Re: Not Welcome

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst(nojunk)_at_msn.com)
Date: 02/05/05 

Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 03:25:51 -0700

Run the disk defragger regularly. 

-- 
Colin Barnhorst [MVP  Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"annonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <annonymous@fsnet.cvo.uk> wrote in 
message news:em7b4e1CFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> My OS Win.XPPro SP2, Office 2003
>
> After one of the latest unknown Microsoft automatic updates (although to 
> be
> fair this did not demonstrate itself immediately after the download for
> several days) my PC on boot up gets stuck with "Welcome" screen for 
> several
> minutes.
> It never did that before. Is there anything I can do to overcome this
> problem, before it becomes permanent? Thank you.
> It was suggested by another Newsgroup that I try the following:
> Check your start-up,it is probably loading applications you do not need at
> this time.Start/Run/type MSCONFIG/click Enter, click the start-up tab
> Disable/uncheck programs not needed, do not uncheck your anti-virus
> Click Apply and Close.  Reboot It should load a lot faster now.
> This did not work! and my PC is showing a Notice that it does not like it!
> Any suggestions on what to do to cure this problem? Thank you.
>
>
>
>

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