jim wrote:
> Hello... I have XPSP2....
>
> when I log on to my main account it is slow to start, much hard disk
> thrashing and
> sometimes (I hate this) the tray icons do not appear (although the
> applications are indeed running as I can see in the task manager).
>
> I made a new user account, and made it default (using userpasswords2). Now
> when
> the PC loads in that account it is fast, and all tray icons load!
>
> Here is the info:
> - The applications that start in the tray are exactly the same in both
> accounts, I have carefully checked all startup items on both accounts with a
> program called autoruns.
> - The start menu items are exactly the same...
>
> Both accounts are set to CLASSIC theme with no wallpaper....
>
> the ONLY things I can think of that might be slowing it down are:
>
> The icon cache and the .dat file that contains the registry of the current
> user. but this is only a hunch...
>
> This is a mystery.. does anyone have ANY idea what may be causing the
> difference in speed? (I MUST ADD>>> this is not some problem on THIS
> computer, I have seen this phenomena again and again on various computers).
> I want to understand what might be causing the delay .. so I can optimize
> the load times of my main account...
>
> So basically out of observation I have seen a strange phenomena I cannot
> fully explain... this phenomena is leading me to a discovery of how to
> optimize the pc...
>
> any assistance would be great.. I know this is a question for the experts
> :-)
>
> thanks in advance
>
>
Most likely, you have adware / spyware / trojans located in the respective users profiles (Documents and Settings.)
It was installed respective of the user that was online at the time. It runs only when that user logs on.
Carl