XP Takes 15 minutes to Boot

[Mike]

Hi, hope somebody can help, XP is taking 15 minutes to
start up after the POST. it just sits there, no error
message, no disk activity. i recently installed quicken
and now it takes 15 to start up. any ideas?

 

[s campbell]

Remove quicken?
Do you have an antivirus program from mcAfee? that may cause it as well.

 

[JasonA]

I found that I could no longer use the APT Kyocera 2235 USB serial adapter.
Unplugged this and back to normal speed. Remove all hardware you can (and
use selective start-up). If speed returns to normal then you can gradually
re-enable programs/hardware to find the culprit.