Hi,
Run autoruns and look at what's in the logon area:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
No update causes this sort of an issue or everyone would be experiencing it.
It's something that has got into your startup axis.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"darknightz0117" <> wrote in message
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>
> This started happening about the second week of January. I'm not what
> was installed, or what update might be causing this.
>
> So I have a password that I need to login to my computer. It used to
> be that I could just type in the password, press enter, and my computer
> would be all nice and loaded up in less than 30 seconds. Now, when I
> press enter, the password screen remains (with my icon and password box)
> for at least 15 seconds before the Welcome screen appears. Then it'll
> take another 5-8 seconds before the welcome screen loads and my desktop
> is visible. This causes HUUUGE delays. Does anyone know how to remedy
> this?
>
>
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> darknightz0117