long loading time in xp

[alex]

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there is a 2-3 minute period between the windows logo and the login screen
when I start up my computer and I can't figure out wahts wrong

 

[Guest]

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Use Event Viewer which logs the time that apps & services take to load. Then
you can hopefully isolate it a single source. Then if necessary post you
findings here.

Start > Run and type
eventvwr.msc
click OK

"alex" <alex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> there is a 2-3 minute period between the windows logo and the login screen
> when I start up my computer and I can't figure out what's wrong

 

[Omni]

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

It may be that your HD is excessively fragmented if you havent
defragmented in a while. This may result in slow start up. Check your
drive and run a defragmenter if needed. This will help speed of the
system as well.


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omni