Hello
When a PC is reaches the stage when it is supposed to start displaying the XP loading screen, mine doesn't.
Instead the screen goes black for a minute and then displays small grey bars spaced out equally straight across the bottom of my screen. It seems to be a progress bar because very slowly it starts to fill up from left to right. However, after reaching about half way, it then moves on to the loading personal settings screen.
I think I know what it is doing because when I boot into Safe Mode, it takes the same time except it displays the boot and system files that are being loaded instead. I know this is normal, however, instead of seeing them whiz down the screen, mine currently takes about 3 seconds for each one to be displayed!
Does anyone know what the problem is and what should I do to find and sort the problem?
Thanks for your attention and any advice you can give me.
When a PC is reaches the stage when it is supposed to start displaying the XP loading screen, mine doesn't.
Instead the screen goes black for a minute and then displays small grey bars spaced out equally straight across the bottom of my screen. It seems to be a progress bar because very slowly it starts to fill up from left to right. However, after reaching about half way, it then moves on to the loading personal settings screen.
I think I know what it is doing because when I boot into Safe Mode, it takes the same time except it displays the boot and system files that are being loaded instead. I know this is normal, however, instead of seeing them whiz down the screen, mine currently takes about 3 seconds for each one to be displayed!
Does anyone know what the problem is and what should I do to find and sort the problem?
Thanks for your attention and any advice you can give me.