Windows Hangs at boot

[Ryan]

Whenever I start up windows, the desktop and all the
icons will load up, then the system will just hang for
about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes before I can run any programs.
I can click the program icons but they won't run until
after the minute to minute and a half delay.

I just reformatted the hard drive in hopes of eliminating
this problem, but it still persists.

Any ideas on why this is happening?

 

[Hernan Penaherrera]

Do you have Norton antivirus at startup? Norton does it for a minute. You
may want to check other Stay resident memory program that will cause delay
before running your xp. You can deactivate them to avoid long delays. Hope
this helps.

Tony