Re: Windows XP SP2 very slow to boot

"Randy457" <Randy457@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:57CBDC70-71EF-4966-804D-4DCEA0AA2A11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wow, a wealth of information!

Responding somewhat to the last two posts, here's where I am. I will
be
proceeding with some of the suggestions that have come in.

1. A. Malware infestation: I downloaded and run the free PCTools
Spyware
Doctor. It identified Spyware.Bonzi.buddy and
Spyware.known_bad_sites. I
have not removed them as yet, because both were listed as "Low"
threads, and
you'd have to pay Spyware Doctor for registration for it to remove
them. Not
done there, yet. What are the chances that either of these would
cause what
I'm seeing?

1.B. Someone suggested some kind of Trojan Horse might be screwing
with DNS
at startup (and, in fact, sometimes shortly after startup I have
network
connectivity issues, which I have ascribed to my provider, but ???).
The
suggestion was, start the computer with the network cable unplugged.
Did
that, no change.

2. Clean boot trials: Yes, I got MS article 310353 and followed it.
No
change.

3. Safe Mode: I can start in Safe Mode with or without Networking -
the
computer comes right up, no problem.

Additional information:
I am set up for dual boot of either XP or Win2K, and they're on
separate
HDDs. EITHER ONE has the problem. So, it's not OS-specific. What
does that
leave? Something that's common to both. To my thinking that's the
boot
sector, which resides on one of the two disks; or hardware/firmware.

To Anna - you are correct in your inferences. Until a few weeks ago,
the
computer had worked quite normally following my upgrade to XP. This
seemed
to come out of the blue. I don't think I had changed anything,
although I've
done enough support work myself to be highly skeptical of such claims,
even
when I make them.

I see I have several more things to try - I'll be back.

Thanks,
Randy457

What do you mean by your "upgrade to XP"? What was your setup before
this upgrade? You currently have a dual boot with XP on one hard drive
and 2000 on the other, correct? Did the drive that currently has XP on
it have Windows 98 or ME on it? When you upgraded, was it an in-place
upgrade?

How long did your XP installation work normally for you? Jog your memory
as best as you can to try to remember what you may have done a few weeks
ago that might have caused this problem. Perhaps it was something as
simple as an update from Windows Update. Is your XP at SP3 yet? If so,
when did the upgrade occur? Did you use Windows Update for hardware
drivers? If so, that's a no-no! Go the manufacturer's Web site and
download the correct drivers an install them.

What puzzles me is you have the same issues with your other OS on your
other hard drive. That's weird! Disconnect all peripheral devices. Just
have the mouse, keyboard, and monitor connected to the PC. Remove mapped
drives.

Also have a look at this page for info on repairing the master boot
record:

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/483/xp_repair_fix_master_boot_record_recovery_console/

Just for yucks, you may even want to physically remove the hard drive
with XP and get rid of the dual boot option (if nothing else works).


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