Windows XP HOme Edition playing up?

December 17, 2009

I need some help regarding my laptop.

Several days ago the laptop stop working properly. I now only boots up to the desktop screen of windows but displays no icons or anything just the screen and wallpaper. Have tried to use safe mode, last known good configurations , pressed the start key , pressed other keys but nothing works.

Therefor I need help on what to do next. My thought is that I need to boot it up and run disk check , disk repair in bios. Since its a laptop it has no hard disk drive.

Does anyone know where I can find the software to unable booting into dos direct using a CD rom ?

or if there is a cheap cable I can get to link the hard drive of the Laptop to my normal PC and repair , re-install windows that way then let me know.

Thanks

Finally managed to Make WinDOWS XP start up fast BUT still sluggish when desktop first loads. why?

September 17, 2009

Ok, it used to take like 10 or 15 minutes to load. Now it takes about 2 cause i used some tools and techniques to clean up the registry and deleted viruses and malware etc. i also defragmented.

So that’s great.
But it’s still sluggish in the beginning when the desktop is loaded. it takes a few minutes… even the start sound that should sound right after the Welcome screen…you hear it after few minutes or seconds after the desktop is loaded

what else can i do????

it’s windows xp sp2
the computer is a notebook Acer Aspire 5100

sometime ago my cousin dropped it and ever since it also started doing weird things. The dvd/cd drive also doesn’t work….it doesn’t load dvds/cds..in rare occasions it does.
NOTE!!! After the slug in the beginning when the desktop screen is loaded, then its really fast and responsive. It’s just in the beginning that it is sluggish.