Symptoms

This only applies to Windows XP.

You computer appears to take a long time to load at start up.

Cause

This behavior occurs when you have many different programs automatically loading at start up.

Resolution

To prevent this from happening and limit the number of programs to be loaded at start up, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Start
2. then Run
3. Type msconfig
4. Click ‘Ok’
5. Click on the Startup tab
6. In this tab there will be a list of programs which startup with the computer.
7. Remove the check mark from any program that you do not want loading at start up.
8. Only remove checks from the programs you are exactly sure of.