Vista booting slow

Azel · 15-10-2008, 08:22

Hi all,

slight problem with my vista 64 bit. Since Monday the boot up from switching the computer on has gone from about 40 secs or so to about 3-4 minutes. Then it takes another 5 mins or so for the system to be stable i.e. taking ages for programmes to open etc. If i leave it for 15 mins then the computer is working fine.

Yesterday I googled the problem and ran chkdsk, memtest86, ran vista repair, checked for viruses and spyware, defrag etc. All fine. And all that appears to have sorted out the slow running of the computer once vista has loaded but it's the actual boot time thats still the same.

I even tried to run system restore to the point that vista was booting fine but all i keep getting an error message of
"(cyclic redundancy check) 0x80070017"
I've googled that error but that appears to come about when in installing an OS.

So, i haven't got alot on the computer only World of Warcraft and vista was a fresh install about 2 months ago. Only change i made was adding a new graphics card and monitor 2 weeks ago. Uninstalled the previous graphic drivers and installed the new one etc and things seem to be going ok up till now.

After work i'm going to uninstall the graphic driver and reinstall and see if that works. Anything else i've missed? apart from the suggestion my m8 said "Unistall vista and run xp". I like vista

. Many thanks for your time in reading this.

latency · 15-10-2008, 09:38

I say this a lot around here, but whatever: Run the manufacturer's diagnostics for your hard drive.

CRC basically means windows was having trouble reading from the media (typically the hard drive or optical drive), and that error coupled with slower HDD performance (which proceeds hard drive failure) might be indications of a dodgy drive.

Better safe than sorry!

Fat Jez · 15-10-2008, 10:09

Also, check the drivers for your controllers. I was getting very long boot times with an external drive attached to my Jmicron controller until I realised that the drivers Windows had installed were not suitable. Installing the correct ones fixed the problem.

Azel · 15-10-2008, 12:09

Ok guys. Thanks alot for the advice....will look into it.

Azel · 16-10-2008, 15:59

Thanks Latency...you was right and halfway through the repair the HD died...lol. Oh well....nothing major lost and got a new drive in now and it's running great. I'll know next time if the boot up becomes slow.
Thanks for your suggestion too Fat Jez but never got around to checking that but again i'll make a note of that too

Fat Jez · 16-10-2008, 16:42

You're welcome, but I'd have been inclined to go with Latency's suggestion first

latency · 17-10-2008, 11:10

Bad luck man! At least there was no major loss of data!

Azel · 17-10-2008, 11:58

yeah....i was thankful that there was only WoW on the harddrive. Just a apain to d/l the patches. But i've broken away from Maxtor and plumped for http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_6286.html
and i'm loving it.

15-10-2008, 08:22	#1
Azel Healing Kids since 1996 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 379	Vista booting slow Hi all, slight problem with my vista 64 bit. Since Monday the boot up from switching the computer on has gone from about 40 secs or so to about 3-4 minutes. Then it takes another 5 mins or so for the system to be stable i.e. taking ages for programmes to open etc. If i leave it for 15 mins then the computer is working fine. Yesterday I googled the problem and ran chkdsk, memtest86, ran vista repair, checked for viruses and spyware, defrag etc. All fine. And all that appears to have sorted out the slow running of the computer once vista has loaded but it's the actual boot time thats still the same. I even tried to run system restore to the point that vista was booting fine but all i keep getting an error message of "(cyclic redundancy check) 0x80070017" I've googled that error but that appears to come about when in installing an OS. So, i haven't got alot on the computer only World of Warcraft and vista was a fresh install about 2 months ago. Only change i made was adding a new graphics card and monitor 2 weeks ago. Uninstalled the previous graphic drivers and installed the new one etc and things seem to be going ok up till now. After work i'm going to uninstall the graphic driver and reinstall and see if that works. Anything else i've missed? apart from the suggestion my m8 said "Unistall vista and run xp". I like vista . Many thanks for your time in reading this.

15-10-2008, 09:38	#2
latency Existentialist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hants / Dorset Interloper Posts: 8,557	I say this a lot around here, but whatever: Run the manufacturer's diagnostics for your hard drive. CRC basically means windows was having trouble reading from the media (typically the hard drive or optical drive), and that error coupled with slower HDD performance (which proceeds hard drive failure) might be indications of a dodgy drive. Better safe than sorry! __________________ Rig FX-6 6200 @ 4GHz (Zalman 9900m HSF) - Radeon HD5850 @ 775MHz (XFX Heatpipe HSF) MSI 990FXA-GD80 - 4GB Corsair DDR3 1.3GHz @ 1.6GHz - Corsair CX 430watt - 22" LG 16:10 Cooler Master ATCs 201b - Blacked interior - Twin 80mm BLED intake & exhaust - Lamptron Touch

15-10-2008, 10:09	#3
Fat Jez Master of the High Five! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 4,477	Also, check the drivers for your controllers. I was getting very long boot times with an external drive attached to my Jmicron controller until I realised that the drivers Windows had installed were not suitable. Installing the correct ones fixed the problem. __________________ Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7, AMD Phenom x6 1090T, 12GB DDR3 RAM, 2x Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC in Crossfire, 240GB Samsung 840 SSD, 2x1TB drives in a RAID-1 array, LG GGCH20L BD/HD-DVD ROM & Samsung SH-S203B SATA DVD-RWs, Dell U2711 27" Widescreen TFT, Corsair 700D case, Corsair HX850 PSU. Watercooled with a Thermochill TA120.3 Radiator, Aquacomputer cuplex kryos HF CPU block and Alphacool DDC Pump Macbook Pro, 2.3Ghz i7, 8GB RAM, High-res anti-glare 15" screen, 512GB SSD

16-10-2008, 16:42	#6
Fat Jez Master of the High Five! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 4,477	You're welcome, but I'd have been inclined to go with Latency's suggestion first __________________ Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7, AMD Phenom x6 1090T, 12GB DDR3 RAM, 2x Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC in Crossfire, 240GB Samsung 840 SSD, 2x1TB drives in a RAID-1 array, LG GGCH20L BD/HD-DVD ROM & Samsung SH-S203B SATA DVD-RWs, Dell U2711 27" Widescreen TFT, Corsair 700D case, Corsair HX850 PSU. Watercooled with a Thermochill TA120.3 Radiator, Aquacomputer cuplex kryos HF CPU block and Alphacool DDC Pump Macbook Pro, 2.3Ghz i7, 8GB RAM, High-res anti-glare 15" screen, 512GB SSD

17-10-2008, 11:10	#7
latency Existentialist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hants / Dorset Interloper Posts: 8,557	Bad luck man! At least there was no major loss of data! __________________ Rig FX-6 6200 @ 4GHz (Zalman 9900m HSF) - Radeon HD5850 @ 775MHz (XFX Heatpipe HSF) MSI 990FXA-GD80 - 4GB Corsair DDR3 1.3GHz @ 1.6GHz - Corsair CX 430watt - 22" LG 16:10 Cooler Master ATCs 201b - Blacked interior - Twin 80mm BLED intake & exhaust - Lamptron Touch

15-10-2008, 12:09	#4
Azel Healing Kids since 1996 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 379	Ok guys. Thanks alot for the advice....will look into it.

16-10-2008, 15:59	#5
Azel Healing Kids since 1996 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 379	Thanks Latency...you was right and halfway through the repair the HD died...lol. Oh well....nothing major lost and got a new drive in now and it's running great. I'll know next time if the boot up becomes slow. Thanks for your suggestion too Fat Jez but never got around to checking that but again i'll make a note of that too

17-10-2008, 11:58	#8
Azel Healing Kids since 1996 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 379	yeah....i was thankful that there was only WoW on the harddrive. Just a apain to d/l the patches. But i've broken away from Maxtor and plumped for http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_6286.html and i'm loving it.

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