Windows very slow start up.!!!!

[DEFENDER01]

HI
when i turn my PC on i get the welcome screen and it gets as far as
showing the desktop back ground
and stays there for nearly 3 minutes before loading the task bar and
desk top icons.

i have tried a system restore to the earliest date also disabling all
start up program's both made no difference.

thanks in advance for any help

 

[db.·.. >]

if you boot in safe mode,
do you get better results/
performance?

if so, then you will have
to use this mode to reconfigure
your regular mode.

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[philo]

HI
when i turn my PC on i get the welcome screen and it gets as far as
showing the desktop back ground
and stays there for nearly 3 minutes before loading the task bar and
desk top icons.

i have tried a system restore to the earliest date also disabling all
start up program's both made no difference.

thanks in advance for any help

Run msconfig
and take all unneeded apps out of startup

chances are all you need there is your firewall and AV software

 

[DEFENDER01]

"DEFENDER01" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

HI
when i turn my PC on i get the welcome screen and it gets as far as
showing the desktop back ground
and stays there for nearly 3 minutes before loading the task bar and
desk top icons.

i have tried a system restore to the earliest date also disabling all
start up program's both made no difference.

thanks in advance for any help


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Run msconfig
and take all unneeded apps out of startup

chances are all you need there is your firewall and AV software

Thanks as i said i have already done this but makes on difference

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

HI
when i turn my PC on i get the welcome screen and it gets as far as
showing the desktop back ground
and stays there for nearly 3 minutes before loading the task bar and
desk top icons.

i have tried a system restore to the earliest date also disabling all
start up program's both made no difference.

thanks in advance for any help

My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long it
takes to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed is
otherwise satisfactory, it may not be worth worrying about. Most
people start their computers once a day or even less frequently. In
the overall scheme of things, even a few minutes to start up isn't
very important. Personally I power on my computer when I get up in the
morning, then go get my coffee. When I come back, it's done booting. I
don't know how long it took to boot and I don't care.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See replies to your original thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._frm/thread/9e95e22cc6e9b6b4/d5136dc5f0f4fb25

Or perhaps this one:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._frm/thread/e1378381a0950870/c135eacd095c5340

 

[Randem]

There are a few places to look to see what is starting up and then to get
rid of them.

1 - Registry -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

2 - Startup Group in Start->Programs

3 - msconfig (run from the cmd prompt)

4 - Task Scheduler

There are a few immediate things that you can eliminate from starting up
automatically...

1 - AOL
2 - MS Messenger
3 - Any IM application.


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[philo]

Thanks as i said i have already done this but makes on difference.

Oops I did not see that in your original post.(sorry)

My assumption is that this is new behavior
so have a look in event viewer to see if there is an error of some time upon
loading

 

[DEFENDER01]

"DEFENDER01" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

philo;3219848 Wrote:-
"DEFENDER01" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

HI
when i turn my PC on i get the welcome screen and it gets as far as
showing the desktop back ground
and stays there for nearly 3 minutes before loading the task bar and
desk top icons.

i have tried a system restore to the earliest date also disablin
all
start up program's both made no difference.

thanks in advance for any help


-



Run msconfig
and take all unneeded apps out of startup

chances are all you need there is your firewall and AV software-
Thanks as i said i have already done this but makes on difference.

-


Oops I did not see that in your original post.(sorry)

My assumption is that this is new behavior
so have a look in event viewer to see if there is an error of some tim
upon
loading

Thanks for all your reply's.
i have found the problem its online armor .
uninstalled and reinstalled but just wont start when online armor i
there.can you suggest another free firewall to try

 

[John John (MVP)]

Thanks for all your reply's.
i have found the problem its online armor .
uninstalled and reinstalled but just wont start when online armor is
there.can you suggest another free firewall to try.

What about the one that is included with Windows XP?

John

 

[DEFENDER01]

DEFENDER01 wrote:
-
Thanks for all your reply's.
i have found the problem its online armor .
uninstalled and reinstalled but just wont start when online armor is
there.can you suggest another free firewall to try.-

What about the one that is included with Windows XP?

John

I was looking for something a bit better as i was told its not up to
much.!!

 

[Randem]

You could also have a corrupt profile if you followed all the instructions I
gave and had no joy...

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[Unknown]

Why do you believe online armor is better than the windows firewall?
Don't believe all that hype you read about it. What specifically makes it
better than the Windows XP firewall?

 

[DEFENDER01]

Why do you believe online armor is better than the windows firewall?
Don't believe all that hype you read about it. What specifically make
it
better than the Windows XP firewall?
"DEFENDER01" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

John John (MVP);3221236 Wrote:-
DEFENDER01 wrote:
-
Thanks for all your reply's.
i have found the problem its online armor .
uninstalled and reinstalled but just wont start when online armor is
there.can you suggest another free firewall to try.-

What about the one that is included with Windows XP?

John-

I was looking for something a bit better as i was told its not up to
much.!!

Like i said i was told windows firewall was not that good.
i guess someone will come along and explain why.
some people like zone alarm but i have had trouble with that.
since uninstalling online armor and reinstalling it works fine now.!!

 

[Unknown]

Some people believe you have to check incoming and outgoing on the 'net.
I have never had a problem with Windows XP firewall.