Why does take so long for my network connections start?

My parents are on XP and have for years, it has had about 17 minutes for network connections to start when we turn on the computer - the wireless icon does not appear in the status bar before that date.

We cannot open up IE or Firefox, until connections have loaded.

I tried to disable all non-essential services and progs from startup in msconfig, no effect.

I used a fixed register program to correct the mistakes of reg. Also did chkdsk.

I uninstalled a ton of unused programs that might have hidden services (e.g. HP!).

Have installed and run internet security package again.

Interestingly, if I boot mode safe mode with networking, the icons don't still seems immediately (although I did; t wait 17 minutes!), but I can't use firefox to access the internet.

This is driving me crazy! Can anyone help?

Hi rmw3,

·         Did you also check if disable the antivirus software does the same thing?

Check if you have tried the following.

Method 1: Temporarily disable the antivirus on the computer program and check if the problem persists.

Note:  Check that you activate your anti-virus protection on the computer back after you complete these steps. It is not recommended to disable these settings on the computer. It's just to solve the problem.

Method 2: You can check if this article helps.

How to troubleshoot wireless network connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2

See also:

How to troubleshoot a network home in Windows XP

Windows XP: Troubleshooting network connection problems

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