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Can someone help me know where to begin to trouble a Slow Boot with WinXP
Professional SP1a (updated as far as SP2----but do not have SP2 installed).
Computer:
Dell XPS Gen 3
Intel 3.0 Ghz
2GB Ram
ATI Radeon 9800XT Video card
Western Digital 250GB hard drive
Software:
Norton System Works 2005 with Norton Utilities, Norton Antivirus, GoBack
4.0, Trojan Hunter 4.0
What else do you need to know??
I don't remember doing anything in particular, but at boot up 36 hours ago
is when the problem started. After Choosing WinXP Professional (or any
other choice from boot menu) it takes 20 minutes to get to WinXP boot screen
(slows during white progress bars across botton of black screen). Boot from
there appears to be at usual speed, about ninety seconds until windows
desktop loaded and able to access programs. Nothing, to my knowledge, was
added or updated before this problem.
I need a starting point here to try and find the problem. I know I can do
complete format of C drive and a complete new install of windows, but I
don't really want to do that unless I have to.
mudrat
Can someone help me know where to begin to trouble a Slow Boot with WinXP
Professional SP1a (updated as far as SP2----but do not have SP2 installed).
Computer:
Dell XPS Gen 3
Intel 3.0 Ghz
2GB Ram
ATI Radeon 9800XT Video card
Western Digital 250GB hard drive
Software:
Norton System Works 2005 with Norton Utilities, Norton Antivirus, GoBack
4.0, Trojan Hunter 4.0
What else do you need to know??
I don't remember doing anything in particular, but at boot up 36 hours ago
is when the problem started. After Choosing WinXP Professional (or any
other choice from boot menu) it takes 20 minutes to get to WinXP boot screen
(slows during white progress bars across botton of black screen). Boot from
there appears to be at usual speed, about ninety seconds until windows
desktop loaded and able to access programs. Nothing, to my knowledge, was
added or updated before this problem.
I need a starting point here to try and find the problem. I know I can do
complete format of C drive and a complete new install of windows, but I
don't really want to do that unless I have to.
mudrat