XP Pro Slow Start

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Your first step is to be 100% sure that your computer is 100% free of
viruses and spyware. Either one will do a number to startup.

Ted Zieglar

"denismn" <denismn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When i Turn on the computer, it works fine tell the windowx Xp Logo and
> the
> bar loading under it. After that the screen goes black and the computer
> hardrive status light goes off and it looks like nothing is going on.
> After
> about 1 minute of waiting the screen goes to the user name login and the
> computer works normal.
>
> Is there anyone that know what happens why it takes so long to start and
> why
> it goes black and the harddrive looks liek it's not loading anything for
> about a minute.
>
> I don't wana restore the computer but if there is no answer that may be
> the
> only way.
>
> Thanks for any answers.