Hello,
I have seen this several times with various pieces of software like Norton
System Works. These tools usually have filter drivers that are loading and
there is some delay occuring during boot where one driver affects another
driver or process. I would check to see if you can disable the automatic
startup processes through the SystemWorks options. If not, you can use
MSCONFIG.exe from the run line and disable them that way. If the problem
still occurs after unloading the user mode processes, then it is likely a
driver as they run in kernel mode. At that point, you will want to talk
with Norton about this issue as they may have an update.
Best regards,
--
Shain Wray
Microsoft PSS Security Team
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From: "=?Utf-8?B?SiBTbWl0aA==?=" <
[email protected]>
Subject: Slow Boot
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:21:04 -0800
During startup it's taking an extremely long time to finish the boot
process. The desktop is visable but I have to wait and wait and wait some
more for XP to complete the startup routine. When I uninstalled Norton
Systemworks 2003 my system boots normally. Is anyone else seeing this same
slow down?
