Shell Hardware Detection Slow after SP2

[Selden McCabe]

After many trials-and-errors, I discovered that the "Shell Hardware
Detection" service slows my pc way down when booting up after installing
SP2.

If I disable this service, everything boots up normally. If I enable it,
boot-up takes about 10 minutes.

How do I troubleshoot this problem?

By the way, this web site has a wealth of great troubleshooting tips for
SP2:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Boot_or_shutdown_problems_after_Service_Pack_2_installation

---Selden

 

[Matt]

Howdy,

I'm having the same issue with the Shell Hardware
Detection service. The service seems to provide Autorun
run features for CD drives and digital cameras etc. It
also seems to have something to do with Windows Install
Programs as I couldn't install any programs when it was
disabled(Norton Antivirus or a Windows Update file). Can
you could post your system specs so we can compare (ie
see what devices we have in common which may not have a
compatible driver for the new update - I suspect the RAID
driver).

My System
Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 (F11 BIOS)
AMD 2700+ XP CPU
1.5 Gb RAM
HIS Radeon 9800XT
2x120 Gig Seagate RAID striped with onboard IDE RAID
controller by ITE (IT8212)
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B LG DVD Drive
LITE-ON LTR-401255 CD Burner
SB Audigy 2 ZS
Winfast TV Expert 2000 (Analouge TV Capture card)
Vision Plus DVTV (HDDTV Capture card)

Peripherals
Imation Disk Stakka
E-Dimensional 3D Glasses
Logitech Wingman Force 3d Joystick
Nostromo Speed Pad (n50) by Belkin
Belkin 4 Port USB Hub
USB to RS232 Adaptor
DSL-504 Router
D-Link Airplus Extreme Wireless Access point
Epson Stylus Colour(Yes it's spelt colour not color) 460c
Lexmark Z32 Printer

Cheers
Matt