XP lag after desktop appears

deeppow · 07-26-03, 11:47 AM

After WinXP has opened the desktop, I get a lag of about a minute before I can do anything. After the "dead period" things operate as normal. Task Master shows nothing but idle going on yet the OS and CPU are clearly occuppied with something. This has started in the last 7 to 10 days and wasn't occuring previously. Have cleared the registry. Haven't installed new software.

Any suggestions how to figure out what is causing the delay?

Thanks!

Skiing Squirrel · 07-26-03, 01:00 PM

That is an odd problem... Maybe some kind of program (spyware) snuck in and is taking a long time to load when the OS boots? I don't really know though...

thalzaar24 · 07-26-03, 01:40 PM

I agree with Skiing Squirrel. Download SpyBot and AdAware 6 and run them on your computer to check for any spy/adware that might be running when you start up.

NiTrO bOiE · 07-26-03, 01:54 PM

Do you have disk checking enabled at startup? That may cause your comp to slow.

rdy2rave · 07-26-03, 02:07 PM

Where do you check to see if diskcheck is enabled at startup?

deeppow · 07-26-03, 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by thalzaar24
I agree with Skiing Squirrel. Download SpyBot and AdAware 6 and run them on your computer to check for any spy/adware that might be running when you start up.

Ya already did that, both are clear. Also ran Housecall for virsus and nothing there either.

Were is diskcheck?

spacetwinke · 08-02-03, 01:37 AM

Ive just went through this problem and it drove me insane.
Come to find out it was something as simple as a bad Ide cable.
I sent a motherboard back out of frustration and Installed windows every which way. The problem kept on. Changed the cable and was like new. Sometimes its the simplest things that burn you!

deeppow · 08-02-03, 08:20 AM

I found it, thanks for taking the time to reply folks. Problem was a service that was hanging on startup and finally timing out.

Be

Cerial_Killer · 08-04-03, 06:06 PM

well dont stop there tell us what the service was

Mine is doing the same thing and i just reformated all drives and installed xp again, and its still doing it.

07-26-03, 11:47 AM	Thread Starter #1
deeppow Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Alamos, NM	XP lag after desktop appears After WinXP has opened the desktop, I get a lag of about a minute before I can do anything. After the "dead period" things operate as normal. Task Master shows nothing but idle going on yet the OS and CPU are clearly occuppied with something. This has started in the last 7 to 10 days and wasn't occuring previously. Have cleared the registry. Haven't installed new software. Any suggestions how to figure out what is causing the delay? Thanks! __________________ ASUS P8Z77-V Pro , Intel i7 2600K @4.6Ghz using 1.3V -- Corsair DDR3 1600 (42Gb) 9-9-9-24 -- Iwaki MD-20RLZT -> EK Sup. Univ. -> Chiller -> Resev -- EVGA GTX680,Klipsch Promedia 4.1 -- Intel 510 120G, Crucial M4 120G, Areca RAID 5, 4 80G SATAII HDDs -- Corsair 1050 in Lian-Li PC-V1200 -- Win7 64-bit, Ubuntu 64-bit ASUS Rampage II Extreme @180Mhz , Intel i7 920 D0 @3.6Ghz using 1.3V, Thermalright 120 -- G.Skill DDR3 1600 (32Gb) 8-8-8-21, Win7 64-bit -- Lian-Li PC-V1200
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07-26-03, 01:00 PM	#2
Skiing Squirrel Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC	That is an odd problem... Maybe some kind of program (spyware) snuck in and is taking a long time to load when the OS boots? I don't really know though... __________________ Random posting and questions since June!
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07-26-03, 01:40 PM	#3
thalzaar24 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jax, Florida	I agree with Skiing Squirrel. Download SpyBot and AdAware 6 and run them on your computer to check for any spy/adware that might be running when you start up. __________________ Opteron 165 (270x9 daily) Zalman CNPS9500 LED 92mm HSF Epox 9NPA+ SLI eVGA 7800 GTX 2x1Gb G.Skill Extreme 3200 RAID 0 x2 Seagate SATA 120Gb SB Audigy 2 OCZ Modstream 520w My Heatware
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07-26-03, 01:54 PM	#4
NiTrO bOiE Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC	Do you have disk checking enabled at startup? That may cause your comp to slow. __________________ CPU: AMD 64 3000+ DTR @ 2750 MB: DFI Lanparty UT 250GB Memory: 2x 1GB G.Skill PC3200 Video: Radeon X800XT-PE w/ Maze 4 GPU Hard Drives: 36GB Raptor (Main) 160GB Hitachi (Storage) Optical Storage: 44x CD, 8x DVD-RW Sound: Audigy 2 ZS Case & Power: Black Chieftec FT w/ Window, Antec TP 430 Watercooled WW, Pro Core (2) 120mm Deltas, Hydor L20 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
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07-26-03, 02:07 PM	#5
rdy2rave Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	Where do you check to see if diskcheck is enabled at startup?
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08-02-03, 01:37 AM	#7
spacetwinke Registered Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Michigan	Ive just went through this problem and it drove me insane. Come to find out it was something as simple as a bad Ide cable. I sent a motherboard back out of frustration and Installed windows every which way. The problem kept on. Changed the cable and was like new. Sometimes its the simplest things that burn you!
	QUOTE Thanks

08-02-03, 08:20 AM	Thread Starter #8
deeppow Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Alamos, NM	I found it, thanks for taking the time to reply folks. Problem was a service that was hanging on startup and finally timing out. Be __________________ ASUS P8Z77-V Pro , Intel i7 2600K @4.6Ghz using 1.3V -- Corsair DDR3 1600 (42Gb) 9-9-9-24 -- Iwaki MD-20RLZT -> EK Sup. Univ. -> Chiller -> Resev -- EVGA GTX680,Klipsch Promedia 4.1 -- Intel 510 120G, Crucial M4 120G, Areca RAID 5, 4 80G SATAII HDDs -- Corsair 1050 in Lian-Li PC-V1200 -- Win7 64-bit, Ubuntu 64-bit ASUS Rampage II Extreme @180Mhz , Intel i7 920 D0 @3.6Ghz using 1.3V, Thermalright 120 -- G.Skill DDR3 1600 (32Gb) 8-8-8-21, Win7 64-bit -- Lian-Li PC-V1200
	QUOTE Thanks

08-04-03, 06:06 PM	#9
Cerial_Killer Registered Join Date: Jul 2001	well dont stop there tell us what the service was Mine is doing the same thing and i just reformated all drives and installed xp again, and its still doing it.
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