Slow startup and explorer problems

[mungbeanz]

My computer was not working very well and taking a long time to start up, then Chuckf suggested running disk check. This solved the problem perfectly for a few weeks, but now its back. Disk check finds nothing and there was another cmd prompt that I used but it stopped at 45% and said it couldn't continue.

Usually it takes a few minutes, then says 'windows explorer has stopped working' then restarts it and everything seems fine. (occasionally it will get stuck at 100% cpu and i have to reset it.)

Any ideas? thanks.

[Old_Geezer]

PCs are like that aren't they ? They all find stuff to tie them up when it's not obvious what the heck they're playing at.

I take it you've performed a virus/rootkit/malware scan and know the PC is ok ?

Use Task Manager to see if you can spot what is taking up all the resource. Check CPU and memory figures for clues.

Also check what is loading in on startup that you may be able to remove.

Check disk space is not running out. And you have enough memory installed.

[anotheoldgit]

fender62

I run CCleaner at times but I never knew how to get to one's start-up programmes until you explained.
But how does one know what to close down, there are that many that it is like a mine field?

[WAZZARD]

If all else fails & system restore doesn't help you can usually go back to the factory default. That means you must back up all your files to an external hard drive (which you should have done anyway) & make sure you have all the discs or user ID's for any programs you have loaded in after you got the computer. I've done it once or twice & it is a pain (could take several hours) but you finish up with a 'Lean Clean' machine.

[bt965]

Could be a bad sector or sectors on disc, what operating system are you running?