I had the same problem recently. I discovered via the Task
Manager that one .exe file was using 99% of the CPU for
the vast majority of the time during and after boot-up.
This was happening even when no programmes were running.
Application launches and Internet Connection were really
slow.
I noted down the weird .exe.files name and searched
Microsofts website for it to make sure it wasn't a system
file or anything critical. As nothing turned up I searched
the Hard Drive for the File name, located it, copied it to
floppy just in case and deleted it from the Hard Drive.
Computer is now running perfectly again.
Hope this helps
-----Original Message-----
I am using XP Home edition. When I start my 'puter, it
takes a while to boot. Tried taking stuff out of start up
in the "system config utility", but to no avail. Could it
I have a virus problem? I have checked macine out with
ACG, but looks clear.
