Things that slow down your system bootup.

[KMA]

You don't have enough free RAM, you should have a minimum of 32 megabytes for Windows 95 and Windows 98, 64 MB for Windows Me, and 128 MB for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Your hard disk is too slow - try optimizing it using Defrag. If your able, you might want to invest in a new, fast, huge hard disk.
You don't have enough free disk space for a swapfile - you should have a minimum of 3 megabytes of free disk space for each megabyte of system RAM.
You have 850 fonts installed. If you can survive without all those fonts, try removing 600-700 of them to see if that makes a difference.
Your network drivers (LAN, Dial-up Networking) take too long to load - try disabling them to see if it makes a difference.
Too many programs are being loaded at startup - check your Startup folder and eliminate any unneeded shortcuts.

 

[sportsnut13]

What do you do if you can't defrag mine goes to 2% then back to 0%? Let it run for 2 hours with no change.My computer is pretty fast but like everyone it can always be faster.:shrug: :shrug:

 

[hogman14]

What do you do if you can't defrag mine goes to 2% then back to 0%? Let it run for 2 hours with no change.My computer is pretty fast but like everyone it can always be faster.:shrug: :shrug:

If you have a cable modem, T1, ISDN line, having the computer "always online" will cause a constant change in the HD. Therefore, if this is the case, unplug the physical network connection and you should be off to the races.

 

[KMA]

If you have any programs running such as a firewall, antivirus or any other programs disconnect your comp from the net and shut down all running applications.

It sounds like something is running in the background that is causing the defrag to go back to zero.