Before windows starts up press F8 repeatdly until you get the menu, from there choose last known good configuration and see if that helps you out any :)
If not then maybe go to start -> run and type :
sfc /scannow making sure to have the windows xp cd to hand.
If that does not work or help then do the same thing and go into safe mode and see if you can figure out when this first started to occur because it may be that you need to go into safe mode and un install whatever it was that made your computer to start doing this ie where it was updates or some software you installed recently.
as a last resort make sure to back up all of your data and then do a repair install :
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by: sirbountyPosted on 2005-06-08 at 08:18:20ID: 14171533
Try disabling unneeded services:
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You might also try running the System File Checker (read more here: http://support.microsoft.c
To do so,
Click Start->Run->SFC /Purgecache
Start->Run->SFC /Scannow
*You may need your installation source (CD) as this process will replace missing/corrupted drivers on your system.
Failing that, you can try the following method to eliminate items from startup:
Click Start->Run->MSCONFIG
In the Startup tab, start out by disabling everything you're unfamiliar with (or everything if you're unsure).
Optionally, you can also disable non-Microsoft services from the Services tab.
If the problem no longer exists after a reboot, then you can narrow it down as one of the items in your
startup. To permanently remove these item(s), proceed as follows...
Click Start->Run->Regedit
*Be careful when editing the registry as an accidental deletion can render your system inoperable.
First navigate to the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
*You might also find RunOnce, RunOnceEx, RunServices, RunServiceOnce or any of these with a trailing dash (-)
Once found, click File, Export to save a copy of the key before you delete any items (if necessary).
After the file has been saved, delete items as needed from the right pane.
Now find the next startup key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwar
*You might also find RunOnce, RunServices, RunServiceOnce or any of these with a trailing dash (-)
Follow the previous procedures to export a copy before deleting items from the right pane.
You might also clear out your TEMP folders...
Click Start->Run->%TEMP% <ENTER>
This is your profile's temporary folder location. All files can be deleted here, but not the containing
folder. Some files may be in use, so an error may be generated but can be ignored.
Repeat the process with %SYSTEMROOT%\TEMP as well.
Also see: How to optimize Windows XP for the best performance.
http://www.fixyourwindows.
And another good, though exhaustive, tweak guide:
http://mywebpages.comcast.