Start-up time?

Hi,

I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i think
acceptable.

After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about 3
to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any application).

I did the test already without connecting to internet but no difference.
I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background action.

The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task are
currently
seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...

I have been looking to processes which are running but als there i don't see
any action which could cause it.

Anybody the same experience?

What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do the
experts advice me to look for?

Many thanks
Huib

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Huib wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i think
> acceptable.
>
> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about 3
> to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any application).
>
> I did the test already without connecting to internet but no difference.
> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background action.
>
> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task are
> currently
> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...
>
> I have been looking to processes which are running but als there i don't
> see any action which could cause it.
>
> Anybody the same experience?
>
> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do
> the experts advice me to look for?
>
> Many thanks
> Huib
>
>
>

"Huib" <> wrote in message news:4ad72be7$0$2858$...
> Hi,
>
> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i think
> acceptable.
>
> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about 3
> to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any application).
>
> I did the test already without connecting to internet but no difference.
> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background action.
>
> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task are
> currently
> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...
>
> I have been looking to processes which are running but als there i don't see
> any action which could cause it.
>
> Anybody the same experience?
>
> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do the
> experts advice me to look for?
>
> Many thanks
> Huib
>
>
>

What does Task Manager say when the disk activity starts; there may be a clue there somewhere.

Leroy wrote:

> Please repost your inquiry in the Windows Vista Forum:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...y/windowsvista

And who are you? Why should the OP go to the web forum instead of here?
Certainly it's another venue for free tech support, but you give the
impression that you're chasing him away and that he'll get no answers here,
which is certainly not the case.

> Huib wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i
>> think acceptable.
>>
>> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about
>> 3 to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any
>> application).
>>
>> I did the test already without connecting to internet but no difference.
>> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
>> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background action.
>>
>> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task are
>> currently
>> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
>> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
>> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...

Here's what I got when I Googled Hotstart, MCupdate, LPRemove, and Napstatus
II I get:

Hotstart -
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system.../hotstart.mspx

The link seems to indicate that HP has some preinstalled software (or
something you installed) that uses this for device buttons. It isn't
necessary for Windows but you would want to determine what it is (perhaps a
scanner?) before disabling it.

MCupdate - While this file can also belong to McAfee's Update service, I take
it from your comment that the Media Center Updates is probably the owner. If
you don't use the Media Center, then you don't need this running.

LPRemove is from the Windows Language Pack cleanup and I would leave it
alone.

Have you run the free Autoruns program? It will often give you a better idea
of what is running at startup than other utilties.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx

How much RAM does your computer have? If under 2GB, that could be the reason
for slow processing. Was the computer always sluggish in the morning? If
not, what changed?

It is a good idea to also look in Event Viewer to see if anything that is
starting with Windows is failing.

Event Viewer How To (TechNet) - http://tinyurl.com/2jejzc

Also to see if Vista itself detects a problem:

Control Panel
System and Maintenance
Performance information and tools
Advanced tools in left pane

Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Problem Reports and Solutions > View
Problem History

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Huib;1168685 Wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what
> thin
> acceptable
>
> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for abou
>
> to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start an
> application)
>
> I did the test already without connecting to internet but n
> difference
> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place
> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no backgroun
> action
>
> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following tas
> ar
> currentl
> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II
> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM
> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them..
>
> I have been looking to processes which are running but als there
> don't se
> any action which could cause it
>
> Anybody the same experience
>
> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What d
> th
> experts advice me to look for
>
> Many thank
> Hui

My guess would be that a shadow (restore point) is being written. Tha
happens once per day

--
whs

"Leroy" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> Please repost your inquiry in the Windows Vista Forum:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...y/windowsvista
>
>
> Huib wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i
>> think
>> acceptable.
>>
>> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about
>> 3
>> to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any
>> application).
>>
>> I did the test already without connecting to internet but no difference.
>> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
>> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background action.
>>
>> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task are
>> currently
>> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
>> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
>> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...
>>
>> I have been looking to processes which are running but als there i don't
>> see any action which could cause it.
>>
>> Anybody the same experience?
>>
>> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do
>> the experts advice me to look for?
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Huib
>>
>>
Hi,
I wish you nevertheless a lot of luck in your live ....
Regards
Huib

"Dave-UK" <Here@home> schreef in bericht
news:...
>
> "Huib" <> wrote in message
> news:4ad72be7$0$2858$...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i
>> think
>> acceptable.
>>
>> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about
>> 3
>> to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any
>> application).
>>
>> I did the test already without connecting to internet but no difference.
>> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
>> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background action.
>>
>> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task are
>> currently
>> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
>> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
>> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...
>>
>> I have been looking to processes which are running but als there i don't
>> see any action which could cause it.
>>
>> Anybody the same experience?
>>
>> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do
>> the experts advice me to look for?
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Huib
>>
>>
>
> What does Task Manager say when the disk activity starts; there may be a
> clue there somewhere.
>
Hi,
The taskmanager is only telling what i mentioned early but for the rest
nothing special.
Regards
Huib

"whs" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
>
> Huib;1168685 Wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a HP laptop and after 180sec. the system is up, what is what i
>> think
>> acceptable.
>>
>> After a few seconds the HDD becomes active and it takes place for about
>> 3
>> to 4 minutes (during that time is not advisable to start any
>> application).
>>
>> I did the test already without connecting to internet but no
>> difference.
>> I am using AVG-virus and for sure no automatic scanning takes place.
>> Defragmentation is set manually so also from there no background
>> action.
>>
>> The taskplanner has been been cleaned up and only the following task
>> are
>> currently
>> seen: Hotstart, LPRemove, MCupdate (not Mcafee), Napstatus II,
>> systemSoundService, Systemtask (cerficates) & TMM.
>> As far as i can understand it is best to keep them...
>>
>> I have been looking to processes which are running but als there i
>> don't see
>> any action which could cause it.
>>
>> Anybody the same experience?
>>
>> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do
>> the
>> experts advice me to look for?
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Huib
>
> My guess would be that a shadow (restore point) is being written. That
> happens once per day.
>
> whs

Hi,
For sure not active during start-up, i keep these thing under my own
control.

Regards
Huib

Huib wrote:

>>> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do
>>> the
>>> experts advice me to look for?
>>>
>>> Many thanks
>>> Huib
>>
>> My guess would be that a shadow (restore point) is being written. That
>> happens once per day.

> For sure not active during start-up, i keep these thing under my own
> control.

And anything in Event Viewer as I asked you to check? Got anything mapped to
network resources that no longer exist?

And the answer to...

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed
between the time things worked and the time they didn't?

What other security programs do you have installed - anything like
SpySweeper, etc.? We don't know all the program you have in Startup, just
what you said is left. And where is your AVG entry? You only said that you
"cleaned things up", giving us no knowledge of what you removed.

Have you tried Autoruns for a more precise Startup management tool?

Since we can't see your computer, you're going to need to be more
forthcoming. Simply waiting for someone to give you another general reason
for this behavior and then saying, "no" will make troubleshooting in the
newsgroup lengthy and unrewarding for all concerned. You've gotten a lot of
reasons for startup activity/slowness but these are general answers. How
about giving us some specifics, including the answers to questions already
asked.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"Malke" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> Huib wrote:
>
>>>> What could be the reason of the HDD activity during that time? What do
>>>> the
>>>> experts advice me to look for?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>> Huib
>>>
>>> My guess would be that a shadow (restore point) is being written. That
>>> happens once per day.
>
>> For sure not active during start-up, i keep these thing under my own
>> control.
>
> And anything in Event Viewer as I asked you to check? Got anything mapped
> to
> network resources that no longer exist?
>
> And the answer to...
>
> The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed
> between the time things worked and the time they didn't?
>
> What other security programs do you have installed - anything like
> SpySweeper, etc.? We don't know all the program you have in Startup, just
> what you said is left. And where is your AVG entry? You only said that you
> "cleaned things up", giving us no knowledge of what you removed.
>
> Have you tried Autoruns for a more precise Startup management tool?
>
> Since we can't see your computer, you're going to need to be more
> forthcoming. Simply waiting for someone to give you another general reason
> for this behavior and then saying, "no" will make troubleshooting in the
> newsgroup lengthy and unrewarding for all concerned. You've gotten a lot
> of
> reasons for startup activity/slowness but these are general answers. How
> about giving us some specifics, including the answers to questions already
> asked.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Hi, i apreciate very mucht your interest and i am sorry not having answered
to your previous quetions but i saw your immediate reaction to Leroy but
didn't look further at the bottom of the mail so i missed that comment.

By now already some answers: i have to leave and being back i will continue
on it.
-Autorun was marked : disabling it no change
-Hotstart: i performed also a disabling but here als no change (i putted it
back not knowing wat it really do on Mobile PC)
-I have 2 GB Ram
-The PC was always slugging after start-up, i saw it recently also by a
friend (and you could be wright that is HP-related).

I will download the Autorun program and report on it.
The events i have still to analyse, and the explanation file seems very
good.
On the problem solving i will report also.

Many thanks
Huib