Gerry: Thanks for the useful tips. Below are the 3 errors I found.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 03/07/2009
Time: 8:40:49 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LCC-NOV06
Description:
The Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service terminated
with the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: matlabserver
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: 03/07/2009
Time: 8:32:30 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LCC-NOV06
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( matlabserver ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or
message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able
to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and
Support for details. The following information is part of the event:
matlabserver error: 0, Engine wait timeout 180 reached for instance 0.
..
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: VMCService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: 03/07/2009
Time: 8:30:13 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LCC-NOV06
Description:
conflictManagerTypeValue

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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"Gerry" wrote:

> Lee
>
>
> Is your system free from error?
>
> Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
> Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
> hours ago.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
> of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
> are important.
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> LeeCC wrote:
> > I used a third party software to expand the partition of my C drive
> > (Windows XP Pro). It was successful. But after that Windows takes a
> > long time to be fully loaded on every reboot. Also, the Windows Start
> > sound is disrupted and not as smooth as before.
> >
> > I went to delete some of the start up programs, but still it did not
> > help.
> >
> > Anyone has a solution to this? Many thanks.
> >
> >
> > Lee
>