Re: My bootime speed is agonizingly slow on my Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHZ

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Master Jedi <MasterJedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I do have applications installed but none that I am aware of
that slows down boot speed this extreme. Can anybody help?

Do you have the indexing service enabled? Drop it.

Do you have an antivirus package set to scan on bootup? Drop it....
especially if it's a Symantec product.

Do you have a malware scanner set to scan on bootup? Drop it.
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