long time from "welcome" screen to desktop

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Dennis Goodwin

Hello,
I share a PC with my family (we have 5 user accounts).
Recently, when any of us go to log in from the "Welcome" screen, it takes up
to a minute (or more) for our desktop to finally appear ("loading your
personal
settings" message appears)
The default Windows music delays as well...
Finally, once we are onto our desktop, things are normal...no problems at
all.
Any suggestions on what could be causing this?
Any suggestions as to how to solve it?
Thanks for any and all responses,
 
Hi Dennis:

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.
 
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