Sounds like your computer is saturated with spyware. Slow start-up usually means you have too many programs loading during start-up. You will need to get a program to find the spyware and remove it. I have Aluria and it works fine.
Run "msconfig" and go to the start-up menu and uncheck all the programs that you don't use a lot. Some things will not work (like scanners)if they are unchecked. If your not sure what should be loaded on start-up and not, don't mess with it. Usually when you buy your computer, everything is checked to start when you turn your computer on and they shouldn't be because they really use up a lot of space.
Try this, right click "my computer" and go "properties" and then to "performance". Do this right after your computer boots from a shut-down or restart. Your system resources should be at least 80%. If it's less then that, you have too many programs loading on start-up. Some of these programs could be spyware because some get into your start-up menu and you probably will not recognize what they are.
You probably have some viruses too. Get Norton Anti-Virus. If you already have a program like this then do an update to get all the latest definitions and do a full scan on your computer. No virus is fatal, they just need to be taken care of. A virus cannot ruin your computer hardware. Worse case scenario is you get a nasty virus and you have to restore your pc and you lose everything saved on it.
At any rate, slow start-ups and shut-downs are usually because of spyware on your computer(which you can get by viewing and clicking on certain webpages) and or too many programs being loaded on your start-up menu.
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