computer hang on XP startup

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My computer hangs for about 1 minute between the welcome
screen and a user desktop in XP. Any thoughts
 
Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=308041#3

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560

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| My computer hangs for about 1 minute between the welcome
| screen and a user desktop in XP. Any thoughts
 
My computer hangs for about 1 minute between the welcome
screen and a user desktop in XP. Any thoughts
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Chris,

Check for spyware (and advice on processes automatically started).
Use HijackThis, Spybot S&D, and expert advice at SWI Forums (all
free). Complete instructions are available at:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=5187

To keep a track of what starts automatically, get Startup Control
Panel and Startup Monitor (both free) from <http://www.mlin.net/>.

Checkout the services running. Get Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/>. Verify each service from the service
database on <http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm>.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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My computer hangs for about 1 minute between the welcome
screen and a user desktop in XP. Any thoughts
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mine does that now, after i installed Norton System
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Works, including the Anti-virus programs. It didn't when
i first got the machine, which had McAfee pre-installed
for virus scanning. Bootup then was about 10 seconds,
after the logon screen. Then i installed Norton, without
uninstalling McAfee. That was awful. Bootup then was
about 10 minutes. I uninstalled both Norton & McAfee,
then re-installed Norton. Bootup is down to about 1
minute or less now, following Logon. I guess i'm
suggesting that it could be related to your virus
scanner. But really, 1 minute is not bad.
 
I don't know if this is it, but on mine, though the desktop has
appeared, it takes quite while to finish all the housekeeping,
installing things on the taskbar, etc. Much of the time delay seems to
be with norton anitvirus, which is spending time going to the Norton web
site to see if there are updates available, and several other of the
programs that are being loaded to the taskbar, also seem to be checking
for updates each time their loaded. Perhaps that's part of what's
happening to you? If you use a dialup connection, of course, that's not
likely. but cable or DSL, you might not notice it occuring...

Peter
 
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I don't know if this is it, but on mine, though the desktop has
appeared, it takes quite while to finish all the housekeeping,
installing things on the taskbar, etc. Much of the time delay seems to
be with norton anitvirus, which is spending time going to the Norton web
site to see if there are updates available, and several other of the
programs that are being loaded to the taskbar, also seem to be checking
for updates each time their loaded. Perhaps that's part of what's
happening to you? If you use a dialup connection, of course, that's not
likely. but cable or DSL, you might not notice it occuring...

Peter
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If you are using DSL Like my self before starting
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remove the ethernet cable from your Pc or modem and time
startup for me 1 min to desktop plus 20 second to all
loaded but with the cable in 1 min to desktop and 2.5
mins to all loaded. I used bootvis and time reported to
network services so I start with the cable out until
Microstuffed Post a fix (PC 1.7 cel 512 ram 80GIG
64geforce)
 
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