[Janis]

The computer is a HP Pavilion a610n It used to boot directly into windows xp home. Now instead a blue screen HP invent comes up and it sits for quite awhile before going into Windows. Not sure of why the change. HP manuals don't give me a clue as to the reason. Can I change this back?

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once you finally get booted up is the computer as fast as it was...

[happyrock]

once you finally get booted up is the computer as fast as it was...

[Janis]

when I get to Windows things seem normal. I would like to know why it changed and if I can go back to where it booted almost immediately into Windows. I have done all the normal stuff, check for virus, defrag, deleted clutter.

[happyrock]

try this...
Click Start... Run... type control userpasswords2 ...then press enter
Clear the check box captioned Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
Click OK.
Enter the user name and password for the account you want to log in to at start-up...
OK your way out...reboot and see if its back the way it was

[Janis]

I can try this tomorrow. The pc has never had a password on it as many people use it during the day.

[beckmancameron]

Try to remove application list from from system tray which run on start up. You need to scan to boot area also.Registry setting is there to manipulate the time.