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My PC takes like 30-60 seconds to start up.
I don't have to many programs installed just like 25-30.
Do you know what could cause the problem?

You have XP? 30 seconds isn't bad at all. It's stated by the developers that XP should boot up to usable state within about 30 seconds. And this is in case you don't have anything running in the backround.

Well, did you computer start really fast when you bought it?
You might want to upgrade your RAM if there's not enough. Also, check this post:
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=27

That isn't slow for the amount of programs that are installed. As AndreasB said upgrading your RAM might help if your not happy with your start up speed, I recommend at least 1.5GB of RAM for Windows XP to run smoothly and 2GB of RAM for Windows Vista.

I think taking 30-60 seconds for start up are signs of a proper functioning of your computer. Escpecially since I presume that you are using Windows XP or the latest version.

You can try checking your current programs loaded on your pc by typing "msconfig" in your run command. Then go and the current startup programs, if you see any unwanted programs to load on startup, just untick it. Your pc will run faster after you reduce your startup programs.

According to Microsoft, Windows XP was designed to boot up within about 30 seconds. Add several additional services and that can become a minute. You can probably slush it but not much. It depends on how much additional functionally you want to be included. If you need multiple services enabled (for example Services for Unix) you might need probably up to two minutes. time also depends of speed of your CPU and speed of hard drive. From 2GHz dual core CPU with 2G of RAM and 7200 RPM harddrive you can expect 30 sec boot in most cases.

Slow start and shutdown can be a symptom of Spyware infection or bloated configuration or both. In rare cases it also can be connected with device sharing problems (for example network drive not available).

Amount of RAM also is important. Generally Windows XP is not running that good on 256M PC and Windows 2000 here has an edge. Windows XP is definitely more resource hungry and on 256K PC it feels slower then Windows 2000. 512K are usually OK and if you have 2G only small amount of this memory is used unless you run some very memory hungry applications. Probably 1G is a good compromise between cost and speed for modern desktops and laptops with XP. You generally do not need 2G for XP and can save money.
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