Slow booting after installing NOD

I removed NAV 2005 & installed NOD & now my system takes a LONG time to start up. So far I have tried the following:

edited the registry to remove all NAV entries
used the Symantec removal tools
run Microsoft bootvis
defraged C & D drives
run Registry Mechanic

the system runs fine after it boots. My last resort would be to reinstall XP however I would like to avoid this if possible.

Any other ideas on what to try would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Hi pharold38, welcome to Wilders.

Can you please try repairing Winsock as described HERE

Cheers

 

Hi
I just tried running Winsock however the problem remains.....

 

Can you try repairing IMON

Nod32 Control Centre> IMON> Setup> Miscellaneous> Repair Now

Cheers

 

The 'repair now' button is greyed out & I am unable to click on it...

 

Is IMON started? If it isn't please restart IMON and then "Repair".

Failing this: Please download a FRESH copy of Nod32 from www.nod32.com

Uninstall your current version.

REBOOT your Computer.

Remove the Eset Folder from C Drive> Program Files.

Install the FRESH copy of Nod32 that you downloaded above using “Typical Settings”.

Let us know how you go…

Cheers

 

I'd suggest that you check your start up programs. Startup may be trying to run something that isn't available. I suggest the utility, Autoruns, over at www.sysinternals.com. It's free.

 

I have removed & reinstalled NOD & the startup programs was one of the first things I checked.....however the slow startup problem remains.....I'd appreciate any other suggestions....thanks.

 

Is IMON running or greyed out?

Cheers

 

Imon is running

 

Can you now try a "Repair" of IMON as described above, you will need to reboot after it has finished.

Cheers

 

I have repaired Imon however the slow boot problem remains....

 

Hi there

Welcome to these forums

Have you tried booting without your DSL modem plugged in?

Cheers

 

Hi
I have tried booting without my modem connected to the net...are you suggesting I remove the modem connection to the computer & try booting?

 

Hi there

Yes, remove the ethernet cable from the back of your system and try that please.

Cheers

 

I removed the ethernet cable & rebooted however the problem remains...

 

Have you tried the suggestions from post #7? Something is starting up or windows is trying to start something up, which isn't there......and gives you this trouble. To make all startup processes visible, you'll need a program, as suggested by DTHIGPEN, to get your finger behind the problems. But you'll need to know a little about what's what......otherwise it's difficult to see what the problem is.

Another great little util: HijackThis!
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

Push the scan button and you can clearly see what's starting up and the trick is: picking the things that shouldn't start and deleting them. But again, you'll have to know a little about the programs you are using.
I suggest you use Hijack This and send me the saved log and I'll see if I can find something that's bothering your system.

 

I'll take a close look at this log tomorrow, but I can tell you right now......it's a tremendous number of start-ups and I can imagine that your system is taking a while to start.....and it's hard to believe, that this slow starting problem took place after installation of Nod32.

 

Have you done a scan with Spybot search and destroy and Ad-Aware Personal from lavasoft, with the latest updates.

Both are free.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

 

In that case, I would recommend the great program: Hitman Pro......fully automatic scan with both and more! If you are Dutch, you should know about this.

 

All the HJT logs have been removed from this thread.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=42148

No more please for any reason.




snowbound

 

Just in case, have you tried repairing Winsock & TCP/IP per Blackspears instructions at https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=37509&page=4 ? (make sure to enable IMON then)

Should the problem persist, does it actually go away after disabling automatic startup of AMON and rebooting the computer?

 

OT:

Hitman is not THAT great. PLease be VER VERY carefull using this program, as it has the potential to automatically remove critical (system) files from your computer (and yes, I've seen that happen).

/OT

 

Pharold38

As the Hijack This logs have been removed, I won't be able to take a look at it for you, unless you mail it to me!

 

Which part of Hitman Pro would do that? Never heard anything about it when using the separate parts, like Ad Aware and Spybot!