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re: Solutions to ''Slow System Startup''
Sunday, February 22, 2004 at 2:59 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ben
(4 messages posted)
I would try using Ad-Aware and/or SpyBot Search & Destroy to check for spyware running
on your computer. Then, if you can't get your anti-virus program running, go to www.antivirus.com
and click the Scan Now button to run an online virus scan. You might also try Josie's
registry hack to find out what else might be starting up when you start up your computer.
If you can't solve it too easily, I'd recommend backing up your files to a CD or
separate partition and reformatting your XP partition (I hope your WinME is on a
different partition than WinXP).
On Friday, January 23, 2004 at 12:10 pm, Raj wrote:
>Hi Ben,
> your suggestions seem great however I haven't been able to try them out
>yet. My computer (Dell Dimension 8100) was working great (well in my opinion) and
>it would boot up in about 45 seconds from the XP logo.
>Three days back I was trying to fix the 'Unmountable Boot Volume' error on a friend's
>computer and had to switch the monitor, mouse and keyboard between the computers
>a few times (and I was doing so after shutting down each machine). I had too boot
>my computer several times during this troubleshooting / fixing process. However,
>at then end of this 4 hour ordeal I put the cables back into my computer .....and
>tried it boot it......it took close 20 minutes to do so...the computer was pretty
>much stuck at 'starting windows XP' for almost 15 minutes....and then was stuck
again
>at 'loading personal settings for 3-4 minutes' Even after it got to the desktop
it
>took another 2-3 minutes for the icons to load up...and the start bar dissappeared....all
>the network connections dissappeared...and finally a message popped up saying 'something
>tried to change the Noton Anti Virus settings...this is eminent of a Virus Attack...please
>hit OK to revert the setting changes'. After hitting OK a message popped up saying
>'Norton Anti Virus auto protection could not be enabled'. I tried to set up my dial
>up connection and after the process no icon would show up. When I tried to repeat
>the process it would give me the message ' A connection in that name already exists'.
>Other programs were working ...however at 1/5 the speed at which they normally do.
> I rebooted the machine several times and saw the same behavior pattern everytime.
>Then I tried to uninstall Noton Anti Virus but it kept giving me the message 'Windows
>or other applications is using this program and cannot be uninstalled now'. I then
>took out all Symantec application from 'msconfig' and still got similar messages
>while trying to uninstall. I tried to do a 'chkdsk', 'fixboot' and 'fixmbr' from
>the recovery console and nothing helped. I also tried to boot up the machine in
the
>safe mode and still things were equally slow. I did a few other things and nothing
>has worked.
>I have a dual boot system and when I try to boot with the Windows Me OS things work
>just fine.
>
>Please help in any way you can.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Raj (anand101@hotmail.com)
>
>
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