Start up and shutting down XP

[HM]

Hi

I have 2 problems.

1. XP takes a long time to start up and get me to the
login screen. How do I shorten this time?

2. When XP shuts down, it gives me a message
like "application not found" and it shuts down but takes
a long time to shut down.

Any help would be appreciated.

HM

[Martin]

"HM" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> I have 2 problems.
>
> 1. XP takes a long time to start up and get me to the
> login screen. How do I shorten this time?
>
> 2. When XP shuts down, it gives me a message
> like "application not found" and it shuts down but takes
> a long time to shut down.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> HM

Goto the Control Panel > Admin Tools.
Look at the Event Viewer - the Application and the System log reports.
Look for event reports for your last few boot-ups and shutdown for any
relevant info.
Post again with these extra details for more help.

A Microsoft tool called BootVis was developed to look at system start-ups
and any unnecessary delays.
I'm under the impression that Microsoft no longer supports the use of
BootVis - take a look here
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/default.mspx

However a search on say Google for BootVis download gives plenty of possible
download links.

Good luck.

Martin.