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Jack Mills wrote:
> Given the fact that I'm loading/unloading programs at the rate of one
> or more each week, I'm unable to pinpoint the rogue program. FYI,
> all programs listed in win.ini have been disabled.
>
> Short of reinstalling XP Pro SP2 other programs I use, checking the
> Event Viewer to see when the delay first appears, can you think of
> any other way to find the cause of the delay? TIA
>
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Did this problem start after you either installed or installed any
>> specific program? Although not normal in XP, have a look in the
>> win.ini file for any program that may be listed against either:
>>
>> load= or
>> run=
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "Jack Mills" <JackMills@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8CF613CE-C87B-4B20-AF93-D0911190B480@microsoft.com...
>>> I've cleared the check boxes for for all programs on the Startup
>>> tab of msconfig with the same 1:40 minute delay before the first
>>> Windows Services starts. In other words, it appears that none of
>>> the startup programs is causing the delay.
>>>
>>> I've also performed a clean boot (see
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310353),
>>> but the delay is not eliminated.
>>>
>>> As a third approach to isolating the program/service culprit, I've
>>> changed to automatic all Windows services that were started on
>>> reboot even though they were set to manual. The delay remains.
>>>
>>> Any other ideas? TIA
>>>
>>> "Will Denny" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Any item in msconfig>startup that might be causing the delay? Are
>>>> there any
>>>> entries in the Event Viewer that may point to the problem?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Will Denny
>>>> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jack Mills" <JackMills@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news
0F2DE82-4BDB-416E-8D39-59D860F23AF7@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Every time I reboot/start my computer it experiences a delay (~
>>>>> 1:40 minutes)
>>>>> after the Event log service starts and before the boot up process
>>>>> is completed. How can I determine which service or which program
>>>>> is causing
>>>>> the
>>>>> delay? TIA
I would look to the network - mapped drives off-line, remove all entries
in My Network Places, delete Web folders, use a static IP address - all
of these one at a time. I traced my delay to both network places and a
MS FrontPage web folder.
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