Windows 2000 slow startup


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Hi,

I recently installed Windows 2000 on a notebook, and I noticed that since than my computer is starting up slowly (compared to the previous OS, Win ME :angry: - that's why I switched :) ).

I use it as standalone computer - thus not in some sort of network - and I noticed that it also now gives an icon of 'not connected to a network'.

Could this be the cause of my major slowdown, the searching for a -non-existing- network? And if so, what do I have to change in the startup-list or something familiar to stop this search?

Tia.

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The icon saying 'not connected to a network' is my network-card not connected. I can disable that, but that's not the issue here I guess (since I cannot use it on normal basis).

However, I did notice a program running on startup, named 'mobsync.exe'. I did a google-search and one of the results listed this:

mobsync - mobsync.exe - Process Information

Process File: mobsync or mobsync.exe

Process Name: Microsoft Synchronization Manager

Description: Application associated with Internet Explorer and used to updates the network copy of materials that were edited offline, such as documents, calendars, and e-mail messages.

Company: Microsoft Corp.

System Process: No

Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No

Common Errors: N/A

(http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/mobsync/)

And since I am not connected to a network, I figured out that this could be the issue here.

So, my question to you guys...... can I safely not-run this program (by means of msconfig or whatever's been built in Win2000)?

OK. I configured most of the options conform Blackviper's guide. But still Win2000 has a slow start up.

Everything is OK until the logon screen, but after I log on as [whatever] user it will take 4-5 min's to start up.

My laptop system specs are:

P3 750 Mhz

124 MB (4 MB shared for vid-mem)

10 GB HD (C: has a partition of 5 GB)

Win2000 + SP4 + all windows updates after SP4

I work and support W2K all day. I have yet to see a fast boot :D It is sooooo slow compaired to a BootVis'd XP install. Trade off is stability over boot times compaired to ME

I dont know why its taking 4 min though.. any hardware issues in the device manager?

fyi - there is no msconfig.exe built into win2k. need to hack the registry :devil:

start/run/regedit

navigate to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run and delete the entry for mobsync

Is this 2k pro (desktop) or Server? Could be a service that's loading up at startup. If you could post a screenie of what's running in the Task Manager, that'd be great.

I haven't checked there yet, but as fas as I know weren't there any issues when running Windows Me (I will look at it, when possible).

The stability is FAR BETTER than Win Me, so that will justify the upgrade :)

I'll get back to you on (possible) hardware issues!

As promised the screenshot. I also marked -with a red arrow- the network icon (not connected to a network).

Can someone help me troubleshoot my problem with my startup time (still 3-4 mins; after virusscan [no virusses found] and adaware-scan [no adware found])??

As already mentioned, I use this Windows 2000 laptop as a STANDALONE version, so I really don't need 'network-things'?

TIA

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mobsync.exe run entry cannot be deleted. if you delete it, it will come back :ninja:

why don't you disable windows autoupdate in the control panel?

disable some services too. when i had avg anti-virus on my computer when i only had 128mb, it took me ~1 minute to boot up, but the hard disk activity was on for another ~3 minutes

what's ccapp.exe or whatever?

Win 2000 is the os that takes the most time loading because of the way it loads i would say it doesnt load at a "snail pace" but it should take about 1 min or so to load... Depending on ur computer... Post your comp specs and about how long it takes to load.

Win 2000 is the os that takes the most time loading because of the way it loads i would say it doesnt load at a "snail pace" but it should take about 1 min or so to load... Depending on ur computer... Post your comp specs and about how long it takes to load.

He already posted the specs :rolleyes:

He had a P3 750MHz and 128MB RAM I think

I have a

P3 @ 750Mhz

120MB RAM (8MB video mem)

10GB HD

Could it be that somehow the installation of Win 2k is screwed up? Might it be a good option to reformat the whole bunch and start all over?

If so, can someone give me some suggestions for the optimal performance of a standalone Win2k computer with multiple (three) user-accounts ?

Thanx!

do you have norton antivirus running? i remember on 2k3 in sp3 it took about 4 mins to shutdown due to a bug with norton and sp3 they did fix this in sp4 so if you arent using sp4 id recommend you upgrade to that, i also remember a tweak here in neowin on the sticky post in the tweak part of the forum

This tweak is for Win2OOO users those who want to use the faster boot up feature of Win-XP but don?t wanna use this slow slug as the os of choice?all you need to do is copy a system file from a Win-XP installation named "NTLDR" and paste it in your win 2OOO system...That?s the new boot loader which really optimized for faster boot ups?you can copy it ,say from your friends pc whose running win-XP...

This is a hidden, readonly, systemfile so you got to enable the show all files including protected operating system files from the folder option from Control Panel to view it?

the file is located on the root drive where the bootup files like boot.ini is stored?just search and grab it and overwrite your existing Win 2OOO 's "NTLDR"?its safe and effective?that?s all?enjoy the faster bootup in Win2OOO

Win2OOO Rocks!

just copy and paste ;-)

Caution: before implementing any tweak make sure you've backed up your system; you can use Roxio's GOBACK for a single click on the spot system recovery...

I can't find the ntldr-file on my WinXP-system :(, so the little trick won't work on my Win2000 computer.

I guess the system has too little RAM to let Win2000 run really OK, despite the min. syst. req. posted by Microsoft (which is 64MB RAM for Win2000 Professional), coz the rest of the hardware seems OK to run Win2k (it's also posted with a little sticker on my computer.... designed for Windows 2000 etc. .... (yeah right, dream on MS))

I think I just downgrade it to Win98SE I guess, that will run smoothly PLUS it's better than the preinstalled WinMe.

PS And yes, I have NIS2003 running on this Win 2k machines (it also has SP4, so the major bugs of NIS w/ SP3 must be history (right?!??!?!?!?))

I can't find the ntldr-file on my WinXP-system :(, so the little trick won't work on my Win2000 computer.

I'm pretty sure it's impossible to not have the ntldr file on your winxp system. It won't boot without it. Just look in the root directory (C:\). It's a hidden system file so you have to change a few settings to view them. In explorer, goto [Tools]-->[Folder Options]-->[View] tab. Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and click the "Show hidden files and folders" radio button.

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