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    Vista slow boot?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sundoggy, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. sundoggy

    sundoggy Notebook Consultant

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    I got my new laptop, but some reason booting up is very slow. Once it enter windows it is fairly fast. Can anyone tell me why? or is that just Vista? took about 2 min or longer to boot in.
     
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  2. Thomas

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    aww already explained but here it is
    vista collects data for the experience index on the first few boots after a while it will boot faster
     
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    it has been more than 5 boots.... still slow!
     
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    clean install or uninstall bloatware viruscan malware remover
     
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  5. sundoggy

    sundoggy Notebook Consultant

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    yes i did remove all the bloatware and i stuff I don't need.
     
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    Also How do I do a clean install?
     
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    buy vista full not upgrade(anyversion)and insert it into your optical drive no nevermind it is a lengthy proccess look it up on google for a good how to for it
     
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  8. sundoggy

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    I have a restoring disc from Hp that good enough?
     
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    no its not you need to delete the partion also
     
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    ok then delete the partition then use the disc?
     
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    using the disc then when choosing install location you can delete the partions back up your data though all of it
     
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    google is your friend in this use it!!
     
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    i think the Disc is with the boaltwares too...they should stop doing that... I don't fully understand Vista
     
    sundoggy, Jul 19, 2007
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    it doesnt include bloatware trust me
     
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    Its pretty damn shameless that we even need to talk about this. You would think the fact that these discussions exist would push the people at HP, Gateway, etc... to include the proper vista install disc. Plus we already own a license of vista... getting our own vista disc(without paying 150$ for the license) should be enough to get a fresh install on it. But it isnt, because the license is locked down to the restore disc...

    btw, i'm going through the same thing. My brand new, quad core with 2 gigs of ram takes more then 2 minutes to boot vista premium... My crappy Toshiba laptop(check sig... its pretty mediocre) can boot XP in under 1 minute.
     
    Cam_86, Jul 19, 2007
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