Recent content by Mista-J

it does take the same amount of time to boot into safe mode... ugh so frustrating

The hard drive tests fine... read, write and smart. any other thoughts?

Hello - First time poster, but have used these forums for years! I have this gateway laptop and am not sure what to do next. When i power it up, it takes well over an hour to get to the log in screen. Once i get there, everything seems to function good. I have Refreshed the system and applied...