If your machine is running Vista or Windows 7, you must Select IE to “Run as Administrator”. (doesn't work so well in Firefox or others). You must use your Internet Explorer for this procedure. Let's get an overview of the machine, software, and performance. Simply disabling it in msconfig is a temporary fix at best. Once you've found the culprit, uninstall it or find out how to eliminate it from your system. If yes then use msconfig to enable services till you find the culprit. If no, boot to Safe Mode again, start msconfig and click on the Services tab.Ĭheck the Hide All Microsoft Services box, record what is currently starting then click the Disable All button.Īgain, do a regular boot, see if it runs normal. If yes then use msconfig to enable several items at a time till you find the culprit. These are good tutorials on using msconfig in XP or Vista:Ĭlick on Start then Run, type msconfig and press Enter.Ĭlick on the Startup tab, record what is currently starting then click the Disable All button.
Use msconfig to determine what is causing the problem. How does it behave if you boot to Safe Mode with Networking? If better then something is starting at boot that is causing the problem.
