my start up now is slow it takes about two minutes to load all start up programs...it takes no time before but now it's slows....1 person needs an answerI do too

try this:Start>RunType msconfig and click okGo to the 'boot' or 'startup' tab (i'm italian and i use an italian PC) uncheck all the voices except the voice of the antivirus in real time.click apply.Go to the 'services' tab. uncheck all the voices except the voice of the antivirus in real time.Click ok. Don't reboot.Go to C:\Windows\Prefetch. Delete all files except the file 'layout.ini'.Go to C:\Windows\Temp. Delete all files erasable.Start>Control Panel>Internet options.Go to the 'general' tab. Click delete for delete all cookies and temporary internet filesAndrea LattaruloThere is some bad advice here.Do not delete the files in the Prefetch folder.You can delete files in the various Temp folders (C:\Windows\Temp is not the only one nor the one that likely has the most temporary files) and IE's temporary internet files, but if you delete all cookies, you may throw out the baby with the bathwater (you will lose saved information for various websites, see FAQ ) and cookies don't take up much space anyway. Taking out the garbage on a routine basis is good (run Disk Cleanup once a week or so), but an accumulation of temporary files probably isn't what's causing this particular slowdown.Stopping everything by using msconfig as suggested may get your machine to boot somewhat faster, but you won't know WHICH of those various startup items and/or services is the culprit ... and you certainly don't want them ALL permanently prevented from running. See KB310560 for a more detailed discussion of how to use msconfig and KB310353 (How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state) .The first thing you should do is to start Task Manager as soon after your Windows desktop appears as you can (CTRL+ALT+DEL). Click the "Processes" tab and then click the "CPU" heading twice, so that the list of processes is sorted with those using the most CPU resources at the top. Watching this as things settle down may give you a clue about what is actually causing the slowdown.Given that this slowdown started just after a Windows Update, I suspect that you will see that wuauclt.exe (and perhaps one of the svchost.exe instances) are consuming most of your CPU's resources. If that is indeed the case, seethis thread from the Windows Update forum . In particular, see MowGreen's posts in that thread datedWednesday, August 04, 2010 5:22 PM and dated Friday, August 06, 2010 4:13 PMIf the problem isn't Windows Update related, then be sure to check for malware. For general information about slow-running computers, see the following advice from MVP Malke. Check out the links.Below is general information about diagnosing slow computers.1. Computer hasn't been maintained - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Maintenance 2. Computer is infected with malware - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware 3. Hard drive is too full. Remove unnecessary stuff, uninstall unused programs. Don't forget to back up!http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Backing_Up4. Flaky third-party software. Toolbars and add-ons are particular culprits in this area. Uninstall toolbars (Google, Yahoo, ISP-branded, etc.) and look carefully at what add-ons are in use in your browser(s).5. Computer has too many unnecessary programs/processes running in the background. Manage your Startup:For XP - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560 The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx For Vista/Windows7 - Start Orb>Search box>type: msconfig and when it appears in the Results box above, right-click and choose "Run as Administrator".Autoruns is also very useful.6. User is running a bloated/invasive antivirus program such as ones from Norton and McAfee. Replace with a better program. I recommend either NOD32 (commercial) or Avast (free). Avira is also good but the free version has an unpleasant nag screen (Google for instructions as to how to disable this). User may also be running more than one real-time antivirus/firewall/security program.7. User has installed new programs that are processor and/or memory-intensive (Photoshop, AutoCAD, Mathmatica or the like) and doesn't have the necessary hardware power.8. Hard drive is failing and is in PIO Mode. This is very dramatically slow (like being back in 1985). See Hans-Georg Michna's information here -http://winhlp.com/?q=node/10In addition to the above, also see http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/help-my-computer-is-slow.html

Yes,but why i don't delete files in prefetch folder? I forgot also, in the 'services' tab of msconfig, check 'hide all Microsoft services'Andrea Lattarulo

Yes,but why i don't delete files in prefetch folder? Andrea LattaruloIn brief (emphasis added):Each time you turn on your computer, Windows keeps track of the way your computer starts and which programs you commonly open.Windows saves this information as a number of small files in the prefetch folder. The next time you turn on your computer,Windows refers to these files to help speed the start process.The prefetch folder is a subfolder of the Windows system folder. The prefetch folder is self-maintaining, and there's no need to delete it or empty its contents. If you empty the folder,Windows and your programs will take longer to open the next time you turn on your computer.From a developer on Microsoft’s Windows Client Performance Team [emphasis in original]:XP systems have a Prefetch directory underneath the windows root directory, full of .pf files — these are lists of pages to load. The file names are generated from hashing the EXE to load — whenever you load the EXE, we hash, see if there’s a matching (exename)-(hash) .pf file in the prefetch directory, and if so we load those pages. (If it doesn’t exist, we track what pages it loads, create that file, and pick a handful of them to save to it.) So, first off,it is a bad idea to periodically clean out that folder as some tech sites suggest . For one thing, XP will just re-create that data anyways; secondly, it trims the files anyways if there’s ever more than 128 of them so that it doesn’t needlessly consume space. So not only is deleting the directory totally unnecessary, but you’re also putting a temporary dent in your PC’s performance. And a more recent article :A short explanation of what this feature does: Microsoft introduced Prefetch in Windows XP and subsequently integrated it into Vista and Windows 7. It memorizes data that a program loads into memory when it starts. For example, if you start Media Player, Windows accesses dozens of files to start the player. However, in most cases, it only needs some specific parts of those files. The Prefetch feature collects information about the files that are needed and in which order they should be loaded and stores it in the “Windows\Prefetch” folder. The next time you open Media Player, Windows preloads these recognized parts into memory before Media Player actually requests them—saving a lot of time! Prefetch does the same job on the entire Windows boot-up process, loading data in a more optimal fashion and decreasing boot-up time.There are often claims that deleting the Prefetch folder actually results in less boot-up time and more free memory. The reasons for this vary—for example, some experts claim that Windows loads Prefetch information for all of the programs you’ve ever started on your computer into memory automatically, filling your RAM with unused data (this is not true.) These experts recommend deleting the contents of “Windows\Prefetch” on a regular basis, to keep your memory free from unused data. Ouch! Two reasons:If you don’t run a program, Windows does not access the Prefetch information.Windows maintains a maximum of 128 entries in the Prefetch folder. It cleans itself automatically.So, if you actually delete the Prefetch folder, here’s what you should really expect to happen: Windows and applications will need noticeably more time to start, as the Prefetch data needs to be collected again. The entire performance of your system will slow down.

TY Very Much, LemP.Andrea Lattarulo