Regarding startup issue

[Guest]

My system has started to run slow at start up and takes a couple of minutes
to get stable. Once everything is going the system tray is not loaded with
the few icons of programs that do load.

I can log off and back on and the sytem loads like normal.

Any ideas would be great.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

My system has started to run slow at start up and takes a couple of minutes
to get stable. Once everything is going the system tray is not loaded with
the few icons of programs that do load.

I can log off and back on and the sytem loads like normal.

Any ideas would be great.

It could be your virus scanner. Uninstall it temporarily, then see what
happens.

 

[Rock]

My system has started to run slow at start up and takes a couple of minutes
to get stable. Once everything is going the system tray is not loaded with
the few icons of programs that do load.

I can log off and back on and the sytem loads like normal.

Any ideas would be great.

Clean Boot Troubleshooting

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434