Taking too long to load settings

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The Windows XP in my notebook is taking too long to come
to the desktop screen. When swtich on, everything is
working fine until the sign on screen. After I have keyed
in my id, password and press enter key. The screen will
be blank in blue screen for 20 to 25 seconds before the
load setting message box pops up, which then follow
quickly by desktop screen. It use to be pretty fast. I
did install Windows XP SP2. It took even longer, 2
minutes. Can someone please tell me how can I reduce this
boot/start up waiting time?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

And check the intranet settings; turn off if you aren't using.

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"Kris Kenney" <kristan.kenney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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| First, run a disk cleanup & defrag. It might help.
| Secondly, search Microsoft's Download Center
| (http://www.microsoft.com/download) for "UPHClean".
|
| John Ho wrote:
|
| > The Windows XP in my notebook is taking too long to come
| > to the desktop screen. When swtich on, everything is
| > working fine until the sign on screen. After I have keyed
| > in my id, password and press enter key. The screen will
| > be blank in blue screen for 20 to 25 seconds before the
| > load setting message box pops up, which then follow
| > quickly by desktop screen. It use to be pretty fast. I
| > did install Windows XP SP2. It took even longer, 2
| > minutes. Can someone please tell me how can I reduce this
| > boot/start up waiting time?