New XP install Slow to Boot

[Agmeusic Bits]

I did a new install of XP home. I told it to format the partition that XP
was currently on and reinstall there.

It took forever to complete the format (More than 4 hours). Does anyone know
what would make the format take so long.

The machine is a Dell Dimension 4400.

Now XP takes a long time to boot. It takes a long time to get to the login
screen, sometimes shows a black screen with a bar at the bottom of the
screen counting up. (What is that?

Then it takes a long time after login screen. I've tried a Diagnostic Boot,
Ithink, but it is slow right from the time I turn it on.

Any Ideas?

 

[Agmeusic Bits]

As an update.

I viewed the Event system log and it had some curious entries.

1 - the device, \Device\IDE\IDEPORT0, did not respond within the timeout
period. (Saw this one a few times in a row)

2 - about 1.5 hrs after the first...
The driver has detected that the Harddisk0\DR0 has predicted that it will
fail....

What should I do?.
Could this explain why windows is so slow to start?
Should I get a util from the drive manufacturer?
Should I have formatted the entire drive first and not just the partition?

Thanks
Agy

 

[Peter Hutchison]

I did a new install of XP home. I told it to format the partition that XP
was currently on and reinstall there.

It took forever to complete the format (More than 4 hours). Does anyone know
what would make the format take so long.

The machine is a Dell Dimension 4400.

Now XP takes a long time to boot. It takes a long time to get to the login
screen, sometimes shows a black screen with a bar at the bottom of the
screen counting up. (What is that?

Then it takes a long time after login screen. I've tried a Diagnostic Boot,
Ithink, but it is slow right from the time I turn it on.

Any Ideas?

Check connections inside the PC, make sure the IDE cable isn`t slow.
Also, make sure other slave devices are connected correct and jumpers
set correctly. Load BIOS screen and check settings as well.

When booting into Windows, load Device Manager and check that DMA is
enabled for IDE controllers to ensure max speed.

Peter Hutchison