Re: System freeze for several minutes after startup

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From: James Beau Cseri (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:26:35 -0700

This problem can be difficult to diagnose remotely. However, I once had a
similar experience.

I created a configuration based on running TAP on a customer's target, which
was running Win2k. When I ran the image on that same target, I was
witnessing similar behavior to what you're seeing. After a little while of
trying to track down the problem, I realized that I was running out of time,
so I tried another approach... creating a configuration based on running
TA.exe on the target system via a DOS boot floppy. Obviously I had to put a
little extra effort into creating the image, but the TA-based image worked
flawlessly. Once I got XPe working good on the system, the customer was
happy and I was out of time, so I didn't continue looking into why the
TAP-based configuration was doing what it was doing. TAP seemed to have
found something from the Win2k OS that XPe didn't like.

"Flash Gordon" <FlashGordon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DA266B3A-1E71-40FB-B3DF-35B6A3B44243@microsoft.com...
> I generate a basic image (XPE SP1) for a P3-based touchscreen panel.
Resources are network, SSD 512MB 256 MBram.
> Format is FAT without EWF
> Shell is explorer.
> Networking is present.
> The system starts quickly, but after the startup, any operation could not
be completed because the system becames very slow. For example if you start
explorer and click on C drive, the cursor becames an hourglass for several
minutes (seems an hard scandisk or defrag is in execution!).
> After 3-4 minutes the system returns to be a normal PC (fast!).
> Some other XPE developer seems to have the same problem.
> What is happening at startup?
> How could we solve this problem?
> --
> DG

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