Re: Logon Takes Forever
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:43:38 -0700
tchap199 wrote:
I have a Dell Latitude CPi running XP Professional with 256 MB of RAM.
When I start it up and log on it takes an incredibly long time (four
minutes on average, I've timed it). It shows the "loading your
personal settings" screen for about 30 seconds and then the desktop
background but without any icons or taskbar for about 3 1/2 minutes.
Any ideas or suggestions would help, this is driving me insane.
1. If you can increase the RAM to at least 512MB that would be good.
Refer to your manual or Dell's website for the correct RAM to buy.
Another good source of RAM information is www.crucial.com
2. Make sure the computer is completely virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
3. Control the programs that are starting with Windows:
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
Some places to look up what you find with msconfig:
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm - What loads at Startup?
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
4. Also see:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Maintenance
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm - Take Out the Trash
Malke
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