Pc Boot-up Problem

[SyCD]

Hey all,
My desktop pc has been sitting neglected for some time now (Use the laptop). So I'm letting a friend have it for a while. One problem though, When i turn it on it goes through all the boot-up stuff (DOS??) and does the loading windows screen. It then loads the desktop background picture but that's all!... Then 2/3 minutes later the icons apear and the computer is useable. The mouse moves throughout the waiting time so I wouldn't think it's freezing up.
Any advice on how to rectifiy the problem?
Sy

 

[SyCD]

Anyone???

 

[MrAtego]

How much softwares on it?? If its trying to load shedloads of programs at boot is slows it right down. Run msconfig, see whats running at startup.

 

[Pistol Pete]

Try hitting control+alt+delete, Windows task manager, Processes, check the CPU bit scroll down, usually System idle process at the bottom will be only thing around 90+

anything else needs ending if not recognised, then search for the culprit & delete.
Had the same problem at a skool i was at today, some ezscan was running of the server each time someone logged onto a client desktop, just froze up, tracked it down to the server, and killed its ass.

 

[BenWall]

lol

 

[V1NNY]

maybe its running a lot of Processes at start up or it may be one particular program

 

[V1NNY]

click start, run, type msconfig and select diagnostic start up or le start up programs

 

[SyCD]

Cheers for the replys folks. It was on "selective startup" and that had loads of boxes ticketed throughout msconfig so just put it to "normal startup". Thanks alot!
Sy