Try pressing one of the Shift keys during the startup (the keys with the
arrow pointing up) to prevent the startup programs loading.

If the boot is fast, boot into XP and enter msconfig in the start => run
box. The startup programs are listed under the Startup tab. Experiment
disabling them until you find the culprit.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

"Michael" wrote:

> When I start up my laptop it takes about five minutes for everything to load.
> the last thing to appear is the Norton symbol. When I run msconfig there
> are alot of things i the startup folder. How do I know what I can disable to
> make it start up faster?