XP Loading Screen Issue

[Guest]

Hello - I have an issue with the Windows XP Loading Screen taking up to five
minutes to complete before the sign in screen appears. The initial boot up
sequence runs quickly and once the Startup process is initialized, that too
completes in decent time.

Does anyone know what goes on 'behind the scenes' while the XP Loading
Screen is being displayed? This 'delay' began about a month ago and I haven't
been able to pin down what the problem could be.

I have run (and run frequently) Spybot and Ad-Aware and have NIV running
(run full scans bi-weekly). I have also recently defragmented my hard drive.
I can run HiJackthis if needed.

Below is my system info:

System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 7/29/2005, 22:47:34
Machine name: MUCHA3KIDS
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2
(2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: 761686
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Rev:1.0
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.1GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 221MB used, 1208MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Rock]

Hello - I have an issue with the Windows XP Loading Screen taking up to five
minutes to complete before the sign in screen appears. The initial boot up
sequence runs quickly and once the Startup process is initialized, that too
completes in decent time.

Does anyone know what goes on 'behind the scenes' while the XP Loading
Screen is being displayed? This 'delay' began about a month ago and I haven't
been able to pin down what the problem could be.

I have run (and run frequently) Spybot and Ad-Aware and have NIV running
(run full scans bi-weekly). I have also recently defragmented my hard drive.
I can run HiJackthis if needed.

Below is my system info:

System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 7/29/2005, 22:47:34
Machine name: MUCHA3KIDS
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2
(2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: 761686
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Rev:1.0
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.1GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 221MB used, 1208MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Try some clean boot troubleshooting:

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

 

[Kelly]

In addition to the Rock:

How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
How to Use Clean Boot Troubleshooting for Windows XP
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_conflicts.htm

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q307545

How to Disable a Service that Prevents Windows XP from Booting
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q244/9/05.asp

BootVis - Performance Trace Visualization Tool (Line 113)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If that doesn't help, run:

Windows XP Startup Programs Tracker
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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

 

[deebs]

Hello - I have an issue with the Windows XP Loading Screen taking up to five
minutes to complete before the sign in screen appears. The initial boot up
sequence runs quickly and once the Startup process is initialized, that too
completes in decent time.

Does anyone know what goes on 'behind the scenes' while the XP Loading
Screen is being displayed? This 'delay' began about a month ago and I haven't
been able to pin down what the problem could be.

I have run (and run frequently) Spybot and Ad-Aware and have NIV running
(run full scans bi-weekly). I have also recently defragmented my hard drive.
I can run HiJackthis if needed.

Below is my system info:

System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 7/29/2005, 22:47:34
Machine name: MUCHA3KIDS
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2
(2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: 761686
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Rev:1.0
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.1GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 221MB used, 1208MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

It depends quite a bit on what's in the startup folder and how many
processes are being processed at startup