When I am loading Windows XP Pro, the blue screen that says "Windows is
starting up . . ." and "Loading Your Personal Settings . . ." takes a very
long time. By that, I mean the first screen takes 6-7 minutes to switch to
the sedond one which takes another 2-3 minutes before my desktop finally
starts to load. What would cause this and how do I fix it? Many thanks in
advance!

James

JustMe wrote:
> When I am loading Windows XP Pro, the blue screen that says "Windows is
> starting up . . ." and "Loading Your Personal Settings . . ." takes a very
> long time. By that, I mean the first screen takes 6-7 minutes to switch to
> the sedond one which takes another 2-3 minutes before my desktop finally
> starts to load. What would cause this and how do I fix it? Many thanks in
> advance!
>
> James

Could be a virus, root kit or hardware problem.

Try boot logging first:
http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to...n-windows.html