Pause After System Boot

[SufferinSuccotash]

I just recently re-installed Win98SE (twice) and both times, before I install any other software, the computer will boot up fine. But, once the desktop appears, the hourglass/pointer cursor appears. I can move the mouse around and click on stuff, but it doesn't take right away. For instance, if I click on the Start button while it is in this state, the menu will appear in about five seconds. After the five sconds is up, the computer runs fine. It just seems like there is some intense processing going on in the background upon startup. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be? The only thing I've done differently is create an 80MB swapfile instead of letting Windows manage my memory.
¡Ayudame!

 

[BCYL]

Do u have your PC connected to a network? It can be Windows trying to connect to your network...

Some more info on the hardware and software of your machine would be helpful...

 

[SufferinSuccotash]

Yes, my computer is part of a network. However, the pause occurs after all of my network drives are mapped, and I am only running a 3-node network using TCP/IP. Could this still be a problem? It didn't do it with Win2K...