Slow App Startup - High CPU on gcasDtServ.exe Process

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Chris

I am having a problem whereby every application that I
start after AntiSpyware is running takes 10-20 times
longer to start then when AntiSpyware is shut down.
During this long application startup delay, the
gcasDtServ.exe process is at nearly 100% CPU.

The slow application startup happens even when I disable
all of the real-time scanning agents in AntiSpyware.
Normal application startup speeds resume when I shut down
MS AntiSpyware.

I recently reloaded my PC, again with XP SP2, and it is
still exhibiting the same behavior as before. The only
other real-time agent that I have running is Symantec
AntiVirus. I get the same slow behavior even when the
real-time protection of Symantec AntiVirus is disabled.

Thanks in advance for everyone's help!
Chris
 
how about posting speed of CPU and amount RAM?

My AV is real slow when fresh reboot
 
It should have plenty of speed. 1.2 GHz with 256 MB RAM.

Some other agents that are installed:
- Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition v8.1.1
- PC Anywhere 11
- VNC Host 4.1.1
- ScanSoft Paperport v7 (agent watches for scanner buttons
to be pressed to start a scan)

Chris
 
I am running a 1.4 centrino with 512 RAM with AV and MSAS starting, slowed when
compared to another running 1.7 centrino with 768 RAM with the same AV and MSAS
 
I could live with a little bit of a slowdown, but 20-30
seconds to start IE, Outlook, etc. is intolerable when it
is normally 2-3 seconds.
 
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