Re: problem[s] with booting
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:29:22 +1100
"albert" <albert.h@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I also posted this over in microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter. It'sbe
occurred to me that the kind of problem[s] I describe in this post might
more in line with the subject of this newsgroup. TIA for any help youcan
offer.got
I am having problems with Windows MCE and would like some detective help.
It is an OEM edition on a 3 month old Gateway PC it came on [Pentium D,
3Ghz, 2 Gb Ram. Not hooked up to a TV or Home Theatre setup, I use it
primarily as a business PC].
I keep it fully patched and up to date. I use Norton's AV and Firewall.
Recently the PC began to have long boot times -- it would boot at normal
speed up to the desktop wallpaper, and then take a long time before the
desktop icons appeared. During that time, the machine would seem to
repeatedly access the HD [a brief, quick flash of the HD LED], then sit as
if waiting for a response. Finally, the icons would appear, and the boot
would complete at normal speed.
Yesterday Windows MCE refused to complete its boot. This time, it only
to the splash screen, seemed to go part way through that process, and then
froze -- never even getting to "welcome".
The machine would, however, do a Safe Mode boot without any problem.
Machines that can boot in Safe Mode but not in normal mode
have a problem with something that loads non normal mode but
not in Safe Mode. Your task is to find out what it is. Here is how
you can do it:
1. Break your Internet connection. If you don't then you might get
hit with a virus.
2. Run msconfig.exe and click the Startup tab.
3. Untick every task.
4. Reboot in normal mode.
5. Restore one or two ticks at the time until you find the culprit.
.
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