Re: Load order after password

Fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I am trying to resolve a login problem on Win XP sp2.. what happens after
you put in a password?
does anyone know what loads or how I can find out what is hanging? It doesnt
hang in safe mode with netowrking, only normal login

Open Msconfig and disable half of the startup items, keep a reference to your halfway mark. Reboot the computer. Is the problem still present? If yes cut the remaining msconfig entries in yet another half and try again. If the problem disappeared the problem lies in one of the items in the first half. Keep on using this "half off" method until you find the entry that causes the problem.

You can also use Boot Logging to log the boot process and then see if anything is evident in the boot log. When boot logging is enabled the boot log will be Ntbtlog.txt file in the %SystemRoot% folder.

John

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