I have a new Vaio SZ650 laptop running Vista Business edition 32bit. I removed alot of bloatware that came with the system and put on some core apps.
Problem: Vista boots and desktop/sidebar come up... then.. PAUSE x 45 seconds.. then the rest of the startup software loads (Kaspersky antivirus is the only thing I notice).
I tried uninstalling Kaspersky - no difference. Using MSCONFIG, I even disabled all non-microsoft processes from starting, as well as all startup applications . I still noticed a similar pause followed by 5-10 seconds of disk activity / busy pointer.
Here is my HijackThis startup log. Any ideas?? I notice a lot of "registry key not defined". Could this be the problem?
Code:
StartupList report, 11/09/2007, 5:38:52 PM
StartupList version: 1.52.2
Started from : C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\HijackThis.EXE
Detected: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.00.1904)
Detected: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16512)
* Using default options
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Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Camera Utility\VCUServe.exe
C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TrueImageMonitor.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\Schedule2\schedhlp.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TimounterMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\ApMsgFwd.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\Protector Suite QL\psqltray.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtMng.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosA2dp.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHid.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtBty.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHsp.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apntex.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosAVRC.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\tosOBEX.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtProc.exe
C:\Windows\System32\mobsync.exe
C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\HijackThis.exe
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Listing of startup folders:
Shell folders Common Startup:
[C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup]
Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
Bluetooth Manager.lnk = ?
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Checking Windows NT UserInit:
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
UserInit = C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe,
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Defender = %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
VAIOCameraUtility = "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Camera Utility\VCUServe.exe"
TrueImageMonitor.exe = C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TrueImageMonitor.exe
PSQLLauncher = "C:\Program Files\Protector Suite QL\launcher.exe" /startup
NvSvc = RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\nvsvc.dll,nvsvcStart
NvMediaCenter = RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
NvCplDaemon = RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
ISBMgr.exe = "C:\Program Files\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe"
GrooveMonitor = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
DRCU = "C:\Program Files\Sony\DRCU\DRCU.exe"
Apoint = C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
AcronisTimounterMonitor = C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TimounterMonitor.exe
Acronis Scheduler2 Service = "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\Schedule2\schedhlp.exe"
AVP = "C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0\avp.exe"
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Autorun entries from Registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Sidebar = C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
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Load/Run keys from C:\Windows\WIN.INI:
load=*INI section not found*
run=*INI section not found*
Load/Run keys from Registry:
HKLM\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: load=*Registry value not found*
HKLM\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: run=*Registry value not found*
HKLM\..\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: load=*Registry key not found*
HKLM\..\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: run=*Registry key not found*
HKCU\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: load=*Registry value not found*
HKCU\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: run=*Registry value not found*
HKCU\..\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: load=*Registry key not found*
HKCU\..\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon: run=*Registry key not found*
HKCU\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: load=
HKCU\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: run=*Registry value not found*
HKLM\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: load=*Registry value not found*
HKLM\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: run=*Registry value not found*
HKLM\..\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: AppInit_DLLs=C:\PROGRA~1\KASPER~1\KASPER~1.0\adialhk.dll,C:\PROGRA~1\KASPER~1\KASPER~1.0\r3hook.dll
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Shell & screensaver key from C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI:
Shell=*INI section not found*
SCRNSAVE.EXE=*INI section not found*
drivers=*INI section not found*
Shell & screensaver key from Registry:
Shell=explorer.exe
SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\Windows\system32\logon.scr
drivers=*Registry value not found*
Policies Shell key:
HKCU\..\Policies: Shell=*Registry key not found*
HKLM\..\Policies: Shell=*Registry value not found*
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Enumerating Browser Helper Objects:
(no name) - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}
(no name) - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GRA8E1~1.DLL - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E}
(no name) - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\ssv.dll - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43}
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Enumerating Task Scheduler jobs:
User_Feed_Synchronization-{1EAC0DA8-2A9F-4E9D-9B9E-60A9BA45A749}.job
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Enumerating Winsock LSP files:
NameSpace #1: C:\Windows\system32\NLAapi.dll
NameSpace #4: C:\Windows\system32\napinsp.dll
NameSpace #5: C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll
NameSpace #6: C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll
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Enumerating ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad items:
WebCheck: C:\Windows\system32\webcheck.dll
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End of report, 6,968 bytes
Report generated in 0.297 seconds
Command line options:
/verbose - to add additional info on each section
/complete - to include empty sections and unsuspicious data
/full - to include several rarely-important sections
/force9x - to include Win9x-only startups even if running on WinNT
/forcent - to include WinNT-only startups even if running on Win9x
/forceall - to include all Win9x and WinNT startups, regardless of platform
/history - to list version history only