Do you need to fix slow pc startup problems? Have you noticed that your friend's old Pentium II computer seems to run faster than your Pentium IV? A Pentium IV computer with a well maintained windows XP system will run fast even if it has only 128 MB of Ram memory, and have a smaller CPU. So if your computer is running or starting up slow you need to fix slow pc startup through the software, before you look at the hardware of your system.



If your computer is running slow then you are probably experiencing software problems. There are probably a ton of different little odd things going on with all of those 1 and 0's that you don't even know about.

Some of the things that may slow the computer down:

1. Decreasing space in the hard drive or it may be getting a bit old. 2. Low memory inside the system. 3. Presence of virus in the computer. 4. Unimportant files in the computer.

The easiest way to determine what is wrong with your pc and how to make it run faster is to eliminate the easiest problem first. The first thing you should do is perform some easy maintenance tasks and then see what happens. 1. Delete all of your temporary files, your unwanted files, and your recycle bin by going to system tools under your accessories in start. 2. Run a scandisk 3. Defragment your hard drive to get rid of any fragmented areas 4. Upgrade and run your antivirus program 5. Download a registry fix tool from the internet. 6. Install the registry fix tool and run it. These are pretty self explanatory programs, and the program itself will take you through the steps.

The whole process would take about 20 minutes to be done. Restart the computer after doing everything. If even this does not solve the problem, then try to find out other problem riser in the computer.

Check your antivirus software, if it is outdated or incompatible with your system it will make your computer start up slower. You might fix this problem by upgrading or changing your anti virus program. Run the virus program a couple of times to make sure you don't have a virus or malware on your machine.

Still, if the problem continues, then the hard disc may be at fault. Is there any type of sound produced by the computer? One symptom of an old hard disc is the clicking sound made either frequently or infrequently. There also may be the appearance of blue screen of death which causes the same problem. You may scan the hard disc by a scanner to check the problem. There may be the need of adding additional RAM memory. Have a look at the system tools and system information to know the current RAM memory status of the computer. A computer in which Windows XP is installed should run at a minimum 256 MB of RAM.

As you can see there are several things you can do to fix slow pc startup. It's just a matter of taking the time to do it.