Re: Extra long boot to XP Pro

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You're most welcome.

- db

"DrJoel" <joelw135atcomcast.net> wrote in message news:u3%23U4OAaHHA.4000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
db wrote:
> *there is a freeware at*
> *Microsoft.com called autoruns.*
> **
> *it may reveal what is causing*
> *the delay. *
> **
> *to use it, check a line item*
> *that you want disabled then*
> *double click the filename and*
> *you will see that key disabled.*
> **
> *other tools are the windows*
> *boot menu option to log. Use*
> *f8 to see the options. *
> **
> *another is here*
> *http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/information/boottimeregistryactivity.mspx*
> **
> *- db*
> **
> **
>
> "DrJoel" <joelw135atcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23Gm4Ya$ZHHA.4508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In the last month XP Pro boots extremely slow. I have done the
> following
> to remedy it.
> 1. Ran Spywear scans using all the recommended software and nothing was
> found.
> 2. Ran McAfee virus scan and spywear scan
> 3. Ran Defrag on drives
> 4. removed startup programs not needed
> 5. defrag registry
> 5. used a registry cleaner
>
> Any ideas how to fix this. In the beginning of boot after windows
> splash
> screen there is a black screen for 35 seconds then windows password
> screen shows. Then after password I get a solid blue screen (My
> background color) with an active cursor for 20 seconds. Then the icons
> on desktop appear with no pictures, and the pictures appear very slow
> and it takes another 25 seconds and startup programs start loading.
>
> Thanks.
Thanks, I will look some more at it.

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