Windows slow to boot up after installing new CD Rom. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion () I replaced my slower CD rOm with a 56x drive recently. Now my PC is VERY slow to boot up. I know it has something to do with the new drvie...

Slow boot after installing SP2. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () I just installed SP2 - successfully. Boot up from the Welcome screen to idle is about 40 to 50% longer than prior to SP2. Does anyone hany any experience and...

Slow boot after installing SP2. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () I installed SP2 quite immediately after it was released and it all works fine – except one thing. After I installed SP2 it takes about five to ten...

Q811493 > Click Remove > ignore Warning > Reboot by clicking Finish The patch will be listed again on Windows Update when you next check for updates." This warning about performance degradation and slow boots after installing the hotfix has been circulating...

be removed. Another way to speed up boot time--UNPLUG THOSE FRIKIN USB DEVICES when you don't use them. HP PSC printers use over 300MB of config drivers so they're the worst, but usb memory keys or any external storage device will slow your boot an additional...

PC slow to boot since installing wireless NW card. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () I've had to install a wireless network card to my desktop PC to allow connection to my wireless router and what used to take less than a minute...

slow to boot, sometimes freezes. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () I have winxp pro. The installation of windows is about a year old and its updated with SP2. I have installed a lot of...

to wait 10 minutes for it to boot so i went back to XP. i then tried out the windows 2008 "workstation" with the same problem. now i have installed windows 7 and again the same slow boot. the process hangs for about 8 minutes at the black loading screen with...

I disabled it is I'm getting this slow boot up problem which many have complained about. XP has only been installed for about a week, after buying a legit copy and a new hard disk. It was problem-free and boot times were good. Then yesterday the slow startup...