Programs slow to open immediately after boot-up

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A few weeks ago, one of my computers developed an interesting
malfunction.

Immediately after boot-up, everything appears OK; indeed, all files,
folders, network connections etc. behave perfectly normally. However,
for about 2-3 minutes, no PROGRAMS will launch.

Double-click on IE, the egg-timer appears for a few seconds, then
disappears. In fact, double-click on any program shortcut and the same
thing happens. Then, after a couple of minutes, all the programs that
I've clicked on to open suddenly spring to life.
From then on, the computer runs at full speed and everything is fine -
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until the next re-boot... Then we have the same routine again.

Can anyone shed any light on what might be happening here? The machine
is XP SP2, fully updated. It's defragmented, error-checked, and so
far as I can establish, free from spyware.

Any thoughts appreciated, and many thanks -


TM
 
TM said:
A few weeks ago, one of my computers developed an interesting
malfunction.

Immediately after boot-up, everything appears OK; indeed, all files,
folders, network connections etc. behave perfectly normally. However,
for about 2-3 minutes, no PROGRAMS will launch.

Double-click on IE, the egg-timer appears for a few seconds, then
disappears. In fact, double-click on any program shortcut and the same
thing happens. Then, after a couple of minutes, all the programs that
I've clicked on to open suddenly spring to life.

until the next re-boot... Then we have the same routine again.

Can anyone shed any light on what might be happening here? The machine
is XP SP2, fully updated. It's defragmented, error-checked, and so
far as I can establish, free from spyware.
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Something must be starting with Windows. Do clean-boot troubleshooting
to find out what it is.

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke
 
TM said:
A few weeks ago, one of my computers developed an interesting
malfunction.

Immediately after boot-up, everything appears OK; indeed, all files,
folders, network connections etc. behave perfectly normally. However,
for about 2-3 minutes, no PROGRAMS will launch.

Double-click on IE, the egg-timer appears for a few seconds, then
disappears. In fact, double-click on any program shortcut and the same
thing happens. Then, after a couple of minutes, all the programs that
I've clicked on to open suddenly spring to life.

until the next re-boot... Then we have the same routine again.

Can anyone shed any light on what might be happening here? The machine
is XP SP2, fully updated. It's defragmented, error-checked, and so
far as I can establish, free from spyware.

Any thoughts appreciated, and many thanks -
Click to expand...

It's possible that your anti-virus program is scheduled to scan your
hard drive each time you start your computer, and the process takes 2-3
minutes. This is common.

Still it's not a bad idea to check more thoroughly for malware.
 
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