Boot-up hangs in Windows XP Home
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When I boot up, it is suddenly very slow and sometimes does not bring
up my personal settings. After it checks the floppy and the CD-ROM
drives, it hangs at the CD-ROM drive and will not go any further
sometimes. Sometimes it will make it all the way to the desktop, but
continues to check the CD-ROM drive and the CD icon flashes
periodically next to the cursor until I open the CD-ROM drawer. That
always "fixes" it until the next time a boot up. It also seems to be a
random thing.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Harry
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