Delay when opening applications at startup

[Emmanuel Blanchette]

Hello. I have a problem with my computer. Everytime I boot it up,
and log in, the desktop is all there, but I have to wait about 2
minutes for applications to work. Example: I click on the "my
computer" icon as soon as I see the desktop, but it opens like 2 mins
later.

I also noticed something. When my computer is "ready", my norton
antivirus auto-protection enables. During the delay, it has a red
sign on it(to say it's not enabled)

Thanks

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Emmanuel,

And if you disable Norton's from loading at boot, does the same behavior
occur?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[roger]

Hi Emmanuel,

Have you checked that you don't have malware installed using Ad-aware
or Spybot?

See the following articles:

308041 Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308041

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353

316434 HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

310560 How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

The msconfig utility is especially useful, as it lets you disable any
programs that run automatically at start up. You could try disabling
all non- windows programs here and testing the boot velocity, then
enable them one or two at a time to find out which causes the slow
boot.

Hope this helps.