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Delayed Startup
Name: Alfonso Date: September 26, 2000 at 19:03:47 Pacific
Comment:
I installed MS Messenger Service and now my iMac delays reading the hard drive. I tried trashing MS messenger service, but it's still taking about three to five minutes to bo
Name: Sean Date: October 11, 2000 at 15:47:04 Pacific
Reply:
Alfonso, Try removing any aliases from both the 'Recent Servers' (Apple Menu) and the 'Servers' (SysFldr) folders. As the OS attempts to poll these entries. Also if you are running OS9 checkout a shW pgm called AutoPurge which will get rid of any deleted hidden files (bug in OS)
Lastely think about running a defrag via TechTolls or Norton.
Hope this helps
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Response Number 2
Name: Alex, MCSE Date: May 5, 2001 at 10:11:27 Pacific
Reply:
Also, make sure that your startup disk control panel is set to your hard drive and not to network.
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