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by ozi eagle

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Hi,
I have a client with P4 3GHz, 1 GB dual channel memory,40 & 120 GB HDD, partitioned 2 and 4 respectively, WinXP pro. Client not computer savvy, but uses it very effectively as a tool.
Problem: He upgraded to SP2 - computer spat the dummy. Friend got him back to previous version, (somehow). Various problems, which I have solved, except for boot, which is now very slow. Checked programs that start on boot and nothing untoward there.
Ran AdAware, Registry Mechanic, no joy. Checked system processes 99% idle.

Have checked out TWEAKXP website and too many options to try off site.

Any ideas would be welcome.

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by albert.deklerk

Hai,

For a faster closedown change a registry key :
waittokillapptimemeout a lower value like 5000.
For a the startup you can use bootvis.
Good luck,
Albert

by sgt_shultz

my knee jerk answer is: defrag hard disk. maybe horses not zebras. what are signs and symptoms? where is slow? what is slow? lots of disk thrashing going on? hanging somewhere? what does step by step boot teach you? safe mode unbelievably slow also? you got lots of defragged free hard disk space? what is in event viewer. open box. what ram is installed? what ram is reported?

by chanmkr

have y tried sfc in command prompt to detect any files r missing will ask u cdrom for original files

by albert.deklerk

I think you did'nt read well my answer. 00
I also said :at startup (or bootup) you can / \ \use "bootvis" Just lookup "bootvis"in ( ) your search machine

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