Re: start up speed

From: R. C. White (RCWhite_at_msn.com)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 08:47:17 -0500

Hi, Mindy.

No, it shouldn't take that long. I'm not very expert at this phase of
WinXP, so I hope someone will jump in with suggestions.

Other users have reported finding that WinXP was trying to log onto their
network, but since I've never had a network, I don't know about that. Other
possibilities are that it is looking for some piece of hardware that you've
disconnected but haven't uninstalled.

But I'm only guessing. We have, at least, eliminated the
pre-Windows-loading possibilities.

RC 

-- 
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@corridor.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Mindy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:FBADAC95-D0F8-4837-9590-781FDAA44D9F@microsoft.com...
> Hi RC,
>
> When I turn on my computer, it usually takes only a few seconds to get to 
> the login window.  After I log on, it usually takes about five minutes to 
> load everything.  I have 448MB of RAM, should it still take that long?
>
> Mindy
>
>     ----- R. C. White wrote: -----
>
>     Hi, Mindy.
>
>     Is this 5 minutes from the time Windows starts loading - when you 
> first see
>     the WinXP logo?  My computer takes nearly that long to boot, but it's 
> not
>     WinXP's fault.  First it has to load my SCSI BIOS, then detect the 
> SCSI
>     drive, then load the RAID BIOS, then detect the couple of IDE 
> drives...  It
>     takes about 3 minutes before Windows even begins to load.
>
>     So, how long does it take from the time you see the first WinXP logo? 
> How
>     long until you first see the Desktop?
>
>     RC
>
>     "Mindy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>     news:ED918154-12CF-4F2A-854F-2870C46F45AA@microsoft.com...
>     > Hi, my windows XP takes about 5min to boot up.  I think I have 
> unchecked
>     > all the unnecessary programs from the startup.  Should it take that 
> long?
>     > Is there anyway to speed it up?  Mindy

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