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Slow boot w/Vista

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Tullphan

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Running Vista 64, EX58 UD-4P, 6GB ram, i7 920.
Fairly recent install after getting above components.
When it gets to the "scrolling" part, it takes about 2 minutes for it to get thru that, then another minute or 2 before it gets to the desktop.
I don't have any junk software installed (NIS 2009, ATI Catalyst, OO Quickstarter).
Ideas?
 
The loadup thing happens to me when I install big updates (like Vista SP2).

Did you enable the multi-processor usage in msconfig? It helped improve my times with a quad-core.
 
Originally posted by: Tullphan
When it gets to the "scrolling" part, it takes about 2 minutes for it to get thru that, then another minute or 2 before it gets to the desktop.
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Um...

What are you talking about - "the scrolling part"?

Could be the thingamajig or the dohickey. LoL!

I think I see the problem, but I don't want to be rude...
 
Originally posted by: boorns
The loadup thing happens to me when[...]
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Ah! Okay!

It's the "loadup thing"...

When the "loadup thing" is doing "the scrolling part" and it hangs for 2 minutes, what's the whatchamacallit say?
 
Originally posted by: boorns
The loadup thing happens to me when I install big updates (like Vista SP2).
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Did it get better?

Did you enable the multi-processor usage in msconfig? It helped improve my times with a quad-core.
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I enabled it in the bios. Is that what you meant?
 
Originally posted by: VinDSL
Originally posted by: Tullphan
When it gets to the "scrolling" part, it takes about 2 minutes for it to get thru that, then another minute or 2 before it gets to the desktop.
Click to expand...
Um...

What are you talking about - "the scrolling part"?

Could be the thingamajig or the dohickey. LoL!

I think I see the problem, but I don't want to be rude...
Click to expand...


Originally posted by: VinDSL
Originally posted by: boorns
The loadup thing happens to me when[...]
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Ah! Okay!

It's the "loadup thing"...

When the "loadup thing" is doing "the scrolling part" and it hangs for 2 minutes, what's the whatchamacallit say?
Click to expand...

OK...I don't know if you're being a smart azz or being serious, so i'll go with the assumption that you're being serious & a little silly.
After I get past the motherboard splash screen & the screen that shows that S.M.A.R.T.'s enabled, the IRQ's, etc., there's the screen that shows a scrolling green bar w/"Microsoft Windows" under it. That green bar scrools for approx. 2 minutes before it gets to the desktop.
 
Maybe try disabling the multicore in BIOS and go via msconfig. At least then you can isolate a potential problem if that is the cause.

The problem does disappear when I finished the updates, to answer the question. You should check the drivers. It could be trying to find or load something that doesn't respond.
 



Here's a tutorial containing a bunch of things you can do to improve performance:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...performance-vista.html


and what the heck...


How to generate a system health report:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...tem-health-report.html

checking the Reliability Monitor for errors:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...eliabilty-monitor.html

How to check system files in Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...files-sfc-command.html

How to perform a Startup repair:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...67-startup-repair.html

How to perform a full system repair:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...air-install-vista.html
 
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