Computer help forum: 20 min for computer to boot

I thought that it could have been an update..i couldnt tell since i had nothing on the monitors. But what concerened me was the lights on the keyboard and mouse were off. And with the OS, i went from windows 7 32 bit home to windows 7 prof. 64 bit after changing out the hard drive.

I would have thought that if it was in fact, the motherboard that i would be having other issues elsewhere, which im not. The only thing that seems a bit odd is that my video card heats up more then normal now. while playing games like WoW. even after cleaning out every possible vent. And even now, its idling at 66...

Remember I don't have a clear picture of your machine's issues or if you accepted any driver updates from MSFT (my advice is never do that.)

But since you told a bit more so will I.

The machine in question received a .NET update and in the boot and background we found "mscorsvw" churning away slowing down this machine. According to MSFT it should not have had such a deleterious effect but letting it finish and a day later it was back to normal.

This is not saying that's it in your case but it was a suspect on this machine. Normally we would just uninstall .NET and be done with that but we use .NET apps so it had to stay.
Bob

Have you checked your hardware. If you have a CPU fan that is acting up, this might be part of your problem. If you CPU heats up too much, the computer will not boot properly. If the fan is off and on, you might boot one time and not the next.

The other might be heat or a failing power supply. It might be overheating because of a failing fan or component. It might be supplying different voltages to the motherboard.

Fans are cheap. If you think that this might be the problem I would replace it.

It you think it is the power supply, you might want ot invest in a power supply checker. Some of these are very inexpensive and can give you direct reading from all or most of you connectors. If you find that you voltages are not correct, change the power supply.

As always, check for startup programs, think about corrupted CMOS, viruses and malware can also play a role. Use dependable software free or paid to provide a balance for these problems. If you think it might be the CMOS, you may want to find someone who knows how to do this properly. A bad install can cost you big time with down time or damaged equipment.

I shared what it was and wonder if you are asking me about the fan or the original poster. When you click on the reply button, reply to the OP if that's what you want to do.
Bob