MrBlobby
Mon Apr 21 06:55:03 PDT 2008
Hi Gerry,
Thanks for the tips. I will start digging into this. As I am new to using
the system log, it may be several days before I can post back some results.
Best regards,
Emanuel
"Gerry" wrote:
> Are there any scheduled tasks which normally run at the time you switch
> on your computer. You can reschedule the task for later. Common
> anti-virus scan daily and AVG 7.5 Free does this.
>
> Out of date drivers can cause boot delays. Are there any yellow question
> marks in Device Manager? Right click on the My Computer icon on your
> Desktop and select Properties, Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is
> the Device Error code?
>
> Also look for Error Reports in the System log in Event Viewer.
> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
> the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
> Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
> a previous boot.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
> of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
> are important.
>
> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
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> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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> MrBlobby wrote:
> > I have this problem on 2 PC's at the moment, one laptop and one very
> > modern desktop. I start windows, the logon screen apprears quickly. I
> > select the correct user and windows starts up quickly. When the
> > desktop is visible, I can start Apps like Word immediately and even
> > open recent files from within Word. When I try to open Explorer of
> > Internet Explorer right after startup, I get a blank window for
> > around 2-3 minutes. Then there is some more harddisk activity and the
> > network connections popup in the taskbar and everything is fine again.
> > Any Idea what may be causing this delay?
> > I am using AVG Free antivrus and the systems are fully updated
> > automatically. The desktop has a wire connection to my linksys
> > router, the laptop uses WiFi.
> >
> > All help is more then welcome.
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