Windows 7 Startup Delay Before Login Screen

[ryevick]

I just reinstalled Windows 7/64 Home Premium and all of the software I need on my ASUS A53E laptop (Pentium 2.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM). I am not sure when it happened as I had several reboots that had to be done while installing my software and the Windows updates and I was multitasking with other things and I did not watch each boot-up, I would come back to my laptop with the Logon screen showing... but now I see that after the 'Starting Windows' screen when the animation of the Windows icon/logo finishes, I have a long period (about 45 seconds or so, I haven't timed it) where the screen is black with an active mouse icon and that's it... after the delay it goes to the Login Screen and starts fine after I enter my password. I have Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 and it has a few optimization tools with it and I've tried them but nothing helps. I have defragmented the hard drive, checked for errors via Windows tools and nothing helps. Ideas on how to fix this or a startup tool that can find out what's going on? Thanks!

 

[setishock]

Mine does the same thing. I have a few heavy programs that start up at boot so that may be it.

 

[ryevick]

Mine does the same thing. I have a few heavy programs that start up at boot so that may be it.

I don't on startup, it shouldn't be doing this.

 

[Clarence]

try running "msconfig" from the command prompt line or type system configuration in the search tab seach through the unnecessary startup programs that you may think is causing a lag at startup. Uncheck, save and proceed.

 

[cb600fshornet]

It's usually a service that's hanging that causes issues with start-up or shutdown if I'm honest. Try booting up into safe mode (tap F8 a few times after turning the PC on to get the option), and that should load the PC with minimal start-up programs/services. If you don't have a problem at this point, then it's a piece of software (or possibly driver) that's been installed that is causing an issue.

 

[BK_123]

I'd also get HijackThis and run it then post the log it generates here. http://filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/