why this change and how do i correct?

[eshort]

on starting my winxp--comput now goes to intermediate screen "setting user preferences" during startup sequence.

did not do this until recently??

some setting must have changed --maybe via a micrtosoft update?

how do i stop comput from accessing this "preferences" screen and slowing startup time considerably/

tx

[EzyStvy]

Windows updates will cause it...should go away on next boot up.

[eshort]

unfortunately-did not..

i get two screens:

1) split screen: left half says 'to begin, click user name; right half has a chessboard avatar which i click to get..

2) screen two: split
. left half blank, right half has cheesboard avatar with "loading personal nsettings" under it.

sometimes--thios two split screen sequence ocurs twice!