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by jessep28

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I'm running an IBM Thinkpad T43, 2,16Ghz Centrino, XP Pro SP3, 1GB Ram. Just bought the computer off lease yesterday and it was a fresh reimage.

Only programs installed were, Blackberry Desktop Manager, Firefox & Adobe Reader 9.

My issue is that I am noticing a major lag during boot up after some Windows updates.

Essentially after login, the task bar will not appear, requiring me to terminate the explorer.exe process and run it again. In addition, there is a 1-2 minute period before I can launch any programs.

This would not be a concern except for the fact that I do not have that many startup items or background processes.

Any help in this area would greatly be appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Jesse

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by rob miners

Click Start, type msconfig in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER
The System Configuration Utility dialog box is displayed.

WARNING: Do not click to clear the Load system services check box
Configure selective startup options
In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click the General tab, and then click Selective Startup.
Click to clear the Process SYSTEM.INI File check box.
Click to clear the Process WIN.INI File check box.
Click to clear the Load Startup Items check box. Verify that Load System Services and Use Original BOOT.INI are checked.
Click the Services tab.
Click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box.
Click Disable All, and then click OK.
When you are prompted, save the settings and restart the PC.

You may find that it is one of the programs that you have installed if it is responding propery.

After you complete your troubleshooting and fix your configuration, return to a normal startup. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, type msconfig in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
On the General tab, click Normal startup, and then click OK.
Click Restart.

Keep us informed as to your progress if you require further assistance. ;) :D

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