hi my knowledge is brief, home edition of xp now taking between 30-35 mins to
start from when i press the on button to be able to use the pc, this happened
suddenly don't no how any ideas to solve .
i tried running anti virus and a system restore not done a thing any ideas
please reply thanks cal
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http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/a...leaner_why.htm
"cal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:816635DC-D70F-481C-953A-(E-Mail Removed)...
hi my knowledge is brief, home edition of xp now taking between 30-35 mins to
start from when i press the on button to be able to use the pc, this happened
suddenly don't no how any ideas to solve .
i tried running anti virus and a system restore not done a thing any ideas
please reply thanks cal
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thanks

Have you also run anti-spyware programs? Many spyware and malware programs
get missed by anti-virus alone. Check here http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

If the steps you've taken haven't uncovered any spyware, viruses etc you
might be experiencing hardware problems. Start by running diagnostic
software on the RAM http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

Visit the manufacture of your hard drive and download it's diagnostic tool
to check the integrity of the drive.

By the way how long does it take to boot to SafeMode?

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Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"cal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hi my knowledge is brief, home edition of xp now taking between 30-35 mins
> to
> start from when i press the on button to be able to use the pc, this
> happened
> suddenly don't no how any ideas to solve .
> i tried running anti virus and a system restore not done a thing any ideas
> please reply thanks cal
> --
> thanks

"cal" wrote
> hi my knowledge is brief, home edition of xp now taking between 30-35 mins
> to
> start from when i press the on button to be able to use the pc, this
> happened
> suddenly don't no how any ideas to solve .
> i tried running anti virus and a system restore not done a thing any ideas
> please reply thanks cal
> --
> thanks

Where is the delay occurring?

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"Rock" wrote:

> "cal" wrote
> > hi my knowledge is brief, home edition of xp now taking between 30-35 mins
> > to
> > start from when i press the on button to be able to use the pc, this
> > happened
> > suddenly don't no how any ideas to solve .
> > i tried running anti virus and a system restore not done a thing any ideas
> > please reply thanks cal
> > --
> > thanks
>
> Where is the delay occurring?
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
> thanks for responding it seems when the os takes a long time to display the drivers etc on the bios, once everything up n running the system runs as smooth as ever. i'm no expert to describe exactly the symptoms n times of system failure but i now it's not right at the very beginning after switching the computer on

http://www.bootdisk.com/html.htm

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> hi my knowledge is brief, home edition of xp now taking between 30-35 mins to
> start from when i press the on button to be able to use the pc, this happened
> suddenly don't no how any ideas to solve .
> i tried running anti virus and a system restore not done a thing any ideas

Try some anti-spyware apps:
http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
ANTI-SPYWARE

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp