Slow boot after security download.

[Ryan]

Last Wednesday (February 11, 2004), I downloaded the XP
Update KB828028. This is the one that helped protect my
computer from potential hacking. Ever since this update,
my computer has booted very slowly. Before the
installation of this update, I had a boot time of roughly
30 seconds. The computer still starts up this fast, but
Windows takes longer to get fully up and running. For
example, ZoneAlarm (firewall) and Norton Anti-Virus take
roughly two minutes to open, rather than instantaneous,
like before. I don't hear the windows "welcome" chime
until about two minutes after my computer is running,
either--it'll start right before ZoneAlarm and Norton
load. Also, when in Internet Explorer, I'll hit "ctrl +
o," type in the desired web address, and explorer will
freeze on me. It works when I type it into the address
bar on the toolbar, though. The last vital detail I've
noticed is when I open "My Computer," the computer
greatly lags. The "browsing" flashlight pops up, and it
takes several minutes for that page to load.

Has anybody had similar experiences to what I'm going
through? If so, do you know how to fix this problem?
Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for reading.
-Ryan

 

[Ryan]

Oh yeah, I'll also note that when I turn on the
computer/restart I get this message saying that Windows
did not start properly, and I have the option to start
windows normally, run it in safe mode, or use the last
known good configuration for the system. There's no
difference that I've noticed between running the last
known good configuration and starting Windows normally.

Just thought I'd add that--I'm not sure if it's a
significant factor or not. Once again, thanks for
reading.
-Ryan