Win XPSP2 Hangup

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Lavert wrote:

> After running a repair on Win XPSP2 a hangup occurs in the boot
> process at
> the window that says "Windows is starting up". It hangs at this point
> for 1:30 minutes before proceeding and after another 30 sec the system
> tray
> icons appear. Reboot completes after this and all is well. Any help
> w/b appreciated.
> --
> Lavert Y Bryant
> Powder Springs GA

It sounds like something is set to start up with Windows and is failing
and/or timing out. It could be a legitimate program, Windows service,
or something else. There is no way of knowing from the information
you've provided. Why did you need to do a repair? What kind of repair
did you do?

In the meantime, you can try clean-boot troubleshooting:

Clean Boot - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke
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