Slow computer start up

[Guest]

I have had my PC for 18months now and it has work very well. When the PC boots up, before the blue login screen, a windows logo page appears with a green loading bar. This page used to be displayed for approx 15 seconds whist the green loading bar flashed 4 times
The computer now takes almost 10 minutes to boot up, with the PC hanging on the windows logo page and the green loading bar flashing

I keep windows XP (home edition) updated; I have a firewall and up-to-date virus checker. I have restored the PC to a setup before the problem with out any change to the problem. What should I do next

 

[roger]

Hi,

I have had my PC for 18months now and it has work very well. When the PC boots up, before the blue login screen, a windows logo page appears with a green loading bar. This page used to be displayed for approx 15 seconds whist the green loading bar flashed 4 times.
The computer now takes almost 10 minutes to boot up, with the PC hanging on the windows logo page and the green loading bar flashing.

I keep windows XP (home edition) updated; I have a firewall and up-to-date virus checker. I have restored the PC to a setup before the problem with out any change to the problem. What should I do next?

You need to perform a clean boot, using msconfig, and later enable the
programs one by one to determine which one is causing the slowness.

308041 Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308041

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353

316434 HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

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

Good luck