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    SLOW vista startup on 6910p

    Discussion in 'HP' started by md304, Oct 2, 2007.

  1. md304

    md304 Newbie

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    it takes about 5 minutes from power up until all the startup processes finish..
    that is with all the bloatware still kept. will removing these help much??

    5 minutes is ridiculous IMO. my friend's 2 year old dell laptop can pull a 2 minute vista start.

    What are your experiences?? and which processes are safe to remove from msconfig without affecting the wireless, bluetooth, fingerprint etc??
     
    md304, Oct 2, 2007
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  2. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Removing bloatware could help a lot + applying latest patches for Vista that improve startup times

    I can't tell you about specific processes unless you give a list
     
    John B, Oct 2, 2007
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    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    To start off uninstall all the crap/bloatware you don't need and that way, you wouldn't have to use MSConfig. Also remember to uninstall Norton, McAfee or whatever junky antivirus app that came with it.
     
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    I agree about the antivirus, if Norton or Mcafee is installed it could be part of the problem. Install something like Antivir. I've reduced the boot time of a brand new computer more than 50% just by changing the antivirus
     
    John B, Oct 2, 2007
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    hmm u can try pc-cillin anti virus too. i find it quite good. when i was using norton my startup time took abt 2 mins. aft un-installing that and using pc-cillin, my boot up time is now abt 50 secs.
     
    cotton_mouth, Oct 3, 2007
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    It will help alot. I always reformat and do a clean install
     
    gridtalker, Oct 3, 2007
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    list of the HP stuff in add/remove program:

    Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools*
    HP 3D DriveGuard
    HP Backup & Recovery Manager Installation
    HP BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools
    HP Broadband Wireless Modules
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP Easy Setup - Frontend
    HP Help and Support
    HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth wireless technology
    HP Notebook Accessories Product Tour
    HP ProtectTools Security Manager*
    HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.20 D3
    HP Update HP Wireless Assistant
    HP WWAN Setup Utility

    *I once removed those or one of those after I setup a fingerprint. After a restart, I couldn't login any more as it asks for fingerprint or password :mad: ...... so I spent about 20 hours installing and tuning everything to the way I like it and for a tiny mistake like this I had do a system restore and redo everything again!!! So this time round I haven taken care not to setup any passwords or fingerprints.. but I'm still too scared to touch these.

    And what are these? Safe to remove?
    InterVideo DVD Check
    InterVideo WinDVD

    Also what is this:
    MsTTS51 (Probably something I installed later, but I don't recognise it!!)


    Running Processes:
    acrotray.exe
    asghost.exe
    Ati2evxx.exe
    BTStackServer.exe
    BTTray.exe
    CCC.exe
    conime.exe
    csrss.exe
    dwm.exe
    explorer.exe
    firefox.exe
    HPQTOA~1.EXE
    HPWAMain.exe
    hpwuSchd2.exe
    jusched.exe
    MOM.exe
    MOVIEMK.exe
    pthosttr.exe
    QLBCTRL.exe
    Scheduler.exe
    Scheduler.exe
    Scheduler.exe
    SynTPEnh.exe
    taskeng.exe
    taskmgr.exe
    WiFiMsg.exe
    winlogon.exe
     
    md304, Oct 7, 2007
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