startup problem

[magneticme200]

hey guys i have a prob...
my basic pc config is

pIV 2.4ghz
512 ddr1 ram
120gb hard disk
845 intel board

im uploading the screenshots of my startup and services window pls tell me what do, as with this config also my pc takes more than 4 mins to get ready fr use,
i have winxp sp2

pls help
im annoyed....i dnt think that my config is that very bad....

[anandk]

reg startups: disable all EXCEPT your antivirus.
you can also always start comodo fw when you visit the net. same goes for other progs too.

[magneticme200]

wat does cftmon do??
is it necessary?

[ravi_9793]

Originally Posted by magneticme200

wat does cftmon do??
is it necessary?

Part of microsoft office service.

[Krazy_About_Technology]

ctfmon is a part of Windows XP also and it runs if Advance Text Services are on in 'regional and language options' (in vista, on Xp its in a diff cpl that i dont remember) control panel. In Win98 it was used to install with Office Xp. To turn it off, simple go to the appropriate applet and on the last tab, uncheck turn on advance text services. It'll be gone automatically.

[magneticme200]

ive unchckd cftmon as well...bt still it takes almost the same time to boot..!!

[ravi_9793]

1) remove wallpaper from desktop.
2) Remove all external devices like printer, scanner, pen drive, digicam
3) start -->> control panel-->> sound and audio devices -->> sounds -->> from sound scheme options select No sound -->>Apply -->> ok

This can help you.

[pramodv1988]

Disabling ctfmon wont help much in reducing the startup time.

Try defragmenting your drives. Even if that doesn't help as a last resort reinstall your OS.

[magneticme200]

c: drive never can be fragmented i think...
and would fragmenting any othr drive effect the startup time??
coz startup is all related the the drive in which the os is installed..!

am i correct.??

[kpmsivachand]

Is your system old?

[magneticme200]

old as in...the number of days that hv passed since i bought my pc??
or...if u r askin bout the config...thn pls refer to my first post..i hv mentioned basic config thre..!

[magneticme200]

Originally Posted by kpmsivachand

Is your system old?

old as in...the number of days that hv passed since i bought my pc??
or...if u r askin bout the config...thn pls refer to my first post..i hv mentioned basic config thre..!

[harmik]

Originally Posted by magneticme200

c: drive never can be fragmented i think...

C drive can get fragmented !!
first use CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) to remove unnecessary, temp files etc. then defragment ur C drive....
if nothing helps, format ur C: