Ok guys, i'd really like some help here. I set up a wifi dsl connection and it works fine. Only problem i have is that the start-up time extended from 1 minute to 3. To be exact, what happens is that the computer boots fine and fast and when everything seems to be loaded the avast icon stops rotating and the computer appears to be working fine. Apparently it works fine unless you hit the start menu button where the comp freezes irriverisbly and trying to access network connections also results into the same. If you dont touch those two, 2.5 minutes later the hard drive starts humming, the avast a starts spinning again and the last start-up programs load and appear next to the clock. The wireless icon also appears at this time.
I tries disabling, local area connection and 1394 but it didnt change much. If you have any help to offer i would really appreciate it since it may not sound like a big deal but its hella irritating to me. Thanx in advance