booting up

[Guest]

Hi,
I'm operating XP Home. I press the power switch and find that during the
boot up process I can't do anything until the red flashing light stops
flashing. For example, if after about 30 secs I try to access the internet, I
get a message (619) telling me that a connection to a remote computer was not
possible. This only happens during the boot up stage. Is this normal? I don't
remember having this problem when I had Win 98.
If there is a problem at boot up stage,then I would appreciate any help.
Thank you

 

[Mikhail Zhilin]

See if
"Your pointer changes to an hourglass when you hold it over the taskbar
for a few minutes after starting your Windows XP-based computer",
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;841571
is your case.

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[Guest]

Hi Mikhail,
The pointer during boot-up stays constant. During this time, the hourglass
appears and disappears several times beside the pointer. At the conclusion of
boot-up the hourglass disappears, the pointer stays constant and does not
change, not even when held in the taskbar for a few minutes, as requested.