xp slow to start

Whats slow about it loading? Does it lag at any one
specific part of startup?
Does your desktop come up but then it takes a few minutes
for it to finish loading(like your av)? If so do u use
nortons av? If so uninstall and then reinstall nortons(had
this problem myself last week with nortons causing a slow
startup and reinstalling fixed it).

>-----Original Message-----
>I've just read many of the letters reffering to slow
start up with xp and have at this moment concluded that it
must be a Microsoft xp issue. My system is only 6 months
old, has very little ' taxing' software and used to be up
and running within 30 seconds after switch on. Now i
switch on and go and get a coffee or something stronger if
its not been a terribly good day. I conclude its an
operating problem as the only changes that have occurred
are the automatic windows updates which download and are
installed by me and I generally think thet must be
reasonably ok as they are from microsoft !?
>I've e-mailed Evesham who are at the moment thinking
about a solution, i have tried selective start up from the
msconfig and have tried a system restore which won't
actually restore at the moment - has anyone else had
restore problems?
>Hopefully the whizz kids at microsoft will 'fix it'
quickly or tell us all what we've done to deserve extra
coffe or tea breaks
>If i get good news i will let you all know.
>Good luck all
>
>.
>

[Malke]

wrote:

> Whats slow about it loading? Does it lag at any one
> specific part of startup?
> Does your desktop come up but then it takes a few minutes
> for it to finish loading(like your av)? If so do u use
> nortons av? If so uninstall and then reinstall nortons(had
> this problem myself last week with nortons causing a slow
> startup and reinstalling fixed it).
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I've just read many of the letters reffering to slow
> start up with xp and have at this moment concluded that it
> must be a Microsoft xp issue. My system is only 6 months
> old, has very little ' taxing' software and used to be up
> and running within 30 seconds after switch on. Now i
> switch on and go and get a coffee or something stronger if
> its not been a terribly good day. I conclude its an
> operating problem as the only changes that have occurred
> are the automatic windows updates which download and are
> installed by me and I generally think thet must be
> reasonably ok as they are from microsoft !?
>>I've e-mailed Evesham who are at the moment thinking
> about a solution, i have tried selective start up from the
> msconfig and have tried a system restore which won't
> actually restore at the moment - has anyone else had
> restore problems?
>>Hopefully the whizz kids at microsoft will 'fix it'
> quickly or tell us all what we've done to deserve extra
> coffe or tea breaks
>>If i get good news i will let you all know.
>>Good luck all
>>
>>.
>>

Although it is important to remember that there is no perfect software
and no perfect hardware, slow loading of Windows XP is usually because
1) the user has way too many programs/processes loading with Windows;
and/or 2) the user has installed WinXP on a computer with unsuitable
hardware; and/or 3) the user has not maintained his installation and it
is riddled with spyware and/or viruses. My WinXP boots and gets to the
desktop, ready to work, in just a few seconds. Here are the first steps
of Windows troubleshooting for you to do:

1) scan with current antivirus ("current" means a version not earlier
than 2002 but using updated virus definitions); 2) remove spyware with
Spybot Search & Destroy (www.security.kolla.de) and Ad-aware
(www.lavasoftusa.com). Be sure to update these programs before running,
and it is a good idea to do virus/spyware scans in Safe Mode; 3) delete
temporary and Temporary Internet Files; 4) stop unnecessary services
programs from starting with Windows - see www.blackviper.com for
services info and www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm for programs
info - 5) look in Event Viewer for clues.

After your computer is spyware and virus-free and you've disabled all
but the necessary programs/processes from starting in Windows, if your
computer is still slow to boot please repost. Be sure to include your
system specs (processor speed, amount of RAM, etc.) and what you've
already done to troubleshoot. If you find doing the troubleshooting
difficult or onerous, then perhaps it would be a better idea to take
the machine to a good local computer repair shop (not a BestBuy or
CompUSA type of store) and have them check it out for you. There is no
shame in having a computer professional do this, any more than there is
in taking your car to a good mechanic.

Cheers,

Malke
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