Slow logon to XP

[Justin]

This has been going on for a couple of weeks now, and I am not sure why.
XP boots up and takes about 20 minutes to actually log me on. If I take
out the autologin it gets me to the user selection section in a couple
of minutes and then takes another 10 minutes or so to logon. After I
have logged on all the processes are owned by nobody, not even SYSTEM.
I log off and back on, another 5 minutes or so, and then the processes
are back to being owned by my UserID and SYSTEM.

When trying to logoff a process called printray hangs the shutdown and I
have to force kill it.

I am running service pack 1. 512MB RAM, 1.13GHZ processor.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Justin

Check the System section of Event Viewer for problems.

Make an exact note of the precise text of any error message. Minor
discrepancies can
make it harder to search for information about the error message.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools,
Event Viewer.
When researching the meaning of the error, information regarding Event
ID, Source
and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&Product=winxp

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the
error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two
pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now start your
message
(email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the
info from the
Event Viewer Error Report complete with links into the message. Make
sure this is
the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.

What have you done in terms of scanning for viruses and spyware?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Justin]

Gerry Cornell wrote on [Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:48:21 -0000]:

Justin

Check the System section of Event Viewer for problems.

Yes, I've checked event viewer, no errors in there at all

Make an exact note of the precise text of any error message. Minor
discrepancies can
make it harder to search for information about the error message.

What have you done in terms of scanning for viruses and spyware?

The usual steps, run adaware, spybot, virus scans using eTrust
Antivirus, latest definitions.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Justin

From Event Viewer, even if there are no error reports, you can still get
clues as to what is causing delays.

Another approach:

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316434

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310353

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Gerry Cornell wrote on [Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:48:21 -0000]:

Justin

Check the System section of Event Viewer for problems.

Yes, I've checked event viewer, no errors in there at all

Make an exact note of the precise text of any error message. Minor
discrepancies can
make it harder to search for information about the error message.

What have you done in terms of scanning for viruses and spyware?

The usual steps, run adaware, spybot, virus scans using eTrust
Antivirus, latest definitions.

 

[Justin]

Gerry Cornell wrote on [Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:40:36 -0000]:

Justin

From Event Viewer, even if there are no error reports, you can still get
clues as to what is causing delays.

Gerry,

Thanks for your help. After many hours of trying this an that, it turned
out to be the spooler service installed by the Lexmark printer drivers I
have. Why it started acting up now I don't know.