I have two computers that are hookedup in a home network through a Linksys
switch. I have a Cisco 1700 series router that is also hooked up to the
switch. The router brings a T1 dedicated high speed internet line to the
switch so that both computers can use it. The laptop has taken up to 20
minutes to start up after which it works perfect. The desktop startup time
is less than 1 minute. Prior to hooking up the home network, the laptop had
a startup time of less than 1 minute. Here are the configuration for the lap
top.

(1) 1394 Net Adapter Connection. Disabled
(2) Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Connection. Enabled. The Client for
Microsoft Networks is checked. The File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks is checked but the properties tab is grayed out. The QoS Packet
Scheduler is checked. The TCP/IP is checked and the IP and DNS server
addresses are manually filled in.

When I disable all of the Startup items in msconfig, the lap top still loads
very slow. When I disable all of the Services items, the laptop loads very
fast. What is the solution to this problem? I run a Windows Firewall on the
desktop and a PC-cillian firewall on the laptop.

"rcb" wrote:

> I have two computers that are hookedup in a home network through a Linksys
> switch. I have a Cisco 1700 series router that is also hooked up to the
> switch. The router brings a T1 dedicated high speed internet line to the
> switch

Not got any spare ones looking for a good home, have you ;-)))


Basically this is a case for applying the half-split troubleshooting method,
as found in electronics testbench work and the like.

If you know it's a service that's causing it, then disable half the
services, and see if the problem remains.

If yes, then try the other 50% of the services.

If the problem is cleared, re-enable half of the services you disabled, and
try again. And so on. Each test should reduce the number of 'suspects' by
half.

In this way you can narrow the problem down in very few steps, even if there
are a large number of serives running.

Only proviso is that services do have dependencies, so avoid disabling those
services (like RPC) on which many other services depend, or you may get
misleading results.

There is a program called autoruns from http://www.sysinternals.com which
gives a much more comprehensive picture (than msconfig) of what is being
autostarted on your system. This may help.

If a previous USB modem has been disconnected when the router was fitted,
it's also possible that the software for this is still present, and giving
trouble. I've seen cases where modem software totally prevented Windows from
starting.

Agan, at risk of repeating myself, don't overlook the possibility of spyware.