Long Startup

Hey guys. My MBP is now a week old, it's a 2.53 GHz unibody 4 GB RAM laptop. The startup procedure used to last for 35 seconds, but now it can take as long as 43 seconds. I don't have that many applications. What can be causing this?

 

System Prefs>Accounts>Login Items. Check if there's anything there you think should not be.

 

i don't know why, mine boots quickly sometimes and other times, it boots slowly.

 

after system update my system usually boot slower.

yeah, sometime for no reason they do slow down for one time, then boot up quick again the next time, it might "optimize" the system, maybe do some defragmentation, clean out the cache, like log files, or temporary files.

if you have external device like external harddrive, that might also make startup slower. when i attach external harddrive, my computer will wait till the exHDD boot up first before it will load the OS.

 

Mines takes on average 30-40 seconds to boot up.

 

Okay I'm not that a noob; I already tried that . Plus, I don't have any devices connected, and I don't like clearing system caches because it can actually slow down the computer. I have NOTHING on the Login Items list.

 

Please help...

 

all this over a few seconds?

There are programs that will run at startup and at login that aren't listed in "login items"

Most likely its some piece of software you installed that slowing it down a few seconds.

 

YES. It's barely been a week and it's already slowing down . And it crashed unexpectedly today...

 

Sounds like you installed some dodgy 3rd party drivers. Of course, you are not providing nearly enough information for us to give you a definitive answer.

 

You know what, you're right. I installed iWork 09. I partitioned and repartitioned the drive (Boot Camp) at least 4 times before completely removing Windows. I installed the Epson drivers for Mac, which didn't seem very polished. I noticed that the laptop was slowing down, so I downloaded Techtool Pro to give it a try. I defragged, but I think that the Techtool that I got was broken. I then got DriveGenius but was too afraid to use it. I uninstalled and installed some programs (Frostwire, Limewire, Acquisition, Vuze) repeatedly because I changed my mind about which ones to use. I zapped the PRAM once. I then decided to repair Mac OS X by holding C. I also repaired permissions. I tried to delete preference files of programs that I had uninstalled. I then installed 10.5.7, but all was the same. Hope this helps...

Current applications:

Vuze, Acqlite, iWork Suite, iLife Suite, Skype, iTunes, Quicktime, Flip4Mac, VLC, Epson printer drivers (Stylus 420 series), uTorrent, iSkySoft media converter, the Unarchiver. Plus all other Apple applications.

 

Maybe an archive and install of OS X would be the best option. Alternatively, it could be your HD that has become extremely fragmented. You could of course also opt to use Sleep mode and not restart your Mac unless you really need to, which many users of OS X do.

 

Why? Does restarting cause fragmentation? But I thought I already defragged my drive... Anyway, does archive and install save my media files found in Photos, Music, and Movies? Thanks for the reply

 

Since I have no idea what Techtool does, chances are that it might have fragmented your drive. But if you perform an archive and install, all your drag-installed software, preferences, and files will remain exactly the same (if you check the box that allows this in the wizard). You might have to re-install software for which you had to run an installer (.pkg), as well as drivers etc. All software that comes with OS X by default will be restored to the versions which came with the OS.

In regards to drivers, I would recommend you install the HPIJS drivers over your Epson drivers ( http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting)./MacOSX/hpijs)

Personally, I think re-installing your OS just because of an extra 10 seconds during boot up is not worth it, especially when you're running OS X (since you're not supposed to constantly restart it).

 

Sounds like you got a Mac Advertised 'PC' there bro.

Just kidding. Stuff like Skype and MSN could slow down all OS's on startup, but the nice thing is those programs load up easier when called upon. So its your choice what you want from them.