i am running windows xp. it takes about 8 mins to get to the desk top, this is currently happening on a dell d600. 27% left on the hard drive. takes about 5 min to log onto msn. what can i do to speed this up.1 person got this answerI do too

Antivirus and Internet security programs can cause slow startup on some computers. I've seen it many times with McAfee, and with Norton products dated 2008 and earlier, and rarely with programs from other vendors.