pc hangs after startup

[rabbit]

after i have started my pc and everything has loaded onto the desktop my pc seems to hang for about 2 minutes, everything works fine until just before i shut down then it hangs for about a minute. ive scanned for viruses and spyware etc and it comes up all clear. help please.

 

[Ian]

Run "msconfig" from the run command on the start menu. Have a look at the startup tab for any items that are ticked and post them here, as it sounds as if one of the processes is causing problems.

 

[Techy]

is your av software set to scan on startup/shutdown?

 

[rabbit]

typed in msconfig but a box came up saying could not find file or one of its components. my operating system is win 2000.
i am running nortons 2004 av but could not find how to set this up to scan on startup/shutdown.only auto protect.

 

[rabbit]

does anybody have any suggestions on how to fix my problem? thanks

 

[Me__2001]

if the pc cant find msconfig then there sounds as if a file has been deleted somehow. how long has it been like this ? is it possible to do a system restore / fresh install ?

 

[muckshifter]

Windows 2000 does not have MSCONFIG ... I'll need more information on your system.

Do you have a network card not being used?


As a side note to other posters in this thread ...

if you have nothing constuctive to say, then please, don't bother posting

I have deleted all non-constructive posts in this thread.

 

[rabbit]

my system is a pentium2 ,433mhtz ,128mb ram ,10gb hdd ,win 2000. pretty old system and no network card to my knowledge.thanks

 

[Alf]

One reason it might takes a long time is your processor speed,and the amount of memory you have.

 

[muckshifter]

my system is a pentium2 ,433mhtz ,128mb ram ,10gb hdd ,win 2000. pretty old system and no network card to my knowledge.thanks

Alf is correct ... your system is a little underpowered.

However, 98 or ME will perform a lot better and if you have ever had the inclination to try Linux out, now could be a good time.

 

[rabbit]

thanks. yeh i have been thinking about upgrading to a new system soon.