slow bootup xp home

[waynezo]

my system is configured to open outlook express on startup and dialup automatically it also loads norton internet security and mother board monitor. this usually takes 90 seconds for the whole process. for about a week now outlook express loads and there is a 60 second pause before norton loads and then the dialup occurs increasing bootup time to 2.5 to 3 minutes. Yesterday I did the critical xp updates and the next few times bootup was 90 seconds. today I am back to the slow bootup.
is there a fix for this?

My system,
Athlon xp2400 cpu
Gigabyte GA-7vaxp mb with promise onboard raid controller
Kingston value ram 512ddr pc3200 400mhz
Dual 80gig maxtor hd's 7200rpm ata 133 raid 0
Artec 16X DVD-ROM
Cyberdrive 40X16X48 CDRW
Verbatim 2.4X DVD+RW/R
ATI all in wonder 8500dv AGP primary video card
VisionTek XTASY radeon 9100 64mb ddr PCI 2nd video card
Nokia 21" 445Xpro CRT Monitor
KDS 17" visual sensations CRT monitor
Antec 430 watt true power ps
Ahanix platinum xp steel case
Windows xp home sp1

[stroyal]

Outlook Express starting loading slow about three weeks ago.
I had other problems, so I did a clean install. OE worked normal right through win update, but when I installed Norton and updated it OE went back to slow loading. I haven't fixed it yet either. I have read other threads with recent problems with Norton Update but they did not mention this problem.

[doddsy]

i had similar problems after installing macafee av, really slowed down my startup. had to do a full recovery in the end.

have you tried msconfig?

just about every program u install will set itself to run at startup when u probably don't need it too.

if you tidy up your start up it might help.

click: start, run,...........then type msconfig and click the startup tab...........have a look for programms loading at startup and uncheck any that u are SURE that u don't need. then reboot.

i'd think about NOT having oe and dial up and that drive checker at startup unless u really need them, and unless u use messenger get rid of it too.

doddsy

[barginhunter]

If you disable messenger it will slow outlook express down while it searchs for it .
Also antivirus settings can slow down the os very much if set to check programs prior to opening them .
Good Luck .

[stroyal]

I did disable messinger, that must be it.
I think on my last install I uninstalled it. This time I uninstalled it before I installed word and I can't uninstall the one word installed.

[jmatt]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o.htm
Tip: Outlook Express Runs Slowly after Disabling/Removing Messenger. Only 3 Registry edits are required to stop Messenger and get rid of the delay in OE.

[stroyal]

Thanks for that link jmatt, Outlook Express opens instantly again.

[xETx]

now my problem is that there are to many processes that i dont need. i always have to end them when i boot up my computer but when i boot it up it takes a while for everything to load and for the names of the processes to show... so my problem is how do i get rid of all those nasty processes for good?