Windows XP Slow Startup

Solving Windows XP Slow Start Up Problem

If you are facing Windows XP slow start up problem, you should take necessary steps to make it run faster. Slow Windows XP start up problem can be caused by programs and applications that automatically launched on startup. For example, instant messengers such as Yahoo Messenger and AIM often cause the computer to hang for a few minutes during startup. You can solve this problem by preventing unwanted programs from launching during startup. Often, you can make the program or application doesn’t launch on startup by going to the preference and change the setting. After you have set it to not automatically during startup, you will notice that Windows take considerably lesser time to startup.

Another factor that attributes to Windows XP slow startup problem is spyware. Spyware can be installed on your hard drive automatically when you surf the internet. Normally, it enters into the computer system through download activities that you carried out on the internet. Spyware not only can slow down the computer performance but it also can cause the whole system to crash. You can easily find out the spyware that is running in the background by accessing the task manager. To access the task manager, you must press Control + Alternate + Delete on the keyboard. This will bring up a window that contains a list of programs running in the system. You can scroll down to see if there is any unfamiliar program. If you are not sure whether the suspicious program is a spyware, it is recommended that you use a spyware to remove it.

In Windows, there is a folder called Prefetch folder. The function of the Prefetch folder is to store data that you regularly uses. After a period of time, the prefetch folder will be filled with programs and files that you frequently use. These files will consume a lot of hard disk resources if you don’t remove them. You can delete the files in the prefetch folder every 3 – 4 months.

Besides, you can run a disk clean up on your computer system. Disk clean up will detect unnecessary file such as temporary files and unused programs on your computer. Normally, it only takes a few minutes to detect the unnecessary files on your computer. You will have the choice to choose whether the files should be deleted. You can run disk clean up by right clicking on the drive. After you have right clicked on the drive, you must select properties and click on the disk clean up button.

The background image on your desktop can slow down the computer performance as well. To avoid slowing down the computer, you should use simple background image that does not up a lot of space. Colorful background image often takes up a lot of space. You can use a background picture that features a single color to increase the computer performance.

Fonts can make your computer boot slowly. If you recently installed a lot of fonts, you will notice that your computer runs slower than before. Most people don’t use all the fonts they install. You should delete fonts that you don’t use to free up spaces in your hard drive.