Ridiculous periods to boot up
It seems my primary laptop is taking ridiculous amounts of time to boot up. Almost 20 minutes until everything is fully loaded. Interestingly, it seems to take 5 minutes alone to boot through the BIOS (which the original BIOS loadup screen where it says "press F10 to enter setup". Previously it would take about 15 minutes to load everything, but recently the BIOS started loading slowly as well.
I'm thinking it might be a good idea to wipe it fresh and reinstall Windows from scratch, and repopulate the hard drive with my regular programs, but all the issues you have with product licenses (for Windows, Office, Norton, etc.) is a pain.
I almost feel like I should ditch it and go and buy a new computer.
But can people tell me - why would the BIOS take so long to load? Is there a sign of a deeper problem that might need attention?
I'd be grateful for any advice that anyone's got.
I'm thinking it might be a good idea to wipe it fresh and reinstall Windows from scratch, and repopulate the hard drive with my regular programs, but all the issues you have with product licenses (for Windows, Office, Norton, etc.) is a pain.
I almost feel like I should ditch it and go and buy a new computer.
But can people tell me - why would the BIOS take so long to load? Is there a sign of a deeper problem that might need attention?
I'd be grateful for any advice that anyone's got.