slow start with black screen

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  1. vrailink

    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #1 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013
    Okay I have Windows 8 pro WMC for quite some time now (couple of months) but for a few weeks my computer takes about 7 minutes to boot up to a usable state. Here is how it goes.

    My computer first boots up with the boot logo and then black screen for a minute or 2. Then comes the logon screen. When I enter my passcode it seems at first that nothing happens then the screen lock comes up again to dissapear and show the welcome text. and I notice some high disk activity at startup.

    I tried sfc /scannow, disk error repair, removing unwanted startup programs (tried soluto, ccleaner, tuneup) and defragmentation. I really don't want to refresh my pc for the programs I have. Any help? :confused:


    my pc specs:

    Windows 8 pro WMC activated
    Acer Aspire v3-771G
    Intel Core i7 2.3GHz
    8GB DDR3 RAM
    750GB HDD
    NVIDIA GeForce 650M (2gb)
     
  2. rrohela

    rrohela MDL Expert

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    #2 rrohela, Jan 21, 2013
    Check if there are some error during boot in event log....
     
  3. vrailink

    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #3 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)
    Yes I forgot to mention I did this as well. I can see only on error and that's "service control manager" with id 7024. Description "Homegroup listener has stopped with a specific service error: no endpoints available" (this is a rough translation from the dutch description).

    When I looked on the internet I couldn't find a working solution
     
  4. rrohela

    rrohela MDL Expert

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    #4 rrohela, Jan 21, 2013
    You check both system & application log & found just one error?
     
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    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #5 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)
    Yes only that one. All the others are just information. And some dns warnings but that's because i'm not connected to the internet at startup ;)
     
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    rrohela MDL Expert

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    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #7 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)
  8. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    #8 PaulDesmond, Jan 21, 2013
    did you replace any driver recently?
     
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    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #9 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)

    Only the recommended nvidia and intel updates from the manufacturer. Nothing else I can think of.
     
  10. PaulDesmond

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    #10 PaulDesmond, Jan 21, 2013
    so how was it before?
     
  11. rrohela

    rrohela MDL Expert

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    #11 rrohela, Jan 21, 2013
    Ok... As suggested by PaulDesmond , you faced this problem after install of any specif app or drive? If yes... then uninstall those & see... If not.. Check your HDD, if found nothing refresh/reinstall it...
     
  12. vrailink

    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #12 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)
    Problem is I can't remember when it first started :( This is bad, guess I'll have to refresh anyway huh?
    Is there a way to refresh without installation dvd? I don't have one with me...
     
  13. rrohela

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  14. PaulDesmond

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    #14 PaulDesmond, Jan 21, 2013
    see here: Screenshot (3).jpg
     
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    vrailink MDL Junior Member

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    #15 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)
    Thank you both for all the help. :biggrin: I will now follow these instructions and hopefully this will be worth it :p
     
  16. LatinMcG

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    #16 LatinMcG, Jan 21, 2013
    usualy in 7 u start pc with F8 low graphics mode aka vga mode. then in device manager remove it and reboot.. it reinstalls driver.
    i wonder if this applies to win8?
     
  17. PaulDesmond

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    #17 PaulDesmond, Jan 21, 2013
    wish you good luck and when it fails, ok, reinstall. It is done in a few minutes ... lol
     
  18. vrailink

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    #18 vrailink, Jan 21, 2013 (OP)
    The tutorial isn't working for me. It still asks for a medium. Guess I'll wait until I can get my hands on an installation disk :p