Slow boot and login to XPPro

[Rick Dilley]

I have a SBS2000 network with 45 desktops...all are W2000 Pro except one
which is Windows XP Pro.
The XP Pro was loaded from an original MS CD on to a newly formatted hard
drive. I went through all the setup steps including the latest MS patches
and loading our standard desktop applications Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed
8.1, Veritas backup exec client. The system was configured into our SBS2K
domain.

Problem is that it takes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes to log into this desktop.

I have run msconfig and tested it without any extra apps running and still 2
1/2 - 3 minutes.

BTW it is a IBM net Vista P4 1.8 GHz with 512 RAM

Is XP always so slow to start?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

RickD

 

[Jitterbug]

I have a SBS2000 network with 45 desktops...all are W2000 Pro except one
which is Windows XP Pro.
The XP Pro was loaded from an original MS CD on to a newly formatted hard
drive. I went through all the setup steps including the latest MS patches
and loading our standard desktop applications Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed
8.1, Veritas backup exec client. The system was configured into our SBS2K
domain.

Problem is that it takes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes to log into this desktop.

I have run msconfig and tested it without any extra apps running and still 2
1/2 - 3 minutes.

BTW it is a IBM net Vista P4 1.8 GHz with 512 RAM

Is XP always so slow to start?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

RickD

No it is not that slow. I am sure you did a defrag. Did you try boot vis to
see what is holding up the load time? [like a crazy video driver or the
like] Do You have the latest chipset, and video drivers?
At the MS Windows Road Show, when XP came out, they said you have to install
the chipset drivers before the video drivers or there will be a 81% slowdown
in load times with Intel 850 & 845 chipsets. I know it sounds strange, but
that is what they said. I just looked it up in my Windows XP Technical
Resource Manual.
Also at the time when XP came out they did not have the 845 chipset info in
XP, so you had to add them.

 

[Rick Dilley]

JB,

Thanks for the quick response.

In fact the IBM MB is using the 845 chipset and I did load the video drivers
BEFORE the chipset.

So let me try to uninstall them and reload them with chipset first then the
video drivers

I do not understand the following statement you made...can you explain?

"Did you try boot vis to see what is holding up the load time?"

Thanks

RickD

I have a SBS2000 network with 45 desktops...all are W2000 Pro except one
which is Windows XP Pro.
The XP Pro was loaded from an original MS CD on to a newly formatted hard
drive. I went through all the setup steps including the latest MS patches
and loading our standard desktop applications Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed
8.1, Veritas backup exec client. The system was configured into our SBS2K
domain.

Problem is that it takes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes to log into this desktop.

I have run msconfig and tested it without any extra apps running and

still

2
1/2 - 3 minutes.

BTW it is a IBM net Vista P4 1.8 GHz with 512 RAM

Is XP always so slow to start?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

RickD

No it is not that slow. I am sure you did a defrag. Did you try boot vis to
see what is holding up the load time? [like a crazy video driver or the
like] Do You have the latest chipset, and video drivers?
At the MS Windows Road Show, when XP came out, they said you have to install
the chipset drivers before the video drivers or there will be a 81% slowdown
in load times with Intel 850 & 845 chipsets. I know it sounds strange, but
that is what they said. I just looked it up in my Windows XP Technical
Resource Manual.
Also at the time when XP came out they did not have the 845 chipset info in
XP, so you had to add them.

 

[Jitterbug]

It is/was a program from Microsoft that showed what drivers were loading and
how long they took during boot-up. See this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/bootvis.mspx
I guess Microsoft does not have it for download any more. Maybe the email
gods will drop it on you with some luck.

JB,

Thanks for the quick response.

In fact the IBM MB is using the 845 chipset and I did load the video drivers
BEFORE the chipset.

So let me try to uninstall them and reload them with chipset first then the
video drivers

I do not understand the following statement you made...can you explain?

"Did you try boot vis to see what is holding up the load time?"

Thanks

RickD

I have a SBS2000 network with 45 desktops...all are W2000 Pro except one
which is Windows XP Pro.
The XP Pro was loaded from an original MS CD on to a newly formatted hard
drive. I went through all the setup steps including the latest MS patches
and loading our standard desktop applications Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed
8.1, Veritas backup exec client. The system was configured into our SBS2K
domain.

Problem is that it takes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes to log into this desktop.

I have run msconfig and tested it without any extra apps running and

still

2
1/2 - 3 minutes.

BTW it is a IBM net Vista P4 1.8 GHz with 512 RAM

Is XP always so slow to start?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

RickD

No it is not that slow. I am sure you did a defrag. Did you try boot vis to
see what is holding up the load time? [like a crazy video driver or the
like] Do You have the latest chipset, and video drivers?
At the MS Windows Road Show, when XP came out, they said you have to install
the chipset drivers before the video drivers or there will be a 81% slowdown
in load times with Intel 850 & 845 chipsets. I know it sounds strange, but
that is what they said. I just looked it up in my Windows XP Technical
Resource Manual.
Also at the time when XP came out they did not have the 845 chipset info in
XP, so you had to add them.

 

[Chris S.]

http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/2/12-2-1.shtml

Available at the above...

It is/was a program from Microsoft that showed what drivers were loading
and
how long they took during boot-up. See this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/bootvis.mspx
I guess Microsoft does not have it for download any more. Maybe the email
gods will drop it on you with some luck.

JB,

Thanks for the quick response.

In fact the IBM MB is using the 845 chipset and I did load the video drivers
BEFORE the chipset.

So let me try to uninstall them and reload them with chipset first then the
video drivers

I do not understand the following statement you made...can you explain?

"Did you try boot vis to see what is holding up the load time?"

Thanks

RickD

I have a SBS2000 network with 45 desktops...all are W2000 Pro except one
which is Windows XP Pro.
The XP Pro was loaded from an original MS CD on to a newly formatted hard
drive. I went through all the setup steps including the latest MS patches
and loading our standard desktop applications Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed
8.1, Veritas backup exec client. The system was configured into our SBS2K
domain.

Problem is that it takes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes to log into this desktop.

I have run msconfig and tested it without any extra apps running and still
2
1/2 - 3 minutes.

BTW it is a IBM net Vista P4 1.8 GHz with 512 RAM

Is XP always so slow to start?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

RickD


No it is not that slow. I am sure you did a defrag. Did you try boot
vis to
see what is holding up the load time? [like a crazy video driver or the
like] Do You have the latest chipset, and video drivers?
At the MS Windows Road Show, when XP came out, they said you have to install
the chipset drivers before the video drivers or there will be a 81% slowdown
in load times with Intel 850 & 845 chipsets. I know it sounds strange, but
that is what they said. I just looked it up in my Windows XP Technical
Resource Manual.
Also at the time when XP came out they did not have the 845 chipset
info in
XP, so you had to add them.

 

[Rick Dilley]

email "gods" did respond and outlook "gods" blocked the *.exe attachment.

"gods" giveth and "gods" taketh away... however, Chris S provided the
softpedia link.... than you to both of you!!!

RickD

It is/was a program from Microsoft that showed what drivers were loading and
how long they took during boot-up. See this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/bootvis.mspx
I guess Microsoft does not have it for download any more. Maybe the email
gods will drop it on you with some luck.

JB,

Thanks for the quick response.

In fact the IBM MB is using the 845 chipset and I did load the video drivers
BEFORE the chipset.

So let me try to uninstall them and reload them with chipset first then the
video drivers

I do not understand the following statement you made...can you explain?

"Did you try boot vis to see what is holding up the load time?"

Thanks

RickD

Corp

Ed

8.1, Veritas backup exec client. The system was configured into our SBS2K
domain.

Problem is that it takes 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes to log into this desktop.

I have run msconfig and tested it without any extra apps running and still
2
1/2 - 3 minutes.

BTW it is a IBM net Vista P4 1.8 GHz with 512 RAM

Is XP always so slow to start?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

RickD


No it is not that slow. I am sure you did a defrag. Did you try boot

vis
to

see what is holding up the load time? [like a crazy video driver or the
like] Do You have the latest chipset, and video drivers?
At the MS Windows Road Show, when XP came out, they said you have to install
the chipset drivers before the video drivers or there will be a 81% slowdown
in load times with Intel 850 & 845 chipsets. I know it sounds strange, but
that is what they said. I just looked it up in my Windows XP Technical
Resource Manual.
Also at the time when XP came out they did not have the 845 chipset

info
in

XP, so you had to add them.