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WinXP Home startup delay
Name: brian Date: November 7, 2003 at 17:03:18 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: PIII/512
Comment:
whenever I boot or reboot my computer it goes through the bios, ram check, etc., I see the XP splash screen and then it goes to black for 3-4 minutes and then it opens to the desktop without any errors or messages. Any ideas why this is hanging for so long?
Name: CyberSlug Date: November 7, 2003 at 17:54:32 Pacific
Reply:
I recommend running BootVis On its Trace Menu, choose Next Boot. Click OK and your computer should reboot ... and should generate a log file showing the cause of any delays.
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