XP hangs for 2-3 minutes after login

[Mike B.]

I have a Dell I8200 which I have had for over 8 months
and never had this 2 minute delay after boot up until
now. The first time I noticed it was when after I was in
the Add/Remove Windows Components area. I was in the
Networking Services area and decided to add the Peer-to-
Peer component. That is when I started to have the
problem. I then removed the component but with no luck.
It still hangs up for 2 minutes after I have logged in.

I did notice that after I login, that I can quickly bring
up the task manager or one other program while it is
completly loading everything else. I also noticed that
while I am looking at the task manager looking at the
different things loading up that it locks up just about
at the end of loading everything. I was watching the
task manager in hopes of maybe seeing what files may be
causing this but I am not successful.

Does anybody have a real fix for this problem? I have
read many threads in Dell's community area but still do
not have any real fix for this problem. Maybe something
in the registry I need to tweak. I really have no clue.
Thanks for anyone who can help.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Mike,

Try the edit on line 157
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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