I've been optimizing my XP by following service disabling guides, but something I've disabled causes my XP's boot screen to slowly fade in before it actually loads. If I restore default settings with Black Viper's reg file, it stops. Can anyone look at my list of disabled services and see which one might be causing the slow boot? Thanks. Video of the slow boot screen Disabled Services: Code: Alerter Automatic Updates Background Intelligent Transfer Service ClipBook Distributed Link Tracking Client Error Reporting Service Fast User Switching Compatibility Human Interface Device Access Indexing Service IPSEC Services Messenger Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Network DDE Network DDE DSDM Performance Logs and Alerts Print Spooler Protected Storage QoS RSVP Remote Desktop Help Session Manager Remote Registry Routing and Remote Access Secondary Logon Security Accounts Manager Security Center SSDP Discovery Service System Restore Service Telnet WebClient Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Windows Time