startup & error logging

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hi, my XP frequently freezes when i log in, and i have to restart, sometimes
several times. No errors are displayed. could someone tell me if there's an
error log i can look to, to see if there's an application trying to start
which is causing this?

i've checked my event log, in application i have an ipod warning and in
system i have one about bluetooth, but they're only warnings and not fatal.
is there somewhere else that gives a sequential list of startup processes?

thanks in advance
danK

 

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Hi,

Click start/run and type msconfig, then click ok. Go to the boot.ini tab and
enable the bootlog option. This will create an ntbtlog.txt file in your
Windows directory when the system is booted.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"danK" <danK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF2E72F4-E7D1-4BB7-B3B2-5192ECDA4870@microsoft.com...
> hi, my XP frequently freezes when i log in, and i have to restart,
> sometimes
> several times. No errors are displayed. could someone tell me if there's
> an
> error log i can look to, to see if there's an application trying to start
> which is causing this?
>
> i've checked my event log, in application i have an ipod warning and in
> system i have one about bluetooth, but they're only warnings and not
> fatal.
> is there somewhere else that gives a sequential list of startup processes?
>
> thanks in advance
> danK

 

[dl]

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I recollect, from safe mode, there is a boot log option.

You can allways use msconfig, disable all none MS startups, then its a
process of illimination

"danK" <danK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF2E72F4-E7D1-4BB7-B3B2-5192ECDA4870@microsoft.com...
> hi, my XP frequently freezes when i log in, and i have to restart,
sometimes
> several times. No errors are displayed. could someone tell me if there's
an
> error log i can look to, to see if there's an application trying to start
> which is causing this?
>
> i've checked my event log, in application i have an ipod warning and in
> system i have one about bluetooth, but they're only warnings and not
fatal.
> is there somewhere else that gives a sequential list of startup processes?
>
> thanks in advance
> danK

 

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Suggestions:-
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560
This tool will let you set how to startup your machine.
Also:-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

regards,
ssg MS-MVP


danK wrote:
> hi, my XP frequently freezes when i log in, and i have to restart, sometimes
> several times. No errors are displayed. could someone tell me if there's an
> error log i can look to, to see if there's an application trying to start
> which is causing this?
>
> i've checked my event log, in application i have an ipod warning and in
> system i have one about bluetooth, but they're only warnings and not fatal.
> is there somewhere else that gives a sequential list of startup processes?
>
> thanks in advance
> danK