Windows XP hangs for 3 minutes on power - up

[mangled_us]

Hi,

I have a longstanding problem in that for some reason Windowsseems to
hang for around 3 minutes when first powered up. I can access programs
via the desktop icons during that period but not the "Start" menu nor
anything off that.

The system tray is visible but only a few of the normal icons appear.
This persists even after the hangup ends and in order to recover my
normal system tray I have to log out (not shutdown) and re-logon.

Any ideas gratefully received.

Thanks,

David

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Can you access Task Manager by select Ctrl+Alt+Del and see what process
are running?

Have you checked for spyware?

Are there any Error Reports / Clues in Event Viewer. Please post
details.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools,
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/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&Product=winxp

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. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now start your
message
(email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the
info from the
Event Viewer Error Report complete with links into the message. Make
sure this is
the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.

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Hope this helps.

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[mangled_us]

Hi Gerry, thanks for responding.

I've cleared the event logs then performed a restart with a 3 minute
pause after bootup before logging on. There were several errors and
warnings as follows below.

Thanks again for your help,

David

System errors and warnings

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7000
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:01
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
The Flexlm service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the path specified.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 17
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:09
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
Time Provider NtpClient: An error occurred during DNS lookup of the
manually configured peer 'time.windows.com,0x1'. NtpClient will try the
DNS lookup again in 15 minutes. The error was: A socket operation was
attempted to an unreachable host. (0x80072751)

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 29
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:09
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
The time provider NtpClient is configured to acquire time from one or
more time sources, however none of the sources are currently
accessible. No attempt to contact a source will be made for 14
minutes. NtpClient has no source of accurate time.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 17
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:20
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
Time Provider NtpClient: An error occurred during DNS lookup of the
manually configured peer 'time.windows.com,0x1'. NtpClient will try the
DNS lookup again in 15 minutes. The error was: A socket operation was
attempted to an unreachable host. (0x80072751)

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 29
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:20
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
The time provider NtpClient is configured to acquire time from one or
more time sources, however none of the sources are currently
accessible. No attempt to contact a source will be made for 14
minutes. NtpClient has no source of accurate time.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7022
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:03:32
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
The AVG6 Service service hung on starting.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.



Application errors and warnings

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSSQL$MICROSOFTBCM
Event Category: (8)
Event ID: 19011
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:01:59
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 19011 ) in Source ( MSSQL$MICROSOFTBCM )
cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: (SpnRegister) : Error 1355.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSSQLServer
Event Category: (8)
Event ID: 19011
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:01
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
SuperSocket info: (SpnRegister) : Error 1355.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Event Category: Server
Event ID: 26037
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:02
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
The SQL Network Interface library was unable to register SPN. Error:
0x490.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: b5 65 00 00 10 00 00 00 µe......
0008: 11 00 00 00 50 00 4c 00 ....P.L.
0010: 41 00 54 00 48 00 5c 00 A.T.H.\.
0018: 53 00 51 00 4c 00 45 00 S.Q.L.E.
0020: 58 00 50 00 52 00 45 00 X.P.R.E.
0028: 53 00 53 00 00 00 00 00 S.S.....
0030: 00 00 ..


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: EvntAgnt
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1003
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:02
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
TraceFileName parameter not located in registry; Default trace file
used is .

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: EvntAgnt
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1015
Date: 09/11/2005
Time: 22:02:02
User: N/A
Computer: PLATH
Description:
TraceLevel parameter not located in registry; Default trace level used
is 32.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.