windows xp startup issue

Whats your computer specs?
Usually long startup times are a sign of low system memory causing the OS to use the swap file alot. Too many programs starting up at boot causing slowdowns. Could also be spyware/malware/virus infections.
List your specs along with all your startup programs.

Yikes, did you say you have BOTH Avast AND avg? That may be your problem right there. Only a single antivirus should be installed on your system at one time. Use one or the other, and make sure when you do uninstall, you close down the other one.

I have actually had an issue where webroot was running while trying to get rid of symantec, and it would NOT uninstall.

Anyway, as far as programs starting up slowly, You need to be very specific include ALL programs running in the process menu. That is AFTER everything in your computer is done starting up.

after you click ctrl+alt+del cliick on the process tab

keep the window in view, open up word or some other word processor and just type all running processes, yes there will be a lot but I am sure someone here can identify what may be the issue. A trojan often times may be running as something else, the name appears twice.

Anyway that is something to check out.

Also try troubleshooting by doing the following.

1. Go to add/remove and get rid of ANYTHING you don't use.
2. Defrag using auslogics diskdefrag or something similiar.
3. Download ccleaner run the main scan as well as the registry scan. Make sure you select the advanced options so it can get rid of the prefetch files.

Hope some of this helps.

well posting an image is becoming an issue. so...
BEFORE After

ashServ.exe alg.exe
aswUpdSv.exe wmiprvse.exe
4 svchost.exe's wscntfy.exe
taskmgr.exe avast.setup
2 more svchost.exe's ashServ.exe
ati2evxx.exe aswUpdSv.exe
lsass.exe 4 svchost.exe's
services.exe avgamsvr.exe
winlogon.exe 2 more svchost.exe's
csrss.exe ati2evxx.exe
smss.exe MDM.EXE
Core Temp.exe lsass.exe
wcmdmgr.exe services.exe
ctfmon.exe winlogon.exe
ashDisp.exe csrss.exe
reader_sl.exe smss.exe
explorer.exe Core Temp.exe
userinit.exe wcmdmgr.exe
ati2evxx.exe ctfmon.exe
avast.setup ashDisp.exe
System explorer.exe
System Idle Process ati2evxx.exe
sdhelp.exe
spoolsv.exe
taskmgr.exe
DkService.exe
System
System Idle Process

As cranbers said, get rid of one of the AV programs, running two is likely to be yourproblem!

Mike.

nevermind... a min or two after posting i got this error... "generic host process for Win32 services has encountered a problem and needs to close. we are sorry for the inconvenience." does anyone know how to get rid of this problem or what it means?

try restoring the registry from a known good point