I want XP to boot slower!!!!

[Guest]

Yes, you heard me right. I want XP to wait longer before showing the logon
dialog box.

We are having DHCP performance issues on our network. Unfortunately another
group is respoonsible for managing it and they are not that quick at fixing
problems as we are (they have more work than we do).

So if I can force XP to lag like 150 seconds before logon box, it might help
fix some of the problems I am having.

 

[Pentium]

Have it list the boot sequence.

 

[Phydeaux]

Yes, you heard me right. I want XP to wait longer before showing the
logon dialog box.

We are having DHCP performance issues on our network. Unfortunately
another group is respoonsible for managing it and they are not that
quick at fixing problems as we are (they have more work than we do).

So if I can force XP to lag like 150 seconds before logon box, it
might help fix some of the problems I am having.

Have you looked at:
-- Control Panel | System | Advanced Tab then click on "Startup and
Recovery" "Settings" button. Set the seconds to display operating system to
150.



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[Guest]

Very creative answer!

Have you looked at:
-- Control Panel | System | Advanced Tab then click on "Startup and
Recovery" "Settings" button. Set the seconds to display operating system to
150.



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[Guest]

Very creative but still doesn't work. It is waiting at the wrong time.

I basically need it to wait for an IP address before continuing.

 

[Edwin]

Very creative but still doesn't work. It is waiting at the wrong time.

I basically need it to wait for an IP address before continuing.

I read this as logon to network as opposed to logon to computer.
If so try disconnecting network cable prior to booting.
Should complete boot process and icon should report /show network connection
failure.

 

[Guest]

Actually that wouldn't help at all as I need to automate this across the
enterprise.

I think I found something that helps.

Adding the key disabledhcpmediasense=1 to tcip/paramters key under
hkey/localmachine/currentcontrolset/system

Essentially the machine starts trying to get an IP as soon as the network
boots. This gives it enough time to acuire it before GP times out.