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this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
the specs and what i tried to fix it.

P3/850
512mb ram
10-15gb hard drive
dvdrom only
gf 256 video
sb live sound card
no nic
19" monitor acer
normal keyboard and mouse

1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
2: install windows xp
3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it there so
he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window updates instead of
over slow dial up modem.
5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the windows xp
logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar thingy. thinking maybe
it was looking for a network, but not find one is why it took so long.
6: put nic back in same problem.
7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2 easy.
what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then took out nic,
not good. put back everything still slow boot time.

what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes. just a
standard windows xp install.

heavenbound wrote:
> this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
> the specs and what i tried to fix it.
>
> P3/850
> 512mb ram
> 10-15gb hard drive
> dvdrom only
> gf 256 video
> sb live sound card
> no nic
> 19" monitor acer
> normal keyboard and mouse
>
> 1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
> 2: install windows xp
> 3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
> 4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it
> there so he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window
> updates instead of over slow dial up modem.
> 5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the
> windows xp logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar
> thingy. thinking maybe it was looking for a network, but not find one
> is why it took so long. 6: put nic back in same problem.
> 7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
> 8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2
> easy. what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then
> took out nic, not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
>
> what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes.
> just a standard windows xp install.

Does it seem to delay at one specific part of the boot up process (e.g. the
Welcome screen) for a minute or 2? Or does it just seem to go consistently
slow the whole time?

"The Prophecy" <> wrote in message
news:vwSwc.26242$jl6.2613@edtnps89...
> heavenbound wrote:
> > this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
> > the specs and what i tried to fix it.
> >
> > P3/850
> > 512mb ram
> > 10-15gb hard drive
> > dvdrom only
> > gf 256 video
> > sb live sound card
> > no nic
> > 19" monitor acer
> > normal keyboard and mouse
> >
> > 1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
> > 2: install windows xp
> > 3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
> > 4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it
> > there so he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window
> > updates instead of over slow dial up modem.
> > 5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the
> > windows xp logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar
> > thingy. thinking maybe it was looking for a network, but not find one
> > is why it took so long. 6: put nic back in same problem.
> > 7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
> > 8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2
> > easy. what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then
> > took out nic, not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
> >
> > what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes.
> > just a standard windows xp install.
>
> Does it seem to delay at one specific part of the boot up process (e.g.
the
> Welcome screen) for a minute or 2? Or does it just seem to go consistently
> slow the whole time?
>
>

you know the screen durring start up that has the windows logo and the bar
is scrolling left to right with those little squares? that screen is just
sitting there for 3 miutes or so and then finally loads the desktop. so i
guess that's the boot screen

heavenbound <> wrote in message
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>
> "The Prophecy" <> wrote in message
> news:vwSwc.26242$jl6.2613@edtnps89...
> > heavenbound wrote:
> > > this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
> > > the specs and what i tried to fix it.
> > >
> > > P3/850
> > > 512mb ram
> > > 10-15gb hard drive
> > > dvdrom only
> > > gf 256 video
> > > sb live sound card
> > > no nic
> > > 19" monitor acer
> > > normal keyboard and mouse
> > >
> > > 1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
> > > 2: install windows xp
> > > 3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
> > > 4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it
> > > there so he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window
> > > updates instead of over slow dial up modem.
> > > 5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the
> > > windows xp logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar
> > > thingy. thinking maybe it was looking for a network, but not find one
> > > is why it took so long. 6: put nic back in same problem.
> > > 7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
> > > 8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2
> > > easy. what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then
> > > took out nic, not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
> > >
> > > what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes.
> > > just a standard windows xp install.
> >
> > Does it seem to delay at one specific part of the boot up process (e.g.
> the
> > Welcome screen) for a minute or 2? Or does it just seem to go
consistently
> > slow the whole time?
> >
> >
>
> you know the screen durring start up that has the windows logo and the bar
> is scrolling left to right with those little squares? that screen is just
> sitting there for 3 miutes or so and then finally loads the desktop. so i
> guess that's the boot screen
>
>

For testing purposes; put your network-card back in and assign it a static
ip-address, and then see if it makes any difference to the boot-time.

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:09:36 -0700, "heavenbound" <> wrote:

>this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
>the specs and what i tried to fix it.
>
>P3/850
>512mb ram
>10-15gb hard drive
>dvdrom only
>gf 256 video
>sb live sound card
>no nic
>19" monitor acer
>normal keyboard and mouse
>
>1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
>2: install windows xp
>3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
>4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it there so
>he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window updates instead of
>over slow dial up modem.
>5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the windows xp
>logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar thingy. thinking maybe
>it was looking for a network, but not find one is why it took so long.

Yes...that is probably the reason.

>6: put nic back in same problem.

And the modem and router?

>7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.

Partitioned and formatted?...or just installed over what you had?

>8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2 easy.
>what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then took out nic,
>not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
>
>what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes. just a
>standard windows xp install.

You've got some network stuff still running.


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !

"Trent©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:09:36 -0700, "heavenbound" <> wrote:
>
> >this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
> >the specs and what i tried to fix it.
> >
> >P3/850
> >512mb ram
> >10-15gb hard drive
> >dvdrom only
> >gf 256 video
> >sb live sound card
> >no nic
> >19" monitor acer
> >normal keyboard and mouse
> >
> >1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
> >2: install windows xp
> >3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
> >4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it there
so
> >he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window updates instead
of
> >over slow dial up modem.
> >5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the windows
xp
> >logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar thingy. thinking
maybe
> >it was looking for a network, but not find one is why it took so long.
>
> Yes...that is probably the reason.
>
> >6: put nic back in same problem.
>
> And the modem and router?
>
> >7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
>
> Partitioned and formatted?...or just installed over what you had?
>
> >8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2
easy.
> >what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then took out
nic,
> >not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
> >
> >what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes.
just a
> >standard windows xp install.
>
> You've got some network stuff still running.
>
>
> Have a nice week...
>
> Trent©
>
> Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !

There is no network stuff running cus i told in my message i did a reformat
reinstall with nothing in it. that is the last thing i did.

Probably still looking for network. Remove everything networking.

heavenbound wrote:
>
> this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
> the specs and what i tried to fix it.
>
> P3/850
> 512mb ram
> 10-15gb hard drive
> dvdrom only
> gf 256 video
> sb live sound card
> no nic
> 19" monitor acer
> normal keyboard and mouse
>
> 1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
> 2: install windows xp
> 3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
> 4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it there so
> he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window updates instead of
> over slow dial up modem.
> 5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the windows xp
> logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar thingy. thinking maybe
> it was looking for a network, but not find one is why it took so long.
> 6: put nic back in same problem.
> 7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
> 8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2 easy.
> what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then took out nic,
> not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
>
> what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes. just a
> standard windows xp install.

"Wiz" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Probably still looking for network. Remove everything networking.
>
> heavenbound wrote:
> >
> > this for a pc and it takes 3 minutes or more to boot. here is
> > the specs and what i tried to fix it.
> >
> > P3/850
> > 512mb ram
> > 10-15gb hard drive
> > dvdrom only
> > gf 256 video
> > sb live sound card
> > no nic
> > 19" monitor acer
> > normal keyboard and mouse
> >
> > 1: had router, cable modem, nic in the pc.
> > 2: install windows xp
> > 3: booted fine, under 2 minutes easy. set up and it worked ok.
> > 4: took out the nic cus it was mine and i needed it, but i had it there
so
> > he could get on broadband for downloading all MS window updates instead
of
> > over slow dial up modem.
> > 5: pc now takes 3 or more minutes to boot. just sits there at the
windows xp
> > logo screen with the scrolling left to right blue bar thingy. thinking
maybe
> > it was looking for a network, but not find one is why it took so long.
> > 6: put nic back in same problem.
> > 7: reinstalled windows xp with no nic or anything.
> > 8: still takes 3 minutes or so to boot and it should take less then 2
easy.
> > what is odd is first time i installed win xp it was fine, then took out
nic,
> > not good. put back everything still slow boot time.
> >
> > what's going on here? not running any start up programs or processes.
just a
> > standard windows xp install.

there is no networking. no nic, no nothing.

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:43:12 -0700, "heavenbound" <> wrote:


>There is no network stuff running cus i told in my message i did a reformat
>reinstall with nothing in it. that is the last thing i did.

You never said anything about a reformat...that's why I asked you.

Have you done a defrag yet?

If the defrag didn't/doesn't help, get a utility called

bootvis 1.3.37.msi

from the MSFT site...and run that.

Good luck.


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !

"Trent©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:43:12 -0700, "heavenbound" <> wrote:
>
>
> >There is no network stuff running cus i told in my message i did a
reformat
> >reinstall with nothing in it. that is the last thing i did.
>
> You never said anything about a reformat...that's why I asked you.
>
> Have you done a defrag yet?
>
> If the defrag didn't/doesn't help, get a utility called
>
> bootvis 1.3.37.msi
>
> from the MSFT site...and run that.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> Have a nice week...
>
> Trent©
>
> Dyslexics of the world ... UNTIE !
>

what i did was put in windows xp cd, reformat and install windows xp. it
takes 3 minutes to boot. why? no nic installed, no nothing. so a defrag wont
do a thing since i just installed windows and it takes forever to boot.