Re: Delay of 2-3min after winXP loads before I can use it
From: Rocket J. Squirrel (rocky_at_bullwinkle.com)
Date: 05/05/04
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Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 15:41:12 -0400
Perhaps Symantec technical support can help:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/nav/nav_2004_tasks.html.
Rocky
"Incendax" <incendax@shol.com> wrote in message
news:8e6c01c432d7$1d88ab70$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey guys I think I finally figured out what the problem
> was. After doign a selective start in msconfig, finally
> narrowed it down to 6 non-microsoft services. 4 being
> from Symantec's Norton Antivirus. Well when I turned
> them back on and rebooted, It put me back into msconfig
> screen again, and right away I saw "Symantec Event
> Manager ... Start Pending" So I disabled that only,
> and now it starts up right away!
>
> However... with this disabled, norton antivirus now fails
> to load up and auto-protect, or email scan, etc.
> Anybody know how I can tweak this so that it will still
> load "Symantec Event Manager" and not take 2-3 freakin
> minutes each time to do it?
>
>
> Also... on the plus side about reformating my comptuer to
> fix this, I did have another problem plaguing my system,
> (programs mysteriously 'poofing' while running and
> vanishing with no errors) ...so I had to reformat anyhow,
> didnt do it ONLY because of the problem with the symantec
> event manager luckly.
>
>
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Does Event Viewer offer any clues as to the cause?
> >
> >Make a note of the precise text of any error message. You
> can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative
> Tools, Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the
> error, information regarding Event ID: and Source
> Description are important.
> >
> >HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in
> Windows XP
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;308427&Product=winxp
> >
> >Post details of the Error Report and we can see if we are
> able to help.
> >
> >Another approach!
> >
> >How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;310353&Product=winxp
> >
> >HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in
> Windows XP
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;316434&Product=winxp
> >
> >
> >~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >Gerry
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> >"Incendax" <incendax@shol.com> wrote in message
> news:877a01c43246$513eb4a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> After windows loads, and goes through the login process
> >> and enters the main windows screen... it will pause for
> 2-
> >> 3 minutes and do NOTHING and not let me do anything
> >> (beyond opening start menu, but not using anything in
> >> there). After this 2-3minutes, the "starting windows"
> >> music will play, and any programs I attemted to start
> >> within this time will suddenly startup and run.
> >>
> >> I've done all the critical updates, ran virus scans
> with
> >> updated viruus definitions,
> >> I've tried loading in diagnostic mode with NOTHING ELSE
> >> loading, and it still delays 2-3minutes on start up.
> >> I've even used the total restoration discs which
> >> reformated and reinstalled XP for me, and the problem
> is
> >> STILL there. WHen I got the computer originally it
> did
> >> NOT delay like this, it started right up in a few
> seconds
> >> once windows was up.
> >>
> >> Shouldnt be running this slow... afterall it is a
> 2.8ghz
> >> computer. Does anyone have any clue what could be
> wrong?
> >.
> >
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