Windows 7: Windows 7 takes 20 to 30 seconds after Please Wait screen

Dear Khurrum............

this is because a program is still hanging in windows shell.....
some time ago i am also facing that problem.... and solve it successfully..........

this problem may be cos you have a lot of startup programs turned on, also unnesecary services etc...

press start and type msconig and press enter.
select startup tab and click disable all button or manulay uncheck items.
now select services tab and check hide all microsoft services checkbox then click disable all button.
select boot tab and type number 3 into Timeout box and press OK

press start and type disk cleanup and enter.
when disk cleanup tool analyzes your drive check all the checkboxes and
clean up you C: partion (where windows is installed) using this tool.

goto C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp (change Admin with your username)
empty whole temp folder by selecting all files and folder and delete them.

finaly empty your recycle bin and restart computer.
see what changes you've achived and post the results.

also you may full scan your comp with Antivirs and defrag HD using defragmenter(start>defrag>enter)

after all these steps your may update windows and restart again.

cheers.

You post # 3 gave me the impression that on advice of your friend you couldn't or wouldn't do completely as post #2 recommended.
Have a nice day.

As has been said you can safely disable everything in your startup tab except for your security programs. this is a test and a test only. Try it. If it helps, re-enable one startup at a time and see if the issues returns, then you have the culprit, if indeed it is one of them.

The problem has been resolved but not by DISABLING all of them but ENABLING all of them instead. I might have disabled some software that was needed I suppose which put in the delay somehow. I am not sure exactly what software that might have been.

Alright thanks to everyone who shared with me their advices/suggestions.

Khurram