XP slow to initialise network connections on startup

feenster99 · 18 Nov 2007 at 10:32

Hi all,
Running XP Pro SP2. Whenever I boot my machine, it loads Windows, and I can start playing around, but it takes about another 45 seconds to initialise the network connection. After the 45 seconds or so, the "No Firewall is turned on" bubble pops up and then quickly disappears, then I can connect to the 'net.

Anyone seen this before? It happens regardless of whether I'm using on-board ethernet, or a USB wireless dongle.

Matt

feenster99 · 18 Nov 2007 at 10:56

Yeah, it doesn't make any difference. I'm begining to wonder if it might be Avast anti-virus that is hogging more resources than it should. Will have a look round for a more lightweight AV.

Matt

feenster99 · 18 Nov 2007 at 11:51

Hi,
Thanks - have done so - had quite a few in there like VMWare, 1394 and a spare LAN. Will try rebooting later and let you know.

feenster99 · 18 Nov 2007 at 16:02

Yep, disabling the other network adapters did the trick. Thanks NathanE, that has bugged me for a while now.

Matt