I started up my computer and when i was logging in my account i noticed it was loading very slow, when it logged on it comes up with the following message:

Location is not available

"C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\desk top refers to location that is unavailble.it could be on a hard drive on this computer, or on a network.Check to make sure that the disk is properly inserted or that you have have connected to the internet or your network, and then try again.If it still cannot be located the information might have been moved to a differnt location."

I searched on the internet and some told me to create a desktop folder in "C:\Windows...." but i didnt get why, one told me to restore default on the user account but that didnt do much...so then i thought oh yeah PC Help Forums they always help.
Any ideas?

Simon Stanford.

Hi

Check your msconfig / startup tab for anything that looks out of place or fits with the error message. Dis-able it and re-boot.

How to get to msconfig /startup
Click on "Start" button on the desktop > click "Run" > type in msconfig {then hit enter} > click on the "Startup" tab.

Thank you Hengis

I went on it but i didnt really see anything which looked odd apart from one which i unclicked and rebooted but still the problem exsists.

Suggest you download and install this program (it's free) CCleaner ... Alternative Download.
1. After installing...run the program...click on Analyzer...then click on Run Cleaner.
2. On the left side of the window, click on Registry...click on Scan for issues...click on Fix selected issues.

This program will cleanup your temp files and cookies.

Also, to help us help you, go to the Control Panel via the Member Menu on the left side of this window.

Click on Edit Options.

Fill in the System Specs information.

If you are not sure what to enter, click on the < What's inside my PC?> link in my signature.
The Belarc report will give you all the hardware and software information about your computer.

i cant do that because i cant open the internet, i can hardly do anything..any other ideas?

Suggest you try this,

To check your system files, go to the Accessories
Right click on Command Prompt
Click on Run as administrator
enter: sfc /scannow
There is a space between "c" and "/".
This could take from minutes to hours to run.

If this command doesn't run to 100%, then you probably have a bad hard drive.