Well I know there are a few PC types on here, so…

My PC seems to be getting slower when booting, particualarly through the blue Windows screen.

Anything I can do to remedy this? Or am I looking at a re-install?

Ta for any help.

best bet would be a re-install but there's a hundred things you can check to see why it's doing it.

My first suggestion though would be to defrag, and then disable your antivirus if you've got it, see if that's the cause.

I'd also have a look at what is running at startup, you've probably got a load of crap you don't need firing up as it boots. There's plenty of guides out there on how to get it moving again….

Without someone who knows what they're doing logging on and having a look you're going to be struggling I think though.

try this.
http://www.squidoo.com/windowsbootfaster

try ccleaner maybe

Don't know what OS you're using, but if you're going to reinstall XP get hold of the Performance Edition. Someone has created an install which has stripped out most of the nonsense the standard install chucks on "just in case you happen to plug in some unlikely peripheral at some unspecified future time". I haven't used it yet myself but I've heard good things from friends who have.

Make sure you've got your drivers handy though!

A fair bet is the running at startup thingy.

Mike linn has a good utility for sorting this out although I believe vista has one as well

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml