VERY s l o w Startup.

[jhowley58]

My XP pro with SP1 starts up very slowly - like it takes 3+ minutes.

I've used BootVis and what I see are long periods when no disk activity is occurring.

I used to have another PC connected to this one in a simple (W2000 pro)workgroup. That connection is no more..

It starts up with various applications (like 'Live!News') running. How can I stop these applications loading?

Any ideas guys?

John

 

[Marcs41]

To stop apps loading, start with checking the startup;

Start - Run - type MSCONFIG
goto the startup folder and look for Live!news
uncheck the box in front of it.
close an reboot as suggested.
After reboot you get a popup saying you are running in selective mode. Check the little checkbox and click ok.

If that is fixed, does it still load slow? The solution is out there.

 

[jhowley58]

Thanks for your help Marc. I eventually stopped all the startup folder programs and the startup was still slow. Started unchecking the services when starting up. Still no real improvement. Took of the Norton AV , and still no joy.. Currentposition is that I have restored everything and am restarting from a hibernating state. I certainly don't like doing this though.


Seriously thinking about reverted to W2000 pro, although that will mean reloading my ME from scratch and upgrading to W2000 pro. This is turning into a nightmare.

John..

 

[linney]

Similar stories here.


Taskbar startup programs
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Spybot

http://security.kolla.de/

Ad-aware

http://www.lavasoft.nu

Will check your computer for spyware and adware.



To checkout unnecessary services you are running.

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

To check out unknown programs.

http://www.greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm

 

[firewolfrl]

use this program
it is much better then MSCONFIG

Startup Control Panel 2.7

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

 

[gigahertz]

For easy control of all startup activity, try "Starter" >>

http://www.webattack.com/php/appinfo.php?go=/screenshots/starter.htm&id=104732&r=s

 

[Marcs41]

Please don't immediately resort to tools and gadgets to fix things where the tools are alresy built in.
Is anyone even surprised a novice user's PC (speaking in General) is becoming cluttered?
Load the strict minimum on a PC, and you will be fine for a long long time.
Otherwise, it's like giving a sledgehammer into the hands of an sculpter. The solution is out there.

 

[Jesuspower]

Try Bootvis.exe. It is a Windows Powertoy that re-arranges some files on the Hard Drive to make the computer start alot faster.

http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/BootVis.asp

-God Bless

 

[javax]

This is the reason for your slow booting.

"I used to have another PC connected to this one in a simple (W2000 pro)workgroup. That connection is no more.."

During the startup, your computer tries to connect to the other computer which doesn't exist anymore. You need to go to 'My Network Place' and check the option to not to connect to other computers at startup.

 

[Marcs41]

Jesuspower, that is what he used in the first place, please read the post! The solution is out there.

 

[Jesuspower]

Opps, I should pay more attention. You already have bootvis. hehe. -God Bless

 

[Marcs41]

jhowley
go into
C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
Delete all in there and reboot (without Bootvis!) The solution is out there.

 

[Jesuspower]

Is it recommended to delete it with no apparent reason? I am considering it for no reason. Just to see If my computer runs faster. -God Bless

 

[jhowley58]

Thanks for all your replies.

Anyway I found by trial and error that it is the plug and play service which is (ostensibly) causing the problem.

I've decided to live with it for now.. (

John..

 

[thatrenowned]

I had a similar problem previously. I ran all the apps like bootvis, msconfig, statup etc, and in the end, the problem was that I just needed to change my password. Sounds strange but heres what happened:

I'd boot up as normal and it'd get to the blue welcome screen. It would just sit there for 2-3 minutes before going into Windows. Sometimes it would prompt me that I had so many days left before my password ran out, and when it did this, it went straight into Windows afterwards. As soon as I changed my password, it would log into Windows fast as normal.
Recently, Windows started doing the same thing, i.e. booting slowly. All I did again was change my password and now I get in quickly.

This might not be the fix for jhowley58 but it might be for someone else.

Regards

 

[Efren]

I read this thread with interest because I have seen similar problems on various XP systems, both at log-in and during normal operation. In particular, I am curious when the computer appears very sluggish and task manager shows system idle at 98 percent with similarly little disk or network activity, what is the system doing?

I am looking for a more thoughtful approach than repeated guessing until you stumble on the answer. Guessing is very time-consuming.

Any thoughts?