XP loads to desktop (and also during boot screen) is slow

[Zoness]

I know this is prolly just cause I have a bunch of stuff
start on startup, but should it really take a minit or
two? The main programs I have run at startup that I
actually use or need are Trillian, Teamspeak, norton
antivirus autoprotect, and styeXP, which i can disable
easilly without affecting my xp skin. It's been doing
with for quite a while now, even when I would regularly
defrag/virus scan/error check. Do I need a better
defragger? ANother possable sollution I can think of is
maybe disabling my printer software and the monitor and
ink testing stuff that occures on startup. My printer
isnt connected so I guess windows keeps searching for it
or something? Also my Palm PDA isnt connected, though the
hotsync manager still runs on startup, I can disable that
easilly, but maybe windows is searching my serial port
for that as well. ANy ideas to get me back to a state
where I can be at the desktop and have controll in 30
seconds or so? (the way it was when I first got computer)

[Gerry Cornell]

You May Experience Performance Issues After You Install the 811493 =
(MS03-013) Package on Your Windows XP SP1-Based Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;819634

Slow start! For delays before the icons appear on the Desktop use the =
Bootvis.exe tool -the download on the link page which follows:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/default.asp

Otherwise I would look in Event Viewer at the logged errors.

1. To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click =
Administrative Tools, double-click Event Viewer and select System for =
system errors or Application for application errors. Look for Error in =
the Type column and double click on Error to reveal a Description of the =
error. This can be copied by using Clipboard Viewer (see later).
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2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you =
should double click for further information and you can copy using copy =
and paste.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

3. For some errors you will find "+ Related Knowledge Base Article", =
which if double clicked takes you to the Knowledge Base Article =
containing a suggested solution.

There always seems to be a step 2 but not always a step 3.=20

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports (Step 1). Run Event Viewer and =
double click on the error you want to copy. In the window which appears =
is a button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close =
Event Viewer. Now start your message ( email )and do a paste into the =
body of the message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer =
Error Report complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the =
first paste after exiting from Event Viewer. It can be helpful to place =
a shortcut to Event Viewer on your Desktop.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;308427

Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and =
use it to remove parasites.

How good is your housekeeping?

1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.

2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.

3. Remove Temporary Internet Files by selecting Start, Control Panel, =
Internet Options, General tab, Delete Files and check box for "Delete =
all offline content".

4. Empty Recycle Bin.

5. Run Disk Defragmenter.=20

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Zoness" > wrote in message =
...
> I know this is prolly just cause I have a bunch of stuff=20
> start on startup, but should it really take a minit or=20
> two? The main programs I have run at startup that I=20
> actually use or need are Trillian, Teamspeak, norton=20
> antivirus autoprotect, and styeXP, which i can disable=20
> easilly without affecting my xp skin. It's been doing=20
> with for quite a while now, even when I would regularly=20
> defrag/virus scan/error check. Do I need a better=20
> defragger? ANother possable sollution I can think of is=20
> maybe disabling my printer software and the monitor and=20
> ink testing stuff that occures on startup. My printer=20
> isnt connected so I guess windows keeps searching for it=20
> or something? Also my Palm PDA isnt connected, though the=20
> hotsync manager still runs on startup, I can disable that=20
> easilly, but maybe windows is searching my serial port=20
> for that as well. ANy ideas to get me back to a state=20
> where I can be at the desktop and have controll in 30=20
> seconds or so? (the way it was when I first got computer)