Re: Slooooow boot
- From: "oldmudrat" <oldmudrat@<nospamallowed>hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:53:05 -0500
I am connnected to DSL on this computer and I've not tried disconnecting the
DSL connection yet. Thought about disconnecting all peripherals (I have a
USB printer, USB external Zip Drive, USB mouse, and USB scanner. So far,
Antivirus scans (with Norton's AV and AVG), Spybot S&D, Adaware, Trojan
Hunter, CWShredder have failed to turn up any problems. I un-installed two
programs that I thought might be causing problems (Easy CD Creator 7.0 and
Acronis True Image 8.0) with no effect on boot time. I just un-installed
Norton Goback 4.0 and that reduced boot time to about 5 minutes, something I
can live with. I'm debating un-installing Norton Anti-virus and Norton
Systems Works Premier 2005, but I think that can wait for tomorrow.
Thanks to all the suggestions offered. I'm not done with this yet. And I
will keep the list posted as to what I do as how this turns out.
Perhaps it will help some other poor souls with a like problem.
mudrat
"scooters" <scooters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AC1DCF90-D688-46BB-B16D-35174CE40D9A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Are you connected to a broadband connection (DSL,Cable...)? If so try to
> disconnect the computer from the broadband connection and see if that
makes a
> difference on startup times. If it does make a difference then you have
> either a spyware or virus problem.
>
> "oldmudrat hotmail.com>" wrote:
>
> > Can someone help me know where to begin to trouble a Slow Boot with
WinXP
> > Professional SP1a (updated as far as SP2----but do not have SP2
installed).
> >
> > Computer:
> > Dell XPS Gen 3
> > Intel 3.0 Ghz
> > 2GB Ram
> > ATI Radeon 9800XT Video card
> > Western Digital 250GB hard drive
> >
> > Software:
> > Norton System Works 2005 with Norton Utilities, Norton Antivirus, GoBack
> > 4.0, Trojan Hunter 4.0
> >
> > What else do you need to know??
> >
> > I don't remember doing anything in particular, but at boot up 36 hours
ago
> > is when the problem started. After Choosing WinXP Professional (or any
> > other choice from boot menu) it takes 20 minutes to get to WinXP boot
screen
> > (slows during white progress bars across botton of black screen). Boot
from
> > there appears to be at usual speed, about ninety seconds until windows
> > desktop loaded and able to access programs. Nothing, to my knowledge,
was
> > added or updated before this problem.
> >
> > I need a starting point here to try and find the problem. I know I can
do
> > complete format of C drive and a complete new install of windows, but I
> > don't really want to do that unless I have to.
> >
> >
> >
> > mudrat
> >
> >
> >
> >
.
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