[dan1987]

i removed it from the computer and from the bios. so...thats solved. thanks! thanks for all the info i will try it out asap

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Forgot to add, you could also create a bootlog, this might give you a better idea of why it takes so long to boot up. Easiest way to do this in XP, is use a bootlog analyser. The link below is for a XP boot analyser (demo) if you want to try that.

http://www.greatis.c...xp/download.htm

i used it...now how can i get rid of the things that are slowing me down?...if they are unnesessary.

[dan1987]

Forgot to add, you could also create a bootlog, this might give you a better idea of why it takes so long to boot up. Easiest way to do this in XP, is use a bootlog analyser. The link below is for a XP boot analyser (demo) if you want to try that.

http://www.greatis.c...xp/download.htm

i used it...now how can i get rid of the things that are slowing me down?...if they are unnesessary.

[Samm]

Which things are slowing down the startup process? Is there one thing in particular, such as a driver, or is everything generally slow?

[dan1987]

heres the boot log...
Started at: 24.04.2005 13:13:54.342
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:13:54.342 Duration: 0 sec
System Start: 24.04.2005 13:14:44.544 Duration: 47.954 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\smss.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:14:55.946 Duration: 4.076 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\autochk.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:14:55.956 Duration: 0 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:00.164 Duration: 17.823 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:00.062 Duration: 14.073 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:00.396 Duration: 20.613 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:00.398 Duration: 13.745 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:00.954 Duration: 20.394 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:01.672 Duration: 2.794 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:01.818 Duration: 38.458 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:01.936 Duration: 4.404 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\logonui.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:01.614 Duration: 2.54 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:01.704 Duration: 29.261 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPROXY.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:02.718 Duration: 13.801 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCSETMGR.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:02.836 Duration: 19.142 sec
C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\ISSVC.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:02.936 Duration: 19.017 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:02.480 Duration: 35.494 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:03.164 Duration: 21.941 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCEVTMGR.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:04.336 Duration: 1.072 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:06.656 Duration: 11.294 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:07.260 Duration: 0.652 sec
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:07.508 Duration: 5.277 sec
C:\WINDOWS\SiSUSBrg.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.674 Duration: 0.029 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.812 Duration: 0.092 sec
C:\WINDOWS\htpatch.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.848 Duration: 26.377 sec
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\AdvTools\AdvChk.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.006 Duration: 0.084 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCAPP.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.096 Duration: 30.291 sec
C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMon.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.530 Duration: 0.021 sec
C:\Program Files\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\mmtask.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.590 Duration: 0.128 sec
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\jusched.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.634 Duration: 0.068 sec
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\wkfud.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.780 Duration: 0.052 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nwiz.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:08.918 Duration: 0.946 sec
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\wkssb.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.046 Duration: 2.546 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.184 Duration: 20.049 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.406 Duration: 15.923 sec
C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.510 Duration: 7.799 sec
C:\Program Files\Logitech\iTouch\iTouch.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.988 Duration: 5.906 sec
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.274 Duration: 0.069 sec
C:\Program Files\Scansoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.328 Duration: 15.463 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVComS.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.804 Duration: 0.304 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:09.864 Duration: 0.13 sec
C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:10.002 Duration: 0.201 sec
C:\Program Files\Greatis\BootLog XP\BootLogXP.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:10.452 Duration: 33.874 sec
C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Reboot.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:10.684 Duration: 1.094 sec
C:\WINDOWS\FSScrCtl.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:10.706 Duration: 0.027 sec
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:12.470 Duration: 1.178 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\KodakCCS.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:13.682 Duration: 1.061 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:13.852 Duration: 0.133 sec
C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:14.010 Duration: 17.652 sec
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:14.274 Duration: 0.238 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:14.424 Duration: 7.368 sec
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\SCRIPT~1\SBServ.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:14.710 Duration: 0.399 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ScsiAccess.EXE Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:14.970 Duration: 0.007 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:14.266 Duration: 6.172 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:17.362 Duration: 0.89 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:17.886 Duration: 0.525 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsPMSPSv.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:18.972 Duration: 0.098 sec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:18.370 Duration: 16.322 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\BrmfRsmg.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:19.386 Duration: 0.126 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\imapi.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:21.734 Duration: 4.669 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:24.794 Duration: 0.348 sec
C:\WINDOWS\system32\alg.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:33.338 Duration: 6.161 sec
C:\Program Files\Greatis\BootLog XP\TraceLog.exe Start: 24.04.2005 13:15:43.778 Duration: 0.274 sec
Monitoring stopped at: 24.04.2005 13:15:44.326
Duration: 109.984 sec

[Samm]

The things which appear to be taking the most time are :

htpatch - SIS chipset patch, you need this so can't do much about this one
All the Symantec (Nortons) software - What Nortons is loading 5 million things at start up? What a surprise! NOT! Personally, I reckon Symantec is a pile of poo but if you want to use it, then these files need to be there.

Paperport - this can go. Just start your scanner software manually when you need to use it.

Basically, most of it is Nortons. Theres several instances of svchost.exe running, this is normal but if you want to see what services each instance of svchost is starting, then go to the run command & type :

tasklist /svc >c:\tasklist.txt

Then open the text file & have a look.

If you want to be sure that it is nortons thats slowing the machine down, run msconfig, go to start up tab & disable every symantec entry in there & reboot.
Don't go on the net or do anything once you've rebooted, just see if it makes the bootup process quicker.
Then go back to msconfig & re-enable all the symantec entries & reboot.

[dan1987]

what virus software do you recommend? i only used this because it was free:)

[dan1987]

thankyou for helping me on all these kinda random topics...i asked syntax technical support a while ago and they gave me this link to get the drivers i need....they were just not specific about which ones i needed. here is the link:
http://64.168.125.23...drivers_s746fx/

Edited by dan1987, 27 April 2005 - 09:04 AM.