[SOLVED] Boot Delay

Re: Boot Delay

It's not there. And there is a reason. For some reason it was calling up an older log from 2009. Don't know why.

The new log shows that the delay is from the file WMIPRVSE.EXE. It tries a second time to load the file and gets the same delay. Two for one !! ugh.

So, lets try this again please.



Thanks.

Re: Boot Delay

Pretty sure its not a virus



I've played with the registry on occasion, I'm comfortable with it.

It isn't being called up in the Startup file in MSCONFIG

Re: Boot Delay

They were found here

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1F87137D-0E7C-44d5-8C73-4EFFB68962F2}\LocalServer32

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{73E709EA-5D93-4B2E-BBB0-99B7938DA9E4}\LocalServer32

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\5603

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1F87137D-0E7C-44d5-8C73-4EFFB68962F2}\LocalServer32

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{73E709EA-5D93-4B2E-BBB0-99B7938DA9E4}\LocalServer32

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KB956572\Filelist\10

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KB956572\Filelist\17

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KB956572\Filelist\44

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KB956572\Filelist\58

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KB956572\Filelist\69

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KB956572\Filelist\76

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3125131364-1224134651-1561922408-1007\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\5603

Re: Boot Delay

Sorry for the delay Rich. I've been playing around with the computer. I went into the startup and disabled everything. Of course after boot zone alarm re-enabled itself. Still a delay

Then I disabled from the services list

Windows Management Instrumentation

Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions

WMI Performance Adaptor

After deactivating these three the program doesn't show up on bootvis. The delay still remains for the same amount of time. The last program loaded before the delay now is

SVCHOST.EXE

I don't know how to deactivate that one though.

Re: Boot Delay

OK, I found the issue. Now I hope you can tell me why this is happening or what I can/need to do to resolve the issue.

I used the MSCONFIG SERVICES. I deactivated all the services, a few couldn't because they are essential. I added 10 services and booted. I finally hit the problem and went back 9 services and then added 1 at each boot until the problem occurred.

It was this:

Shell Hardware Detection

that caused the long delay. I reactivated everything else and rebooted and it booted normal and fast with no delay.

Soooooooo... What is this process that I have deactivated and what does it do and do I need to have it activated?

Thanks for your time Rich, you may not have solved it but you sent me in the right direction and on the right path.:thumb::thumb:

Re: Boot Delay

OK, it's fixed. I didn't do it though. I was looking for the specific issue by searching "windows shell hardware detection slow boot time" and I came across a utility from MS

Download: Autoplay Repair Wizard - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details

That is called AutoFix that is suppose to try to repair the auto detect function. Well I downloaded and ran the utility but it stopped me saying I needed to have the shell hardware detection enabled. So I enabled it and rebooted and it booted normally.

The only thing that was a bit different with the boot is a I had a camera memory card in the slot. Sometimes I shut the computer down (hibernate) with the mem card in and then I take the card out while the computer is off. So maybe somehow by booting with the card in there it fixed the issue. Highly unlikely because this was a problem immediately after I cloned the hard drive. Either way, I have rebooted several times with the service enabled and it boots correctly/quickly. So I don't know how it got solved, but it is.