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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Performance and Maintainance / May 2008debug slow startup?
I got a new XP load for my laptop from our support group and it now takes a long time from the time I enter my password to log into Windows to where the computer is usable. Seems like there is a process in the startup now that may be hanging waiting for something, then timing out, and allowing the startup to go on. Is there a good way to debug this? Would anything be written to a log file somewhere? No one knows what's in your "new XP load" except your support group, so they're the people you need yo ask. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > I got a new XP load for my laptop from our support group and it now > takes a long time from the time I enter my password to log into > Windows to where the computer is usable. Seems like there is a > process in the startup now that may be hanging waiting for something, > then timing out, and allowing the startup to go on. Is there a good > way to debug this? Would anything be written to a log file somewhere? Kent 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. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I got a new XP load for my laptop from our support group and it now > takes a long time from the time I enter my password to log into > Windows to where the computer is usable. Seems like there is a > process in the startup now that may be hanging waiting for something, > then timing out, and allowing the startup to go on. Is there a good > way to debug this? Would anything be written to a log file somewhere? Hi Kent, I'll add to Gerry's post to say that SysInternals has a good utility named AutoRuns which will show you everything that runs during boot and logon. Comparing its output to the information in Event Viewer, as suggested by Gerry, should make it pretty easy to find out what's hanging. AutoRuns can be downloaded at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx. Good luck, - Steve > Kent > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > then timing out, and allowing the startup to go on. Is there a good > > way to debug this? Would anything be written to a log file somewhere? Kent What is your computer make and model? If you reinstall you normally need to update third party drivers. This point occurred to me after reading your earlier post which mentions replacing the hard drive.  SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I got a new XP load for my laptop from our support group and it now > takes a long time from the time I enter my password to log into > Windows to where the computer is usable. Seems like there is a > process in the startup now that may be hanging waiting for something, > then timing out, and allowing the startup to go on. Is there a good > way to debug this? Would anything be written to a log file somewhere? Here's one possibility...http://fastwindows.tipzu.com/slow-logon-problem-solved. > Kent > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > then timing out, and allowing the startup to go on. Is there a good > > way to debug this? Would anything be written to a log file somewhere? |
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