Slow comp

[Rydawg5143]

Last 2 weeks or so I've noticed really long boot times, it gets into windows normal speed but it takes awhile to find the ethernet internet and load the few startup prog i have installed(3) It never did this before. Tf2 is lagging badly and I get random freezes while simply browsing the net. rig in sig

 

[sirmonkey1985]

may be time for a defrag if ya havent done one in a while.. also check the normal stuff like processor overheating.. hard drive disc health.. try booting into windows safe mode networked and see if it still lags on boot up.. also if you installed or updated any drives since this started happening.. try going back to the last known good ones.. scan for malware/viruses..

 

[troisanh]

When was last time you did fresh install of windows? Always reimage every 3 months for me on gamer box and seems to help a ton.

 

[Rydawg5143]

When was last time you did fresh install of windows? Always reimage every 3 months for me on gamer box and seems to help a ton.

couple weeks ago...

 

[King Icewind]

Run a disk clean-up and as mentioned before run a defrag ( I really like AusLogics, it tells you how much faster your computer should be running afterwards).

Also, if you go to "run" and type in "msconfig". You will be taken to a System Configuration Utility. Click on "Startup" and check boxes of all the programs that load on start will appear. So uncheck the box of the program that you don't want to start.

It's a bit of a nuisance but if you unplug your ethernet cable before you start windows, it will load faster. At least it did on my older computer, which has had the same windows install for 3 and half years. Just gotta plug it back in once your finished logging in.