Constant Delays & Freezing in XP

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My PC runs Windows XP, and is quite modern, nothing that would cause problems with modern software. Lately, I have been experiencing delays, as my computer get's worse and worse

Problem #1: On the "Welcome" screen, when logging into XP, the screen freezes for around one and a half minutes, although the hourglass cursor does not show, so I assume the system is doing nothing, after a while the hour class shows and it logs in. Does anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix this? I have tried removing some startup programs, and clearing up the desktop etc... but this makes no difference

Problem #2: About 2 weeks after the problem above started, my taskbar started freezing, when I log in the taskbar freezes for around 2 minutes, leaving me helpless, if I mouseover the bar it shows a cursor + hourglass, but does not seem to be doing much. I check in Task Manager to see which progam is taking up alot of CPU power, but none are above 0, then I try ending the "explorer.exe", then reopening by making sure IE is open to type "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe", but this still makes no difference, the taskbar is still frozen. If any of you knwo what is wrong and/or how to fix it please tell me

Thanks alot
Mike
 
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My PC runs Windows XP, and is quite modern, nothing that
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would cause problems with modern software. Lately, I have
been experiencing delays, as my computer get's worse and
worse:
Problem #1: On the "Welcome" screen, when logging into
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XP, the screen freezes for around one and a half minutes,
although the hourglass cursor does not show, so I assume
the system is doing nothing, after a while the hour class
shows and it logs in. Does anyone know what's going wrong
and how I can fix this? I have tried removing some
startup programs, and clearing up the desktop etc... but
this makes no difference.
Problem #2: About 2 weeks after the problem above
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started, my taskbar started freezing, when I log in the
taskbar freezes for around 2 minutes, leaving me
helpless, if I mouseover the bar it shows a cursor +
hourglass, but does not seem to be doing much. I check in
Task Manager to see which progam is taking up alot of CPU
power, but none are above 0, then I try ending
the "explorer.exe", then reopening by making sure IE is
open to type "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe", but this still
makes no difference, the taskbar is still frozen. If any
of you knwo what is wrong and/or how to fix it please
tell me.
Thanks alot!
Mike
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Check out
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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
for restore IE fix,forget what line it was,and restore
the taskbar,also look up tht fix for lockup startup
screen,load the fixes and open them up.That should take
care of it for you,just have a little chore scrolling
thru the fixes,may see others that may help you in the
future.I have this one in my favorites,for I have 3 teens
that like to custom my box,for me.LOL.Regular doner to
kelly.It's free,but if you like 'em and they help you
could donate.It's still FREE,give it a try!
 
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