i recently reformatted my hard drive, i installed all the service packs
updates etc, ran virus checker, spy checker, defragged but the computer still
takes 5 min or longer to show icons on desktop. i can click the start button
but wont let me open anything from there until the desktop appears. the only
new prog i installed was ie7.
i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks

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"rwf99 via WindowsKB.com" wrote

>i recently reformatted my hard drive, i installed all the service packs
> updates etc, ran virus checker, spy checker, defragged but the computer
> still
> takes 5 min or longer to show icons on desktop. i can click the start
> button
> but wont let me open anything from there until the desktop appears. the
> only
> new prog i installed was ie7.
> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks

So where along the way did it start to manifest this 5 min load? After some
particular software was installed or an update applied? What changes were
made right before the problem started?

Without knowing any more you could start with some clean boot
troubleshooting. Clean Boot Troubleshooting

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353

I may be mistaken, but I think "rwf99 via WindowsKB.com" <u30257@uwe> said
something like the following in message news:6adcfe2c8de98@uwe...
>i recently reformatted my hard drive, i installed all the service packs
> updates etc, ran virus checker, spy checker, defragged but the computer
> still
> takes 5 min or longer to show icons on desktop. i can click the start
> button
> but wont let me open anything from there until the desktop appears. the
> only
> new prog i installed was ie7.
> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks
>
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Try removing ie7

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Do as I say, not as I do

i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging

Jon wrote:
>>i recently reformatted my hard drive, i installed all the service packs
>> updates etc, ran virus checker, spy checker, defragged but the computer
>[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>> new prog i installed was ie7.
>> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks
>
>Try removing ie7
>

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"rwf99 wrote

>i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging
>
> Jon wrote:
>>>i recently reformatted my hard drive, i installed all the service packs
>>> updates etc, ran virus checker, spy checker, defragged but the computer
>>[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>>> new prog i installed was ie7.
>>> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks

Did you do the clean boot troubleshooting I suggested?

i did the manual steps for clean boot. got to #7 and was putting load
startup items back and it hangs up again. i cant see where a service is
causing the problem. i cant tell which one is the offending one. however
with the first part of the instruction it caused the icons not to respond to
left clicking and only would respond to a right click with some hesitation.
i would like to reformat (again) and get rid of the problem. i also
uninstalled the ie7. no difference with ie6 or ie7.

Rock wrote:
>>i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>>> new prog i installed was ie7.
>>>> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks
>
>Did you do the clean boot troubleshooting I suggested?

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It cannot be denied that "rwf99 via WindowsKB.com" <u30257@uwe> clearly
stated in news:6aec4e9e4088a@uwe...
>i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging
>
> Jon wrote:
>>>i recently reformatted my hard drive, i installed all the service packs
>>> updates etc, ran virus checker, spy checker, defragged but the computer
>>[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>>> new prog i installed was ie7.
>>> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks
>>
>>Try removing ie7
>>
>
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>


You perhaps have too many (or too bulky) 'spy checking', 'virus checking'
tools installed for your particular hardware. These can also consume large
portions of your memory. If so, try uninstalling them and looking for
lighter weight alternatives.

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It is never too late to mend

"rwf99 via WindowsKB.com" wrote

>i did the manual steps for clean boot. got to #7 and was putting load
> startup items back and it hangs up again. i cant see where a service is
> causing the problem. i cant tell which one is the offending one. however
> with the first part of the instruction it caused the icons not to respond
> to
> left clicking and only would respond to a right click with some
> hesitation.
> i would like to reformat (again) and get rid of the problem. i also
> uninstalled the ie7. no difference with ie6 or ie7.
>
> Rock wrote:
>>>i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging
>>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>>>> new prog i installed was ie7.
>>>>> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks

Use the principle of halves. Disable have the items, see if it solves the
problem. If so halve it again. If not disable the other have, etc. Keep
going until you have it identified. You have to be very precise in doing
this.

Be careful about disabling microsoft services through msconfig. It could
render the system not bootable, as a recent post to this newsgroup showed.
Work on non MS services.

I'm not saying clean boot troubleshooting will identify the problem but if
it doesn't have a problem booting into safe mode, then this should work.

"Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "rwf99 via WindowsKB.com" wrote
>
>>i did the manual steps for clean boot. got to #7 and was putting load
>> startup items back and it hangs up again. i cant see where a service is
>> causing the problem. i cant tell which one is the offending one.
>> however
>> with the first part of the instruction it caused the icons not to respond
>> to
>> left clicking and only would respond to a right click with some
>> hesitation.
>> i would like to reformat (again) and get rid of the problem. i also
>> uninstalled the ie7. no difference with ie6 or ie7.
>>
>> Rock wrote:
>>>>i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging
>>>>
>>>[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>>>>> new prog i installed was ie7.
>>>>>> i am getting very frustrated so need help. thanks
>
> Use the principle of halves. Disable have the items, see if it solves the
> problem. If so halve it again. If not disable the other have, etc. Keep
> going until you have it identified. You have to be very precise in doing
> this.
>
> Be careful about disabling microsoft services through msconfig. It could
> render the system not bootable, as a recent post to this newsgroup
> showed. Work on non MS services.
>
> I'm not saying clean boot troubleshooting will identify the problem but if
> it doesn't have a problem booting into safe mode, then this should work.


Geez, that should read, "disable half the items", not "disable have the
items", and disable the other half", not "the other have."

i only have avg and spybot installed.

Jon wrote:
>>i uninstalled ie 7, still hanging
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>>>
>>>Try removing ie7
>
>You perhaps have too many (or too bulky) 'spy checking', 'virus checking'
>tools installed for your particular hardware. These can also consume large
>portions of your memory. If so, try uninstalling them and looking for
>lighter weight alternatives.
>

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