Start button hesitation problem
After clicking the Windows "start" button it randomly becomes non-responsive. Sometimes the start window comes up immediately and other times it will not respond. I've found that it can be awakened by clicking on "My Computer" or any other shortcut to another computer on our network. After clicking on My Computer, for examole, there continues to be a hesitation however the My Computer window and start button window will open simultaneously. Has anyone else experienced this and what is the fix?1 person needs an answerI do too
March 22nd, 2010 7:46pm

Start > Run > type cmd > ok. On the command line type chkdsk /f. Note there is a space between the letter k and the forward slash. Press enter. Type y > enter > type exit > press enter. Restart your computer and allow the scan to run. Post your results. Regards, JoelSometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all.. Please visit my website @ http://repairbotsonline.weebly.com/
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March 23rd, 2010 8:04am

Note: the results of the disk check are logged to the Application log, with a source of Winlogon, event id 1001.
March 23rd, 2010 1:51pm

Here are the result of chkdsk. Thanks for you assistance! Event Type: InformationEvent Source: WinlogonEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 1001Date: 3/25/2010Time: 9:25:04 AMUser: N/AComputer: CAD-3Description:Checking file system on C:The type of the file system is NTFS. A disk check has been scheduled.Windows will now check the disk. Cleaning up 1 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.Cleaning up 1 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.Cleaning up 1 unused security descriptors. 117218240 KB total disk space. 45191884 KB in 105588 files. 37392 KB in 9097 indexes. 0 KB in bad sectors. 219752 KB in use by the system. 65536 KB occupied by the log file. 71769212 KB available on disk. 4096 bytes in each allocation unit. 29304560 total allocation units on disk. 17942303 allocation units available on disk. Internal Info:c0 43 02 00 07 c0 01 00 52 77 02 00 00 00 00 00 .C......Rw......9a 05 00 00 02 00 00 00 6c 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........l.......82 08 49 09 00 00 00 00 cc 7f e0 2d 00 00 00 00 ..I........-....ba 85 5b 0f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..[.............00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9a 1a cb 4d 00 00 00 00 ...........M....60 89 5e b2 00 00 00 00 10 3d 07 00 74 9c 01 00 `.^......=..t...00 00 00 00 00 30 4b c6 0a 00 00 00 89 23 00 00 .....0K......#.. Windows has finished checking your disk.Please wait while your computer restarts. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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March 25th, 2010 7:49pm

I am aware you posted this in the Xp forum but I still have to ask if you are running xp? The reason I ask is this seems to be an issue which alot of Vista users experienced. Sometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all….. Please visit my website @ http://repairbotsonline.weebly.com/
March 25th, 2010 9:38pm

Note: the results of the disk check are logged to the Application log, with a source of Winlogon, event id 1001. Thanks for that info. I was not aware of that. :)Sometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all.. Please visit my website @ http://repairbotsonline.weebly.com/
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March 25th, 2010 10:01pm

With Vista+, the source is Wininit. (This would also seem to address your other inquiry.)
March 25th, 2010 10:14pm

Chkdsk results don't suggest any problems. Try a clean boot, or boot into safe mode. Does the behavior persist? Consider using Sysinternals Autoruns or ShellExView. Disable non-Microsoft shell extensions and add-ons, and check the behavior. If it is gone, re-enable the disabled extensions/add-ons, one at a time, and see if you can identify which may be responsible.
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March 26th, 2010 2:21pm

We'll check it out . Thanks again for the reply.
March 26th, 2010 9:07pm

Yes. Windows XP SP3.
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March 26th, 2010 9:07pm

Thanks for the lead to Autoruns and ShellExView. These are usefull however I have not yet solved my hesitation problem. The ShellExView is quite self explanitory and I continue to manipulate it for a fix. My question today is how do you best make use of Autoruns to hunt down a startup executable that causes hesitation when I hit the Start button? This is my original issue. Thanks for the help so far!
April 14th, 2010 11:32pm

Use Autoruns to note and disable non-Microsoft items that are on the logon tab. Consider also manipulating services. If the behavior persists, move on to some of the Microsoft items (Company Name contains Microsoft). It is unlikely you will need to do this, however. Have you tried the clean boot, or the safe mode boot, and observed the behavior there?
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April 15th, 2010 12:54am

Well, I left the system I'm trying to cure in "clean boot" mode overnight. The first attempt to click on the Start button resulted in the hesitation that requires me to click on MyComputer to overcome. Maybe this is a clue to you. I continue to bug chase using Autoruns and ShellExView. While sifting through this system I've run across a file "~DF9775.tmp" that I can't locate or remove. Maybe its another clue? Thanks for your responses regarding this irritating problem.
April 16th, 2010 7:13pm

You can use Process Explorer or Handle.exe (both from Sysinternals, same place you got Autoruns) to find the process that is holding the temp file open. Consider trying safe mode, if you are still able to repro the behavior with a clean boot.
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April 17th, 2010 5:29am

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