XP slow to start up

[Guest]

No activity? Do you see the 'hourglass'? Or just your pointer? If you see the hourglass, then there is activity. Check to see what is running in the background, therefore loading at startup
Click start> run>type in msconfi
Go to the startup tab and see how many programs are loadiing at startup, and uncheck those that you don't need
Post back with your results. I have 4 things that load when my pc starts, one is the antivirus program ccApp, the other is the ccRegvfy, and the other two are incidentals.

 

[bili]

Hello everyone,

Okay, for starters PLEASE don't post the generic spyware/adware links,
they're useless to me. Also, I am virus/trojan/any-other-ilk free. Now:

When I start/restart my PC, after XP (pro SP2 _All Patches and updates) it
loads fine, through the standard xp screen and the welcome. After that, my
desktop pic shows, but it takes about 30 seconds for my actualy explorer to
load. In this time, my PC seems to be doing nothing, no HDD activity, no
removable storage searching, just sitting there. It's not that big of a
deal, but it didn't always do this. It's no dumping physical memory either.
Anyone that solves this for me would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bili]

NO 'HOURGlass' , i can move with the mouse freely but nothing else besides
to wait 30 - 45 sec until it's loose .

 

[Guest]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;816873&Product=winx

this one might be it, but note that it says computer 'appears' to hang..

did you check the msconfig startup tab like I suggested?