Slow XP Boot w/NOD32v4

Just upgraded to NOD32 v4. After the upgrade, my PC boots very slowly if it boots at all. During the boot process, it hangs at "Applying computer settings." If I remove v4 and reinstall v2.7, there is absolutely no issue with booting.

I have searched thru the forum for a solution. However, so far, there does not appear to be a resolution.

Any suggestions?

 

For troubleshooting purposes, you could try disabling the startup scan momentarily, rebooting, and then noting performance differences (then reenable it afterward).

Alternatively, you can lower the scan priority to Idle from Lowest and see if that accomplishes the same thing. It's easy to do; simply enable Advanced Mode in the ESET GUI, choose Tools > Scheduler on the menu to the left, and select the bottom two entries (one at a time), choose Edit on each one, and follow through to the end of the customization wizard. A dialogue will appear where you can set the scan priority; set this to Idle. If this works, you can leave it that way and still be protected.

-Steve

 

Steve:

Thanks for the suggestions. However, I am not sure they are relevant. Will these affect the operation of the PC that early in the boot process?


JR

 

I'm really not sure to be honest. If you want to really dive into the source of the problem, why not try bootvis? It'll reveal what precisely is hanging for how long during boot.

-Steve

 

I guess I was hoping that someone (especially from ESET) would have figured this out by now without me having to do all the research. As it is now, it is just as easy for me to stick with v2.7 on the one offending PC that I have.

JR

 

A suggestion has already been given, but we're yet to learn whether disabling startup scan tasks made a difference or not.