Mac book starts up but is really really slow!

Takes forever to start and is basically unusable?

I still need to know what OS X version it's running. It's printed under the big X icon in About This Mac. If you can't get it to respond please restart your Mac in "Safe Mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.

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That is a really great question! It took some digging to find the answer!
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174     Firefox    xxxxxxxx    1.1    22    316.0 MB    Intel (64 bit)    233.3 MB
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116     pboard   xxxxxxxx    0.0    1    844 KB    Intel (64 bit)    18.6 MB
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Lisadawson11 wrote:
My mac book pro has just sterted to run very slow indeed. I noticed it after I registered to use Knowhow cloud.
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Forget the Cloud, it's a joke.

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HI guys!
today i restarted my Macbook pro-Lion, after starting up, i have no screen,even no gray screen or nothing els. However, my keyboard works; lightening,sound control or other keys are working properly. I can control the volume, and also control of keyboard lightening is available. when i close my Laptop, it will be hibernated without any problem, but i can See nothing on my screen! (Notice that gray screen at start up DOESN'T appear)
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COmmand+option+P+R
SHift+control+option
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Foe a definitive analysis, an appointment at an Apple store genius bar is a good option. The evaluation will be FREE.
Ciao.

Mac book starts up but is really really slow!

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