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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 02:11:45 -0500

Hi Garry,

Your first mention could be the very culprit (Norton). :o)

As per your "mostly", run all of these for starters:

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot
http://tinyurl.com/btf8

CWShredder (Line 313)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Hijack This
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp 

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All the Best,
Kelly
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2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
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"GarryC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:293101c42838$1333fbb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Does anyone have any suggtestions on why it is suddenly
> taking much longer for the desktop screen to appear after
> the login screen.
>
> I have up-to-date virus protection (norton 2004, with
> updated definitions), no virus identified.
>
> I have had spyware and adware problem, which seem to be
> (mostly) resolved.
>
> The time taken to get to the desktop is very frustrating,
> especially as it used to take hardly any time at all. I
> had made no alterations to my system when the change
> occurred.
>
>

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