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what was the last thing you did before the problem started? and what changes have you made before the problem started? Basically thats how you go about finding out what the problem is by finding out what changes you've made before this happened. You could have downloaded something or installed something one or the other.
Go to Microsoft's website and download BootVis.exe, BootVis.exe->Tools menu->Optimize
Delete anything that you don't need in the Start->Programs->Startup folder, and
in the Registry under HKLM->Software->Microsoft->Windows->Run and HKCU->Software->Microsoft->Windows->Run.
Defragging will do very little for system startup issues.
The problem is probably related to malware or a host of 'utilities' loading up at startup.
Go to Start - Programs (All Programs) - Startup to see a list of programs that are set to run at startup. Delete the entries that you don't need to have always running (you're not deleting the programs, just the shortcut).
Next use msconfig to root out the other startup items.
Next clean out all the malware use Spybot and AdAware. I'm sure Curlyben will come along with his standard complete guide with links.
I notice that you have CCleaner installed.
Have you used ALL of is funtionality ?
Not only does it remove junk, but it cleans the registry and edits the start up as well (similar to MSCONFIG)
Here's my normal pile of pooh that NK was refering to:
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When was the last time you did some serious system maintenance on your machine ?
Here's my usual C&P for cases like this:
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Originally Posted by Curlyben's maintenance tips
When was the last time you did some serious maintenance on your system ?
System maintenance includes:
Defrag
FULL patching
Virus scanning
Spyware scanning
removal of rubish files
Defrag is an inbuilt function in XP.
Open My Computer > Right click C: > Tools Tab and its there.
To make sure everything is running fine run both anti virus and anti spyware apps in normal AND safe modes. (make sure that they are updated first ! ) (AVG is good and free AV)
(A couple of good removal tools are Spybot and Adaware)
ALso an on line virus and spyware scanner is Trend Housecall
Just a note; actively running two AV's on one machine can cause problems.
So if you are thinking about it make sure your current one is disabled first.
Same thing applies to online scanners as well.
Removal of junk files is easy with CCleaner a free app that does exactly what
If all this fails then a repair install may be in order:
Here's the official Micro$oft way of doing it,
and Here's one with screen shots.
Basically this installs windows over the top of your current setup.
So you don't loose any information you already have.
Your running two different anti-virus programs which can cause conflict, the AVG is a good anti-virus software, I would uninstall the symantec and go with the AVG. This should help with a lot of your slow start-ups and slow applications.
I have been running two anti virus for a long time before my 'go slow'!
Still, I have uninstalled Symantec, deleted lots of applications, defragged, ran Ccleaner but still I am slow booting up.
My comp gets passed the welcome screen okay, displays my desktop (without icons) but then seems to hang for a few minutes before the icons appear. In contrast, when my desktop boots up, as soon as the desktop appears, the icons follow, seconds later!
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