T60 - slow startup and shutdown

[Moonf4]

I have a T60 (Dual Core 2.1 GHz, 2GB of RAM) which takes 1:30 min to startup and 2:30 to shutdown. I have disabled or removed many of the Thinkpad extras and still no change. The slowness occurs whether I am connected to the network or logging on locally. Both at home and the office.

Does anyone have any recommendations as to what steps I can take figure out what is causing the long delays?

Thanks,

[erik]

most likely it's the thinkvantage client security solution.   have you removed that yet?

[Moonf4]

yes, removed that, no change.

Also, upon logon, the majority of the wait is at the "applying your personal settings" message.

[Paul Pavlik]

I also disabled many Lenovo Services to speed things up. However, I found that I had to keep "Access Connections Main Services" enabled. If I disabled it, bootup and shutdown times were much longer.

[Moonf4]

Well your comment about Access Connections having an effect on the boot up time helped. I un-installed the Access Connections app and now my boot up time is normal.

Now I have to figure out what is causing the slow shutdown.

Thanks,