Windows XP hanging on startup

[Sergio Mendoza]

Whenever my emachines computer starts, the taskbar seems
to hang after the intro music is played (seems to take a
slow time to loading taskbar items on right side). I've
found that the problem is corrected by pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager and on Processes tab,
get rid of an instance of "svchost.exe LOCAL SERVICE" by
selecting it and then End Process. I don't want to keep
doing this, the owner of this computer (my aunt) is rather
illiterate when it comes to this, can anyone help?

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

See if any of the following applies:

Do you have a broadband connection, if yes, try the following courtesy of
MVP Terri Stratton:
NIC AND SLOW LOADING DESKTOP -

If you're running a DSL modem and have a LAN or high speed connection, try
changing the properties of it.

Go to start> connect to> show all connections>right click on Local Area
connection>scroll down and click on Properties.

Highlight "Internet protocol (TCP/IP)"

Click on properties button>click on the "use the following IP address" radio
button.

Add the following.

IP address:192.168.0.1 (or any in the accepted range)

Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0

Some connections won't allow this, so if you can't get a connection, remove
it.

If the above doesn't apply but you are on a network, go to Start\All
Programs\Accessories and the Command Prompt. At the prompt type "ipconfig"
without the quotes and press enter. Make note of the numbers.

Go to Start\Connect To, select "Show all connections" and select Local Area
Connection. Right click and select properties. Select "Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)" and click properties, select "Use the following IP address" and
input the appropriate numbers you found earlier. When you exit that box,
the Subnet Mask numbers should input automatically.

Reboot and see if that resolves the issue.

 

[Sergio Mendoza]

Thanks for the response, but we do NOT have a broadband,
we use dial-up. The computer from which I sent the
message in the morning is at my work and uses Win2K

Sergio Mendoza

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If you have a network card in the system, even if it is not connected, the
system may try looking for an IP address.