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by andrewras

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I have a PC running windows XP, when i turn this PC on and try and open a shortcut on my desktop it takes about 10 minutes until anything happens.
I have a word doc on my desktop and this opens straight away, I only have problems with shortcuts. I checked and they all point to the correct destination.
This is a home PC and isnt part of a network

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by ajsdodd

Put your windows CD into the CD ROM and hold the shift key (the one with arrow pointing up, just above the Ctrl key on the left of your keyboard). Holding shift for a few seconds will stop the Windows CD from auto running, but the drive will still spin up to read the disk then spin back down again. Once it has spun down you can release the shift key.

Now click Start/All Programs/Accessories and choose Command Prompt. Type in

sfc /scannow

and hit enter. This will check and replace anydamaged system files.

by rcom

Got virus software and recent DAT?

If you use the internet your computer is part of a real big network.

Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to see what's running while the delay is happening. Something may appear there that's causing it to stop.

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