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August 9, 2007 at 09:09 AM
milnivri

Startup of user account problems

by milnivri . Updated 19 years, 2 months ago

When I start my user account (Administrator), the programs will startup as normal, but after a few programs the computer will start to hang/freeze but I can still open the start menu and open programs which will also hang and not respond.


I also am unable to open the task manager when I press Ctrl-Alt-Delete or right-clicking in the taskbar, when I wanted to end the supposed hanging startup programs.


I also tried opening Windows Defender to end the programs instead of the task manager but it just hangs (shows a white window body) when I click in it.


Programs that supposedly hang when I start the user account:



  • Norman Anti-virus

    Shows the splash screen and stays there forever and the parts of the start menu that overlap the splash screen will stay there
  • Google Talk
    The Google Talk taskbar button just stays there and it hangs when I try to end it
  • Google Desktop

    When I move my mouse over the Google Desktop sidebar it will show the “Busy” cursor and when I click on it the sidebar becomes not responding (as in, I can’t click on anything in there)
  • Sony Ericsson Application Launcher (PC Suite)

    The window just opens and hangs (white window thing) and I think I managed to end it. But it’s still a trouble.


I also cannot open other programs fully as they will just hang while loading.


After some tries the computer just doesnt respond to anything but the mouse and when I hover the cursor over the taskbar buttons there isn’t the usual response (e.g. the frame around the Quick Launch bar buttons). I could only illegally shut it down (i.e. the power button)


I tried disabling Norman Anti-virus and Google Desktop from startup and removed Sony Ericsson Application Launcher (PC Suite). I also uninstalled Google Talk. But to no avail…


I also suspected spyware or viruses or fragmentation but after removing 100+ spyware and 0 viruses and cleaned up a few files and defragmented, the problem was still there… (P.S. I did not do the whole scan of spyware/viruses as it was taking too long)


I can access other user accounts without any problems and also after making the abovementioned account a limited account, I can access the account’s documents through another administrator account. However all my previous preferences are gone and I feel stressed about it. Please help me!


My Computer’s Specifications:



  • Windows XP SP2

  • Home Edition

  • 1.66 GHz

  • 1 GB RAM

  • Fujitsu T2300



Installed Programs on the day before:


  • Repaired Microsoft Office 2003 Student &
  • Teacher Standard Edition

  • Microsoft IMEPad (Chinese)

  • Microsoft New Phonetic IME (Chinese)

  • Office Genuine Advanvantage Plugin for Firefox

  • Office 2003 Add-in – Desktop Language Settings


A Few days ago… Installed:



  • Microsoft Office 2003 Student & Teacher Standard Edition

  • [Can’t remember more…]






Please help!
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