Could be CallWave. It's an internet answering machine. I
recall uninstalling it without much improvement but I'll
give it a whirl again and let you know what I find. It is
the icon in the systray that takes the longest to load.
Is volume control necessary at startup?
Would more memory improve the systray load time?
Thanks for your input.
Have a great day.
KB
SUUD
-----Original Message-----
... Still took forever .. to load .. callwave
Mmm... I wonder if that's the cause? - Is CallWave
associated with your
modem and soundcard?
Try BLA and then try disabling/uninstalling it to see if
there's an
improvement. But bear in mind, the more you've got
loading during the
start-up, the longer it will take.
If no major improvements, try Pacs-Portal for ideas of
just what you DON'T
really need in your start-up axis g
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
Mart
"KB" wrote in message
...
Well, I did disable onboard sound and had no sound at
all. Guess that's a good thing.
I do have updated drivers and I'll remove all Multimedia
in safe mode, disable onboard sound and re-introduce
drivers.
My BLA showed the longest delay after onboard sound
disabled @ 23.XX or 2.3 seconds. Still took forever for
system tray to load volume control, callwave, AVG,
spyware
guard, lexmark printer, zone alarm.
Why so slow when no delays?
Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks for your help.
KB
-----Original Message-----
KB, as you don't mention a PCI card in your reply, I
must
ASS-U-ME that you
have on-board audio on your motherboard (Not all mobo's
do!!) and is
currently enabled (working)
If so, look under Advanced settings in your BIOS for
Peripheral
Configuration and you should find some reference to it
e.g. OnBoard AC'97
Audio which will give you an enable/disable option.
The exact wording and setting location may vary between
different mobo and
BIOS manufacturers. Check your User Manual.
BTW - Be sure that you've still got the original (or
better still, latest
WinMe) audio drivers for your mobo (usually/often
supplied on a separate
Driver CD)
Good luck
Mart
"KB" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks for the feedback, Mart.
I haven't gotten a chance to do what you've suggested
but
will do so in the next day or so.
Where in the BIOS would I find the on-board audio?
Thanks again, Mart. I'll let you know how things turn
out.
KB
-----Original Message-----
KB, as the majority of your delays appear to be
associated with your sound
card/on-board audio, I would suggest that you first
try 'Removing' ALL
'Sound, video and game controllers' in Device Manager
in
Safe Mode.
Then either (temporarily) remove PCI sound card or
disable on-board audio
(in BIOS)
Re-boot into Normal mode and see if things improve.
Then - depending upon the results - re-introduce your
sound device and its
(WinMe) drivers.
Good luck
Mart
"KB" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks, Mart. I've sorted the log by duration and
have
attached it below. The long delays appear to be
related
to the audio. One thing that appears unusual is
the "Removed Client for Microsoft Networks" part.
No
networks on this machine.
Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again, Mart.
22:54:36 4651.17 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
21:47:31 2983.72 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
19:58:25 1618.17 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
0:27:41 1150.94 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
20:28:08 1104.67 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
0:46:53 1082.89 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
21:09:19 818.89 Removed Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
21:35:09 741.39 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
21:22:59 728.50 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
20:54:11 551.06 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
19:44:02 510.28 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
22:46:20 492.94 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
19:35:58 482.67 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
22:38:32 467.28 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
20:46:33 456.61 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
0:21:41 358.44 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
19:53:11 311.39 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
21:03:23 285.17 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
20:25:24 162.17 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System
Audio
Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195
1:04:58 129.78 EndTerminate = KERNEL (time
estimated)
22:37:20 69.94 Enumerated Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
21:08:09 69.22 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
19:35:09 47.28 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD15
19:52:37 34.06 Enumerated Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
19:34:28 31.11 InitDone = TSRQuery (time
estimated)
19:35:03 5.17 Enumerated Standard Floppy Disk
Controller (ACPI\*PNP0700\0)
22:37:15 2.94 Started Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
19:34:26 1.67 INITCOMPLETE = AVGCORE
19:34:22 1.44 Initing esdi_506.pdr
19:34:21 1.44 Initing esdi_506.pdr
22:37:18 1.11 Started Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
19:52:33 1.11 Removing Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
19:52:34 1.00 Started Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
22:54:34 0.94 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
22:38:31 0.94 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
19:44:01 0.94 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
0:00:00 0.89 Removing Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
19:34:18 0.83 Starting PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Port
(ACPI\*PNP0F13\0)
19:52:36 0.78 Started Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
21:09:19 0.56 Removing Client for Microsoft
Networks
(NETWORK\VREDIR\0000)
19:58:24 0.56 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
19:34:11 0.50 DEVICEINIT = NTKERN
19:35:02 0.44 Enumerated NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model
64/Model 64 Pro
(PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_002D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_15
\000800)
20:25:23 0.39 Enumerating Plug and Play Software
Device Enumerator (ROOT\SWENUM\0000)
19:34:16 0.33 Enumerating USB Root Hub
(USB\ROOT_HUB\PCI&VEN_1106&DEV_3038&SUBSYS_1234092 5&REV_10&
BUS_00&DEV_07&FUNC_02)
1:04:57 0.33 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
22:38:30 0.28 Loading PNP drivers of Microsoft
Kernel
Audio Mixer (SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-
00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A1
21:35:08 0.28 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
20:28:07 0.28 Loading PNP drivers of Microsoft
Kernel
Audio Mixer (SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-
00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A1
20:25:24 0.28 Enumerated Plug and Play Software
Device
Enumerator (ROOT\SWENUM\0000)
20:25:24 0.28 Removed Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E4
19:35:57 0.28 Enumerating Plug and Play Software
Device Enumerator (ROOT\SWENUM\0000)
19:34:25 0.28 INITCOMPLETE = VXDMON
19:34:20 0.28 Loading PNP drivers of TCP/IP
(NETWORK\MSTCP\0000)
19:34:16 0.28 Loading PNP drivers of USB Root
Hub
(USB\ROOT_HUB\PCI&VEN_1106&DEV_3038&SUBSYS_1234092 5&REV_10&
BUS_00&DEV_07&FUNC_02)
19:34:15 0.28 Dynamic load device NVCORE.VXD
19:34:14 0.28 Dynamic load device ltmodem.vxd
19:34:13 0.28 Loading PNP drivers of VIA AC'97
Audio
Controller (WDM)
(PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3058&SUBSYS_737811D6&REV_20
\BUS_00&DEV_07&F
0:27:41 0.28 Starting Microsoft Kernel Audio
Mixer
(SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-
165F-
11D0-A195-0020AFD156E
0:27:40 0.28 Loading PNP drivers of Microsoft
Kernel
Audio Mixer (SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-
00AA0051E51D}
\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A1
-----Original Message-----
KB,
To be going on with, look at the 'Duration' column
and
look for an event (or
events) taking 'hundreds' of seconds, instead of
fractions or several
seconds. (5 mins = 300 seconds) N.B to sort your
list
in 'Duration' - just
click the Duration bar.
You've got issues with those values typically in the
high
hundreds/thousands.
e.g. 14:33:52 2539.11 Enumerated Alcatel Speed
Touch
ADSL Modem...
where 2539.11 is 253 seconds or some 4 minutes
Also see "Load Failures Listed in the Bootlog.txt
File"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-
us;127970
HTH
Mart
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