My computer responds slowly at boot up until a network icon appears, why?

Question

My computer responds slowly at boot up until a limited connectivity icon appears in the system tray. Does anyone know why this happens and how to correct it?

By the way, I am sure it isn't start up programs or spyware, because I have turned off unecessary start up programs using MSCONFIG.

Answer 1

"Does your computer slow down when you browse your local area network and connect to other computers that are sharing data? One of the most common causes of this slowdown is a feature of Windows Explorer that looks for scheduled tasks on remote computers. This effort can take some time on some computers and can really slow down your browsing. The window with which you are browsing the network may appear to freeze momentarily, as the system is waiting for a response from the remote computer." -- ExtremeTech.com

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Now, how to fix the problem:

Although this problem is a complex one, the solution is very simple. Instead of having to wait for the remote scheduled tasks, which is useless information to anyone who is not a system administrator remotely configuring scheduled tasks, you can disable this feature.

In order to do this, you will have to hack the System Registry and delete a reference to a key so that this feature will not be loaded. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start Menu and selecting Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click the OK button.
2. Once the Registry Editor has loaded, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.
3. Next, expand Software and then Microsoft.
4. Locate Windows and expand that as well.
5. You will want to be editing the main system files, so expand CurrentVersion.
6. Because this feature is a feature of the Windows component known as Explorer, expand the Explorer key.
7. Next, you will want to modify the remote computer settings, so expand the RemoteComputer key and then expand the NameSpace key to show all of the features that are enabled when you browse to a remote computer.
8. In the NameSpace folder you will find two entries. One is "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}" which tells Explorer to show printers shared on the remote machine. The other, "{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}," tells Explorer to show remote scheduled tasks. This is the one that you should delete. This can be done by right-clicking the name of the key and selecting Delete.

Answer 2

Any answer will depend on what OS is loaded on it. Windows is notorious for having applications start slowly that are timing out waiting for something. Did you just change its IP address? Did it ever boot quickly? Was it connected to the network then but not now?

Answer 3

If you are connected to a network, then contact your network administrator. If you have DSL/Cable, then check that the cable or phone line is properly connected to the modem and wall outlet. If you are not hooked up to a network at all, then disable your network adapter.

Answer 4

try letting your system to Defragmentate .. by going to Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Defragmentater..

That will help...

And clear all the Temps...stored in ur Pc..

Answer 5

I bet there is a bad share

Answer 6

how much ram do u have on ur comp and ill tell u y