Slow to boot

[wpittges]

I had a virus (after booting, CPU would peg immediately and memory would
slowly be taken up) and did get rid of it using McAfee. However, now when
booting, it takes 15-20 minutes for the computer to finish so I can do
anything (browse, start programs, etc.) I've cleared cashe, temp files and
the like. I'm wondering if I have to reload XP to fix this or whether
there's something else that can be done. McAfee says it's clean, but it
should take just a minute or two to boot. Any ideas?

 

[Gerry]

Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
Folder and post a copy.

How much RAM memory? How large is your drive and how much free space?

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Have you tried this approach?
How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

Also look for Error Reports in the System log in Event Viewer.
Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and 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/kb/308427/en-us

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

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. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

What is your Windows XP CD as it is described on the face of the CD?

What is your computer make and model? How old is it?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Daave]

I had a virus (after booting, CPU would peg immediately and memory
would slowly be taken up) and did get rid of it using McAfee.
However, now when booting, it takes 15-20 minutes for the computer to
finish so I can do anything (browse, start programs, etc.) I've
cleared cashe, temp files and the like. I'm wondering if I have to
reload XP to fix this or whether there's something else that can be
done. McAfee says it's clean, but it should take just a minute or
two to boot. Any ideas?

Is it possible that it's taking McAfee 15-20 minutes to scan the hard
drive? I believe its default setting is to scan your hard drive after
each time your PC boots.

Is it also possible that McAfee didn't get rid of the virus completely?
To be on the safe side, I would scan with another AV app.