Timed out sending notification of device interface change to window of ""

[harry]

Using win 2000 (sp3)

Every other reboot my pc takes ages to load - about 7 mins - If I reboot
again it's fine untill the next reboot.

For the slow boots my volume control icon in the system tray is not there &
trying to run programs like "Total recorder" report "there is no real audio
driver on your computer" - another reboot & its all fine!

In my application event log I get several "Timed out sending notification of
device interface change to window of "" " - useful huh?

I also get 2 other system event log warnings "Symantec AntiVirus
Auto-Protect could not scan file E:\WINNT\System32\ativvaxx.dll for viruses
due to low kernel stack." & "Symantec AntiVirus Auto-Protect could not scan
file E:\WINNT\System32\ati3duag.dll for viruses due to low kernel stack. "
which mean as much to me as the 1st!

any ideas what might be causing this?

 

[harry]

sorry thats supposed to be sp4!

 

[Ghostrider]

Using win 2000 (sp3)

Every other reboot my pc takes ages to load - about 7 mins - If I reboot
again it's fine untill the next reboot.

For the slow boots my volume control icon in the system tray is not there &
trying to run programs like "Total recorder" report "there is no real audio
driver on your computer" - another reboot & its all fine!

Easy to explain but hard to find. There is corruption in
the path to the executable for one of the Windows services.
It might be incorrectly labled in the Windows Registry. Run
Regedit and search for "" ", but it might be an daunting
experience. Another way would be to take a look at all of
the Windows service apps via the Control Panel and look for
the path that leads to "" "; disable or re-install that
service. If using an Iomega ZIP/JAZ drive, a likely culprit
is IomegaActivity Disk2.

In my application event log I get several "Timed out sending notification of
device interface change to window of "" " - useful huh?

I also get 2 other system event log warnings "Symantec AntiVirus
Auto-Protect could not scan file E:\WINNT\System32\ativvaxx.dll for viruses
due to low kernel stack." & "Symantec AntiVirus Auto-Protect could not scan
file E:\WINNT\System32\ati3duag.dll for viruses due to low kernel stack. "
which mean as much to me as the 1st!

any ideas what might be causing this?

For the second item, visit the Symantec NAV website.
The answer might be located there.