Startup sits at blank desktop screen -- continues when I press ESC

[Guest ahof]

On my home PC when I startup XP, right before the desktop loads and the icons

populate my computer just sits there for over a minute on a blank desktop

background. There is little to no HD activity while it's sitting there.

I've found that if I press ESC while it's sitting there, it continues

immediately and loads windows normally. I cannot even bring up the task mgr

with Ctrl+Shift+ESC while it's hanging there. I have not noticed any unusual

startup programs. Any idea what could be causing this or how I can

troubleshoot it?

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Startup sits at blank desktop screen -- continues when I press ESC

 

What do you mean "unusual startup programs"? Try a Clean Boot diagnostic

startup.

 

Start>Run>MSCONFIG <enter>

 

Choose Selective Startup. Uncheck Load Startup Items, then click on services

tab, put a check mark in the box at lower left that "Hides Microsoft

Services", then click the Disable all button, click OK and restart when

prompted. While it restarts, physically disconnect the system from the

network you're on or otherwise make certain you have no internet connection.

 

Does the problem still exist when you boot up? If so, use MSCONFIG to

restore a Normal startup and reboot, reconnect, etc., and report back.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"ahof" <ahof@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:20378D37-672B-40C1-9EE7-D859DF94E033@microsoft.com...

> On my home PC when I startup XP, right before the desktop loads and the

> icons

> populate my computer just sits there for over a minute on a blank desktop

> background. There is little to no HD activity while it's sitting there.

> I've found that if I press ESC while it's sitting there, it continues

> immediately and loads windows normally. I cannot even bring up the task

> mgr

> with Ctrl+Shift+ESC while it's hanging there. I have not noticed any

> unusual

> startup programs. Any idea what could be causing this or how I can

> troubleshoot it?

[Guest Plato]

Re: Startup sits at blank desktop screen -- continues when I press ESC

 

=?Utf-8?B?YWhvZg==?= wrote:

>

> On my home PC when I startup XP, right before the desktop loads and the icons

> populate my computer just sits there for over a minute on a blank desktop

> background. There is little to no HD activity while it's sitting there.

> I've found that if I press ESC while it's sitting there, it continues

> immediately and loads windows normally. I cannot even bring up the task mgr

> with Ctrl+Shift+ESC while it's hanging there. I have not noticed any unusual

> startup programs. Any idea what could be causing this or how I can

> troubleshoot it?

 

Disconnect any usb device you are not using, and/or once it boots,

uninstall any usb device you no longer use. As win may be looking for

it, eg, even an old printer you no longer have.

 

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http://www.bootdisk.com/