Re: slow slow windows start up

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From: R. McCarty (PcEngWork-NoSpam__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 02/12/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:02:38 GMT

Windows XP has something called the Microsoft Management
Console. You access this a number of different ways. Easiest
perhaps is Right Click My Computer and then Left Click Manage.
Within the MMC, are a number of Console Support modules,
Called Snap-Ins.
 When the MMC opens it will have a small window size, so the
first thing to do is Maximize it. It has the same layout as Windows
Explorer (Split-Pane View).
 In the Left Pane are the category views. (With + Symbols)
Under System Tools, Click the + beside Event Viewer. One at a
time Left Click System (or Application) Then look in the Right Pane
You are interested in finding entries with a Red Icon, that denotes
an Error. Double-Click each Red Icon. A small Details box will
appear that gives a "Nutshell" Description of the event and also
a numerical Event ID#.
 The Logs carry many days of entries. What you should do is clear
both System and Application logs. Right Click both the Application
and System Headers in the Left Pane. A context menu will open.
Left Click the option "Clear Log" and answer N to saving data.
Do this for both logs and then Reboot your Computer. After it is
rebooted - Recheck the logs and you'll see exactly what is happening
during your PC's boot up.

"lola" <lola@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AAEF7E46-4F82-45A8-85D3-AF23C00D8CBA@microsoft.com...
> What is service setup and how do I check the event logs for the system and
> application? I have no idea what I am looking for, very computer brain
> dead,
> no nothing, please help step by step is possible..
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> It could be Service Startup issue(s). I would check the Event logs
>> for both System and Application, checking for errors. Symantec
>> has allot of dependant Services, that if not started in a proper order
>> will cause Service Timeouts. (3000 mS or 3.0 Seconds each).
>> If your system has minimal memory, installing Symantec is going to
>> take a fairly large allocation of memory for itself. This can account
>> for the performance "Lag" you describe.
>> You should also bring up TaskMgr and check the PF meter. A
>> normal (if there is such a thing) value should be around 170-220
>> Megabytes.
>>
>>
>> "lola" <lola@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F41A2E78-1E5E-4761-B77E-D8EC542FBFF2@microsoft.com...
>> > It takes forever for even my icons to appear and then when I click on
>> > anything it takes forever, what could be wrong. I just recently
>> > installed
>> > Norton and Spysweeper could something hear be the problem?
>> >
>> > --
>> > thanks for all the help
>>
>>
>>

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