Boot / Start up time?

[opal219]

22.833 seconds for avast antivirus to start up, according to a startup managing program I use.. is this normal and how can I get this number down?
I seem to remember, that although avast has been the program that takes the longest to get going when I turn on the computer, it used to be around 13 seconds, and it's less on my husband's lap top than on my PC

windows 7
I7 quad core
4 gig ram
Avast internet security

[Pondus]

any other Security programs installed?
what else is starting up?

[opal219]

no other security programs.. mostly windows crap, my vid card driver stuff and my start up programs timer.  Yep.. just checked.. microsoft stuff and those 3 things.
I have all the software updaters (google, adobe... ) turned off - using the avast firewall instead of the windows firewall.  My other programs that I run for system cleaning are on demand, not on start up and avast is, by a long shot, taking the longest to initiate.

[Pondus]

scroll Down to OTL here   http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0    and attach OTL diagnostic log (not copy and paste)

when done a log expert will take a look inside......