Excess Windows Folder Files? (XP)

[Wyngs]

My windows folder has over 33,000 files (over 10 gigs). Does this sound right?

The reason I ask is that when I turn on my machine it is very slow for about 20 minutes with local stuff. Opening a txt file in notepad can take 30secs to a minute if it's the first thing I open. The internet seems unaffected.

After 20-30 minutes everything is up to speed and there are no problems.

I run Free AVG, commercial Malwarebytes, and MRT regularly.

Thanks in advance for any info.

[Allan]

Try a diagnostic startup and let us know what happens (open msconfig and on the startup tab choose "diagnostic startup" - uncheck everything - and reboot).

[Wyngs]

Hi Allen. Thank you for the response.

The results were an empty tool bar - except for that msconfig panel. Everything local loaded very fast, but the computer has been on for a while.  I had no internet. I assume the necessary files weren't loaded for that in the diagnostic mode.

Other than that everything appeared normal.

[Wyngs]

Whoops! I forgot. There was nothing to uncheck there. Did you mean for me to APPLY diagnostic startup then go to the START tab and uncheck everything there? I did not do that.

[Allan]

Reboot to normal mode. Download and run Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml).

Uncheck all startup items

Reboot. What happens?

[patio]

Is this 64 bit Windows ? ?

[Wyngs]

32 bit, Patio.

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Allen, let me cancel the help request. It's not much of a problem, and won't be any next month, as I'm handing this machine down to a needy person next month and purchasing a new one. It's about time. This one is over 3 years old now.

Thanks again to everyone.