Slow XP startup

S

SC Tom

This is part of a post I made on Tech Republic, and was wondering if anyone
here might have a few more ideas on what to do.

TIA,
SC Tom

I'm running XP Home SP2 with all the current updates on a Presario w/AMD
3000+, 1GB RAM, and 150GB SATA drive. Lately (the last week or so), it has
been taking a long time for XP to start up. From the Welcome screen to my
desktop displaying is 30 seconds, which is more or less acceptable. But from
the time my desktop shows to the time I can actually do anything is 2
minutes! To me, that is less than acceptable. I'm not on a business network,
just a local user with internet through my cable company, so it's not like
I'm running a server login script.

During the time after the desktop is showing, I can bring up task manager
and see that very few processes are running, but also that there is no one
listed under the Users tab. It just seems to take that long for me to log
in. I've tried clearing my prefetch folder, increasing/decreasing virtual
memory, and a few other things, but no joy. I've run Zone Alarm Security
Suite (latest updates installed on it, too), SpyBot, and AdAware, but they
find nothing. Under system properties, I see my user profile is 1.6GB. Is
that inordinately large, and if so, how do I pare it down?

I tried doing a system restore to 2 weeks ago, but that didn't help either.



I ran defrag and chkdsk the other day after all this started.

I ran CCleaner and cleaned everything it found.

CWShredder found nothing.

RootkitRevealer found nothing untoward.

Here's the log from HijackThis:



Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)

Scan saved at 8:52:30 PM, on 4/29/2007

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

Boot mode: Normal



Running processes:

C:\windows\System32\smss.exe

C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\windows\system32\services.exe

C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe

C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe

C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

C:\windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\avsys\ScanningProcess.exe

C:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\avsys\ScanningProcess.exe

C:\windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe

C:\HP\KBD\KBD.EXE

C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe

C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

C:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe

C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe

C:\Tempo\HiJackThis_v2.exe



R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q304&bd=presario&pf=desktop>

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q304&bd=presario&pf=desktop>

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q304&bd=presario&pf=desktop>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q304&bd=presario&pf=desktop>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896>

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157>

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft
Internet Exploder

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings,ProxyOverride = localhost

O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper -
{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - c:\Program Files\Common
Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -
C:\Spybot\SDHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} -
c:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KBD] C:\HP\KBD\KBD.EXE

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "c:\Program Files\Microsoft
IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone
Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe

O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel
present

O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel -
res://c:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} -
c:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console -
{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - c:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} -
%windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 -
{e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network
Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} -
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger -
{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)

O16 - DPF: {0A5FD7C5-A45C-49FC-ADB5-9952547D5715} (Creative Software
AutoUpdate) - <http://www.creative.com/su/ocx/15015/CTSUEng.cab>

O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage
Validation Tool) -
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=36467&clcid=0x409>

O16 - DPF: {1F2F4C9E-6F09-47BC-970D-3C54734667FE} -
<http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/LSSupCtl.cab>

O16 - DPF: {3451DEDE-631F-421C-8127-FD793AFC6CC8} (ActiveDataInfo Class) -
<http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/SymAData.cab>

O16 - DPF: {44990200-3C9D-426D-81DF-AAB636FA4345} (Symantec SmartIssue) -
<http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/tgctlsi.cab>

O16 - DPF: {44990301-3C9D-426D-81DF-AAB636FA4345} (Symantec Script Runner
Class) - <http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/tgctlsr.cab>

O16 - DPF: {54B52E52-8000-4413-BD67-FC7FE24B59F2} (EARTPatchX Class) -
<http://files.ea.com/downloads/rtpatch/v2/EARTPX.cab>

O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) -
<http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.c...ls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1092946061500>

O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility
Class) -
<http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab>

O16 - DPF: {CE28D5D2-60CF-4C7D-9FE8-0F47A3308078} (ActiveDataInfo Class) -
<https://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/activedata/SymAData.cab>

O16 - DPF: {E77C0D62-882A-456F-AD8F-7C6C9569B8C7} (ActiveDataObj Class) -
<https://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/activedata/ActiveData.cab>

O16 - DPF: {EB387D2F-E27B-4D36-979E-847D1036C65D} (QDiagHUpdateObj Class) -
<http://h30043.www3.hp.com/aio/en/check/qdiagh.cab?326>

O16 - DPF: {F6ACF75C-C32C-447B-9BEF-46B766368D29} (Creative Software
AutoUpdate Support Package) -
<http://www.creative.com/su/ocx/15023/CTPID.cab>

O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader -
{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\windows\System32\browseui.dll

O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon -
{8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\windows\System32\browseui.dll

O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation -
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation -
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe

O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Unknown owner -
C:\windows\system32\CTsvcCDA.EXE (file missing)

O23 - Service: GUMXM - Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com -
c:\filetemp\GUMXM.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision
Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel
32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. -
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

O23 - Service: Norton Protection Center Service (NSCService) - Symantec
Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security
Console\NSCSRVCE.EXE

O23 - Service: NsEngine - Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\NovaStor\NovaBACKUP\NSENGINE.exe

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation -
C:\windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe

O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe

O23 - Service: SPBBCSvc - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe

O23 - Service: Speed Disk service - Symantec Corporation -
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~1\SPEEDD~1\NOPDB.EXE

O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

--

End of file - 8052 bytes

I use Norton Windoctor for the registry, and it hasn't found anything,
either.

I ran FixVundo and it found nothing. I did a search at work and found the
reg keys that WinFixer writes, and I have none of them either. I changed out
my NIC with another one that I had (hey, I'll try anything at this point!)
and that had no effect. I have no viruses, trojans, spyware, or anything
else I shouldn't have according to all the programs I've run. I don't know
where to go from here- I certainly don't want to re-install XP and all
that's involved with that, and I'm not ready to upgrade to Vista. I'm afraid
I'd have the same problems with it if I can't figure out what's going on
now.



Thanks again.
 
D

Daave

SC said:
I'm running XP Home SP2 with all the current updates on a Presario
w/AMD 3000+, 1GB RAM, and 150GB SATA drive. Lately (the last week or
so), it has
been taking a long time for XP to start up. From the Welcome screen
to my
desktop displaying is 30 seconds, which is more or less acceptable.
But from
the time my desktop shows to the time I can actually do anything is 2
minutes! To me, that is less than acceptable. I'm not on a business
network,
just a local user with internet through my cable company, so it's not
like
I'm running a server login script.
Click to expand...

Is your antivirus program set to scan your hard drive each time you log
on?
 
S

SC Tom

Daave said:
Is your antivirus program set to scan your hard drive each time you log
on?
Click to expand...

It's set to start scanning after it connects and checks for updates. There's
about a 3-5 minute wait after I'm up and running before it does anything.
That's not unusual; that's the way it has always done it.
Thanks,
SC Tom
 
N

nicenswift

This is part of a post I made on Tech Republic, and was wondering if anyone
here might have a few more ideas on what to do.

TIA,
SC Tom

I'm running XP Home SP2 with all the current updates on a Presario w/AMD
3000+, 1GB RAM, and 150GB SATA drive. Lately (the last week or so), it has
been taking a long time for XP to start up. From the Welcome screen to my
desktop displaying is 30 seconds, which is more or less acceptable. But from
the time my desktop shows to the time I can actually do anything is 2
minutes! To me, that is less than acceptable. I'm not on a business network,
just a local user with internet through my cable company, so it's not like
I'm running a server login script.

During the time after the desktop is showing, I can bring up task manager
and see that very few processes are running, but also that there is no one
listed under the Users tab. It just seems to take that long for me to log
in. I've tried clearing my prefetch folder, increasing/decreasing virtual
memory, and a few other things, but no joy. I've run Zone Alarm Security
Suite (latest updates installed on it, too), SpyBot, and AdAware, but they
find nothing. Under system properties, I see my user profile is 1.6GB. Is
that inordinately large, and if so, how do I pare it down?

I tried doing a system restore to 2 weeks ago, but that didn't help either.

I ran defrag and chkdsk the other day after all this started.

I ran CCleaner and cleaned everything it found.

CWShredder found nothing.

RootkitRevealer found nothing untoward.

Here's the log from HijackThis:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)

Scan saved at 8:52:30 PM, on 4/29/2007

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\windows\System32\smss.exe

C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\windows\system32\services.exe

C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe

C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe

C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

C:\windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\avsys\ScanningProcess.exe

C:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\avsys\ScanningProcess.exe

C:\windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe

C:\HP\KBD\KBD.EXE

C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe

C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

C:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe

C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe

C:\Tempo\HiJackThis_v2.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q30...>

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q...>

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q...>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar =
<http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q...>

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896>

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157>

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft
Internet Exploder

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings,ProxyOverride = localhost

O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper -
{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - c:\Program Files\Common
Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -
C:\Spybot\SDHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} -
c:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KBD] C:\HP\KBD\KBD.EXE

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "c:\Program Files\Microsoft
IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone
Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe

O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel
present

O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel -
res://c:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} -
c:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console -
{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - c:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.5.0_08\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} -
%windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 -
{e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network
Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} -
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger -
{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe (file missing)

O16 - DPF: {0A5FD7C5-A45C-49FC-ADB5-9952547D5715} (Creative Software
AutoUpdate) - <http://www.creative.com/su/ocx/15015/CTSUEng.cab>

O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage
Validation Tool) -
<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=36467&clcid=0x409>

O16 - DPF: {1F2F4C9E-6F09-47BC-970D-3C54734667FE} -
<http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/LSSupCtl.cab>

O16 - DPF: {3451DEDE-631F-421C-8127-FD793AFC6CC8} (ActiveDataInfo Class) -
<http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/SymAData.cab>

O16 - DPF: {44990200-3C9D-426D-81DF-AAB636FA4345} (Symantec SmartIssue) -
<http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/tgctlsi.cab>

O16 - DPF: {44990301-3C9D-426D-81DF-AAB636FA4345} (Symantec Script Runner
Class) - <http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ctrl/tgctlsr.cab>

O16 - DPF: {54B52E52-8000-4413-BD67-FC7FE24B59F2} (EARTPatchX Class) -
<http://files.ea.com/downloads/rtpatch/v2/EARTPX.cab>

O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) -
<http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/V5Controls/en/x86/cl...>

O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility
Class) -
<http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab>

O16 - DPF: {CE28D5D2-60CF-4C7D-9FE8-0F47A3308078} (ActiveDataInfo Class) -
<https://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/activedata/SymAData.cab>

O16 - DPF: {E77C0D62-882A-456F-AD8F-7C6C9569B8C7} (ActiveDataObj Class) -
<https://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/activedata/ActiveData.cab>

O16 - DPF: {EB387D2F-E27B-4D36-979E-847D1036C65D} (QDiagHUpdateObj Class)-
<http://h30043.www3.hp.com/aio/en/check/qdiagh.cab?326>

O16 - DPF: {F6ACF75C-C32C-447B-9BEF-46B766368D29} (Creative Software
AutoUpdate Support Package) -
<http://www.creative.com/su/ocx/15023/CTPID.cab>

O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader -
{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\windows\System32\browseui.dll

O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon -
{8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\windows\System32\browseui.dll

O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation -
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation -
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe

O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Unknown owner -
C:\windows\system32\CTsvcCDA.EXE (file missing)

O23 - Service: GUMXM - Sysinternals -www.sysinternals.com-
c:\filetemp\GUMXM.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision
Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel
32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. -
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

O23 - Service: Norton Protection Center Service (NSCService) - Symantec
Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security
Console\NSCSRVCE.EXE

O23 - Service: NsEngine - Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\NovaStor\NovaBACKUP\NSENGINE.exe

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation-
C:\windows\system32\nvsvc32.exe

O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe

O23 - Service: SPBBCSvc - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe

O23 - Service: Speed Disk service - Symantec Corporation -
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~1\SPEEDD~1\NOPDB.EXE

O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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End of file - 8052 bytes

I use Norton Windoctor for the registry, and it hasn't found anything,
either.

I ran FixVundo and it found nothing. I did a search at work and found the
reg keys that WinFixer writes, and I have none of them either. I changed out
my NIC with another one that I had (hey, I'll try anything at this point!)
and ...

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There are a couple of xp performance guide labeled XP Speedup Guide 1
& 2 here

http://swift-tips.blogspot.com/

They cover finding out what may be causing slow downs

Hope they can be of help
 
D

Daave

It's set to start scanning after it connects and checks for updates.
There's about a 3-5 minute wait after I'm up and running before it
does anything. That's not unusual; that's the way it has always done
it.
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Hmmm...

I'd still disable the automatic scans and see if there's any
improvement.

Have you tried Process Explorer? And what exactly do you mean by
"actually do anything?"
 
S

SC Tom

Daave said:
Hmmm...

I'd still disable the automatic scans and see if there's any
improvement.

Have you tried Process Explorer? And what exactly do you mean by
"actually do anything?"
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Process Explorer didn't show anything unusual that I could see.
Instead of desktop, I guess I should have said wallpaper. After the welcome
screen goes away, the wallpaper comes up with no taskbar, no desktop icons
(I don't have any anyhow), and no ability to do anything other than hit
Ctrl-Alt-Del and bring up task manager. After 2 minutes, the taskbar
appears, the taskbar icons appear, and I can get to work doing whatever.
Disabling autoscans had no effect. I rebooted a couple times to be sure.
Thanks,
SC Tom
 
D

Daave

SC said:
Process Explorer didn't show anything unusual that I could see.
Instead of desktop, I guess I should have said wallpaper. After the
welcome screen goes away, the wallpaper comes up with no taskbar, no
desktop icons (I don't have any anyhow), and no ability to do
anything other than hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and bring up task manager. After
2 minutes, the taskbar appears, the taskbar icons appear, and I can
get to work doing whatever. Disabling autoscans had no effect. I
rebooted a couple times to be sure. Thanks,
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How about Safe Mode or a clean boot?
 

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