i looking to update

[Jayzee]

HDD diagnostics depend on your manufacturer.

If you have a IBM harddrive download their harddrive utility which you boot from disk, if you have Seagate then use Seagate utility....

Try updating all your drivers, such as graphics, motherboard and so on.

[tonyle]

i found a virus on my computer using mcafee and found it was an IRC/flood.dz virus :s wonder if this is the problem

[Revenant]

I will help you out here. By the sounds of it, your harddisk might be going out. Scandisk freezes thats usually a good sign.

[tonyle]

ehh what do u mean might be going out?

[Jayzee]

Could be.. remove it and reboot. Answer is there!