strange boot up hang

[LG]

I am having the strangest issue.

I just upgraded to XP Pro. Now everytime I boot the
machine i make it to the blue Microsoft XP screen that
says windows is starting but it just sites there for
about 10 minutes until the screen saver kicks in. Once I
move the mouse to get rid of the screen saver, I
immediately get a login failure message and cancel it out
and then the actual XP login screen where I can click my
name and all is well.

This happens on every boot up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Luke

Is there an Error Report in Event Viewer? If yes post a copy here.


Make an exact note of the precise text of any error message. Minor
discrepancies can
make it harder to search for information about the error message.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, Event
Viewer.
When researching the meaning of the error, information regarding Event ID,
Source
and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&Product=winxp

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click
for further information and you can copy using copy and paste.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the
error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button resembling
two
pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now start your
message
(email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the
info from the
Event Viewer Error Report complete with links into the message. Make sure
this is
the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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