Slow logging after installing SP2

[Frank]

Ever since I installed SP2 on Windows XP, it takes over a
minute for my computer to diplay the desktop after
clicking on my login icon. It used to take abour 10
seconds before SP2. During that "pause", I can see
activity on my DSL modem. I did scan for viruses and
Adware but I have not found anything unusual. Anybody
else seen this problem?

Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
P4 3.0 GHz Northwood
1024 MB RAM
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Creative Audigy 2
Leadtech Winfast TV2000 Xpert

 

[Guest]

Please try some basics ...

Clean Temporary Internet Files, Cookies and other temporary files:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowstempfiles.htm

Check for errors and defragment hard drive:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowsharddrive.htm

Clean Windows Startup and hidden Startup:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindowsstartup.htm

Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

Check Event Viewer (Start - > Settings -> Control Panel - > Administrative
Tools - > Event Viewer) for possible errors.

Good Luck!

 

[Rock]

Ever since I installed SP2 on Windows XP, it takes over a
minute for my computer to diplay the desktop after
clicking on my login icon. It used to take abour 10
seconds before SP2. During that "pause", I can see
activity on my DSL modem. I did scan for viruses and
Adware but I have not found anything unusual. Anybody
else seen this problem?

Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
P4 3.0 GHz Northwood
1024 MB RAM
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Creative Audigy 2
Leadtech Winfast TV2000 Xpert

How long has it been since you installed SP2 and how many boots. It can
take 3 or 4 reboots over that many days to speed up the boot prefetch
and get the optimization to run. If it's still slow do some clean boot
troubleshooting to identify what program/service is hanging up.

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

 

[dude]

Hey ... You can try this too , i have and i notice it
booting up a little quicker for me ...
If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase
system performance
by having the core system kept in memory.
1. Start Regedit
2. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Sessio
n Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
3. Set the value to be 1
4. Reboot the computer

 

[Yves]

I have the same problem, let me know if you have a fix
for it please.
Regards
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Rock]

I have the same problem, let me know if you have a fix
for it please.
Regards
(e-mail address removed)

Well, see the responses to the OP and check out your system the same way.