Windows XP SP2

Hi there,
I have recently downloaded service pack 2 from microsoft update and after installation my computer start-up is running very slow. ie my computer takes ages to start up, approximatly twice as long.
I was just wondering is this usual, and if not how can i speed it up.
Here are my system details:

Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

AMD Athlon(tm) XP
1.25 GHz, 448mb of RAM

Regards skyline_gtrr32

 

You might try following these instructions to tweak your computer for performance and lower your resource consumption.

You may also want to consider deleting the files in C:\windows\prefetch (especially entries for programs you seldom use), as this should help improve your boot times.