Long Boot Lag

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From: Andrew L. (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:01:05 -0800

Hi all,

Up until recently my computer started up in under 30 seconds, but now my computer harbors on the Windows boot screen (the bar keeps going and going across - 30 times now when 2 days ago it was 8). There is really nothing to account for this; nothing has changed since then. I don't run any AV software on startup (only when downloading files) and there are no viruses on my computer since I just scanned. I keep very little running on startup as well, so this should not be a problem.

To try to fix this I have:
1) Checked for any uninstalled devices (none)
2) Defragged my HD's
3) Upgraded to the latest patches and Video driver
4) Installed bootvis and did a trace pattern and found that for the first 4 seconds there is activity, then 30 seconds with NO activity, then activity resumes after this. Then, while I've heard this actually slows down the system, I figured it couldn't hurt so I chose OPTIMIZE SYSTEM, but this did not cut down on the time.

The only thing I haven't done is reinstall XP, but I'd rather not have to if there is a solution.

My computer is:
1700+ Athlon XP
430 W PSupply
120 + 80 G HDs
GeForce FX 5200 AGP
SoundBlaster Live 5.1
Lite-On CDRW 52-32-52
Windows XP SP1

Thanks very much,
Andrew L.

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