Re: Start up

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/04/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 03:10:38 -0600

Dunno, Andrew and respect your feedback comments. From here, I can only
susggest sending me a screen shot via private email. 

-- 
Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"Andrew H" <andrew@sdttl.info> wrote in message 
news:42025f59$0$96065$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Kelly,
>
> I know it isnt DOSs (thought DOS didnt exist in xp?), just mean its white 
> text on black background, pre windows loading. Reminding me of those 
> wonderful colourless dos days!
>
> No probs in device manager, only disabled Bluetooth and Wireless cards (to 
> prevent un-neccessary sys tray icons). I have a PCI-Express card Geforce 
> 6610 but thats ok.
>
> Although it stuck at end of PCI Device Listing, maybe its what happens 
> next that causes delay. Next thing though is Windows starting.
>
> Surprising thing is, after 3 days of stopping for 2 minutes at this stage, 
> its just wipped through on this StartUp, as normal!  Hoping it remains 
> like this, will monitor over next week and see.
>
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
> please see www.halling.sdttl.info for personal site
> and www.sdttl.info for Southend League table-tennis site
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message 
> news:%23Cgk7VdCFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> DOS Windows aren't generally white.  What is the exact message?  Other 
>> than that, if a PCI device is needing to be installed, it would be 
>> notified as such via the Device Manager.  How does all look in there? 
>> That asked, which PCI devices do you have installed?
>> -- 
>> Happy Mardi Gras,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>> "Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message 
>> news:OtQLJOdCFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> "Andrew H" <andrew@sdttl.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>>My Win XP Home PC has just started (after 3 months) stopping at Start-Up 
>>>>on
>>>>PCI Device Listing (a dos-like white text screen) that it used to fly 
>>>>over.
>>>>It stalls for about 2 minutes, then Windows loads as usual.
>>>
>>> This is no Windows issue but may indicate a problem with the hardware.
>>> If this is a new machine, I would take it back to the store to have it
>>> checked.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> (tm)
>>
>>
>
>

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