my pc has taken ages to start up for about a year now so having installed this app i thought it might help. here is the question can or how do i remove items from the boot log (so as to bypass the offending item)- "16:01:45 34.72 Initing esdi_506.pdr" the following is a cut and paste from a small section of the log. as you can see it hangs for 34.72 seconds during boot sequence any help would be most grateful 16:01:42 0.06 Init Success hsflop.pdr 16:01:42 2.39 Initing dmx3191.mpd 16:01:44 0.00 Init Success dmx3191.mpd 16:01:44 0.67 Initing esdi_506.pdr 16:01:45 0.00 Init Success esdi_506.pdr 16:01:45 34.72 Initing esdi_506.pdr 16:02:19 0.28 Init Success esdi_506.pdr 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETE = VMM 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VMM 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETE = VCACHE 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VCACHE 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETE = VIAGART 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VIAGART 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETE = PERF 16:02:20 0.00 INITCOMPLETESUCCESS

Extract a fresh copy of esdi_506.pdr from your installation package see if it corrects the problem. Let's say your CDRom is drive X (edit the line of set cd_drive=X below accordingly). ::---batch for win98-------- set cd_drive=X c: cd %winbootdir% cd .\system\iosubsys ren esdi_506.pdr esdi_506.old extract /a %cd_drive%:\win98\win98_22.cab esdi_506.pdr set cd_drive= ::--------------------------- or ::---batch for win95-------- set cd_drive=X c: cd %winbootdir% cd .\system\iosubsys ren esdi_506.pdr esdi_506.old extract /a %cd_drive%:\win95\win95_02.cab esdi_506.pdr set cd_drive= ::---------------------------

I'm guessing you have a VIA chipset since I see VIAGART. So what you might want to do is to install VIA hard drive controller drivers. Hardware driver Help TheGorx Windows Help