Startup

[Guest]

Grrr... Win xp 1.5ghz laptop. Startup takes up 2 5 mins. Actually, it's
logon that takes a while, starting windows is fine. I eliminated startup
programs + services to the bare minimum to still function. I have done
numerous spyware.virus scans. Any help?

 

[Alias]

25 minutes or 2.5 minutes? If the former, check your hardware.

 

[Guest]

sorry. It takes up to 5 minutes.

 

[Alias]

Check your hardware, five minutes is too long. Got the latest drivers for
your video/sound card? NIC? Are they and your memory seated well in the MB?

 

[R. McCarty]

Five minutes is excessive. If youv'e trimmed back Startups and
Watchdogs then you need to check for Event errors. I would
run Eventvwr.Msc (Event Viewer) clear both System and the
Application logs (Right Click Headings). Reboot and then go
through each log looking for Red Icons (denotes Errors). Double
Click each error and read the brief description and Event ID.
It appears that you may have a Service attempting to start and
perhaps one or more of it dependant services isn't running. It
would help us to know what Security software you have on the
PC that is running a Real-Time function (AV/Firewall). If you
use either Symantec/McAfee then some of that excessive time
is probably those products fault. But even with those, most PC
boot times should yield a usable desktop by 2 minutes or so.

 

[Guest]

all latest drivers. I have Microsoft antispyware and Nortn AV.

 

[R. McCarty]

If you don't have a Home network, then you might try to unbind
File and Printer sharing & Client for Microsoft Networks from
your LAC. Other than that, I'd still investigate the Event Logs as
some Symantec services don't always start properly.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Grrr... Win xp 1.5ghz laptop. Startup takes up 2 5 mins.
Actually,
it's logon that takes a while, starting windows is fine. I
eliminated startup programs + services to the bare minimum to
still
function. I have done numerous spyware.virus scans. Any help?

My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how
long it takes to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the
computer's speed is otherwise satisfactory, it may not be worth
worrying about. Most people start their computers once a day or
even less frequently. In the overall scheme of things, even a few
minutes to start up isn't very important. Personally I power on
my computer when I get up in the morning, then go get my coffee.
When I come back, it's done booting. I don't know how long it
took to boot and I don't care.

 

[Kelly]

Those two will do it. Test your boot-up with them both disabled.

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[gpp]

Also hope you have cleaned out temporary files and have you scanned and
defragged the HDD lately? If the MFT is highly fragmented, it can
affect boot times.

 

[gpp]

Also hope you have cleaned out temporary files and have you scanned and
defragged the HDD lately? If the MFT is highly fragmented, it can
affect boot times.

 

[Rock]

Also hope you have cleaned out temporary files and have you scanned and
defragged the HDD lately? If the MFT is highly fragmented, it can
affect boot times.

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