After dialup, progs don't start

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Charles

Hi I'm hoping someone can help me here.
I've got winxp Pro running on a toshiba tecra s1
notebook. After I've dialed up and connected to the
internet, I find that programs that aren't already
running, take forever (+5mins) to start up. When they do
finally start everything that I pressed during that time
starts up.

If I start the programs before I dialup, everything's
fine. They don't run slow like CPU usage is at 100% or
anything.

During the time nothing starts up, the start menu still
works, and I can right click on the desktop right click
menu comes up, but if I click properties to get display
properties, that won't start up.

I've started task manager before dialing up before, and
CPU usage definately isn't 100%, it appears completely
normal (<10%).

Obviously something's going on the background, either it's
trying to connect to some kind of network or something
before it gives up and starts up all my programs, but how
can I track it?

Starting what kind of logging reports might help me track
what the problem is?

Thanks for any/all help & suggestions!
Charles
 
Hi Charles,

Suggestions (vary in area): Use in order given, then test...

Lan Settings - Proxy Server - Disable (Line 253)
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Manual: IE/Tools/Internet Options/Connections/Lan Settings. Uncheck Use a
proxy server.....
~~~

Run the edit on line 157: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
~~~

Verify for Shell that explore.exe is the only thing listed here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
~~~
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~~~

Run Startup Tracker and send me the log file via email
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Charles said:
Hi I'm hoping someone can help me here.
I've got winxp Pro running on a toshiba tecra s1
notebook. After I've dialed up and connected to the
internet, I find that programs that aren't already
running, take forever (+5mins) to start up. When they do
finally start everything that I pressed during that time
starts up.

If I start the programs before I dialup, everything's
fine. They don't run slow like CPU usage is at 100% or
anything.

During the time nothing starts up, the start menu still
works, and I can right click on the desktop right click
menu comes up, but if I click properties to get display
properties, that won't start up.

I've started task manager before dialing up before, and
CPU usage definately isn't 100%, it appears completely
normal (<10%).

Obviously something's going on the background, either it's
trying to connect to some kind of network or something
before it gives up and starts up all my programs, but how
can I track it?

Starting what kind of logging reports might help me track
what the problem is?

Thanks for any/all help & suggestions!
Charles
Click to expand...

What does a scan with a current antivirus program (meaning a version not
earlier than 2002 and using updated virus definitions) show? Also,
remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy from www.security.kolla.de
and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure to update these programs
before running them. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal
tools in Safe Mode.

Malke
 
All completely uptodate virus checks are fine. No probs.

I haven't run a spyware program tho. I've never installed
kazaa etc, but I'll give it a go anyway.

Any other ideas please?
 
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