Re: Windows XP takes about 10 minutes to load

This could be a bunch of things. Is this machine part of a domain or a
workgroup or a stand alone box? Are there any messages in the Event Log that
might result from this slow down? Do you have any services on this machine
that might not be working correctly?

Regards.

"Brenda Goldsberry" <brendag@batelnet.bs> wrote in message
news:03a101c34582$f6bbe580$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> My computer takes about 10 minutes to load Windows XP and
> another 3-4 minutes to load my setting now. I believe it
> is checking for the last known configuration that worked.
> This happened after a power outage. (I do have an UPS and
> it shuts down automatically.) The first time you open
> each program after you have restarted windows it takes
> abut 3 times longer than normal to open the program,
> after the first time the programs work at normal speed
> once it has gone the opening process. How do I fix this
> problem, it is extremely annoying.
>
> I have 512 MB RAM, so memory is not the problem
>