To my knowledge , if you have just updated , you should be OK , MS say they have have fixed all their faulty patches .
Did you download all the security fixes ?
Here are some other things to try .
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp...rvices-3.shtml
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp...es/index.shtml
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/wfp/index.shtml
If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at startup, where you can't access the Start button or the Taskbar, it may be due to one specific service (Background Intelligent Transfer) running in the background. Microsoft put out a patch for this but it didn't work for me. Here's what you do:
Click on Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools then Services.
Go to the 'Services' tab, find the 'Background Intelligent Transfer' service.
Disable it, apply the changes & reboot.
Or if you don't want to disable it .
Background Intelligent Transfer Service. Uses idle network bandwidth to transfer data. For the majority of Users this feature should be of little use & as such I’d recommend setting it to Manual. Those on highly active Networks may benefit from having this set to Automatic, although it may be worth testing out to see if it does.
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http://rogier.xszone.nl/windows/wintricks.html
• Defragment boot files
The boot defragment option is usually enabled by default, but it may be disabled, or not properly enabled. If it's not working, XP may boot dog-slow.
To enable it:
- Edit HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction, find the string called Enable. If the string value is set to N, change it to Y.
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http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308041
Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
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http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servic...#Network%20DDE
Enable Quick post in BIOS setup , as long as you have a have a lot of memory .
The normal memory test , is tested three times & that alone may take 60 to 90 seconds.
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http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/troub-07.html
http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/winstartupnew/
Disable the Windows XP Prefetcher
Windows XP has a Prefetcher component, which shortens the amount of time it takes to start
Windows and programs. When trouble shooting either Windows or program start-up issues, it might
be helpful to disable the prefetcher, because it runs as a background service while other
applications are running or loading.
To disable the prefetcher:
Start the Registry Editor
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ SessionManager \ Memory Management \ PrefetchParameters
Double-click the EnablePrefetcher value (remember the value that EnablePrefetcher is set to!)
Change the Value data to 0 to disable the prefetcher .
Close the registry editor and reboot the computer for the changes to take effect
When done troubleshooting, you can re-enable the prefetcher by changing the Value data to its
original value.
Values for EnablePrefetcher are:
0 - no prefetch
1 - prefetch applications only
2 - prefetch boot only
3 - prefetch both applications & boot (default)
I find 5 is best .
It may also be useful to periodically clean up the prefetch folder, as it may contain obsolete
links. The Prefetch folder can be found in the Windows folder on your system drive. Select all
the files, and delete them. When done, reboot your computer.
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http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/47.htm
Application Slow-Downs in Windows XP
Control Panel > Network Connections > Right-click your main network connection , choose
Properties > Double-click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" > Click Advanced
button > Select WINS tab .
The solution I've seen recommended and posted in various places is to
remove the check mark beside "Enable LMHOSTS lookup" on the WINS tab
and/or "Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP." People report that the
application slow-downs go away .
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Not networking , this will help .
1) Control Panel -> Internet Options
2) Connections tab
3) LAN Settings
4) Uncheck "Automatically Detect Settings"
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http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q158705
How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer
http://www.remainsecure.com/whitepap...g/mshidden.htm
8. THE TRUTH ABOUT FIND FAST
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http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/fastboot/
http://www.pcquest.com/content/technology/102041001.asp
http://www.longshome.com/xp_boot.htm
http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/winstartupnew/4.shtml
BOOTVIS.EXE TOOL.......... Improve boot and resume times in XP. The design goals for the
consumer version of Windows XP on a typical consumer PC are: Boot to a useable state in a
total of 30 seconds. Resume from Hibernate (S4) in a total of 20 seconds. Resume from Standby
(S3) in a total of 5 seconds. Boot and resume times are measured from the time the power switch
is pressed to being able to start a program from a desktop shortcut. BootVis.exe Tool is a
performance trace visualization tool for use in speeding boot times with Windows XP systems.
Note: This version of BootVis.exe is compatible with Windows XP builds 2517 and later. Also
included is a MS white paper which describes issues and solutions for achieving fast system
start up on PC systems running Windows XP.....(free).....GO THERE!
Found a solution on my pc
Linear Mode
