Really long startup

[Guest]

Hello to all,

I had windows XP on my brand new system, and it ran really well. All of a
sudden it started taking (without exaggeration) 1 hour to bootup. The
scrollbar that tells you that it is loading starts going really slowly. I
thought it was defective hardware but my computer store said that I needed to
reinstall windows. I decided to purchase Vista premium home, and after about
the third reboot it started doing the exact same thing! Here is my hardware:

Intel Dual core 2.13 w/ 4mb cache
Asus P5B-E motherboard
2gb OCZ platinum ram
320GB SATA WD HDD
LG DVD writer
Sparkle 8600GT 256 DDR3 videocard

Please help!

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Have you checked the Event Log in Adminstrative Tools to see if there are
any error messages relating to start up? If you do, copy the contest and
post back here for a better diagnosis. Also, are there any external devices
attached the system such as USB external drives for example? Also, I would
check the Problem Reports and Solutions applet in Control Panel > View
Problem History to see if there are any application or device driver error
messages.

 

[Guest]

You don't say whether you upgraded from XP to Vista, or did a clean install
of Vista
If it was an upgrade, it should not have been done while XP had problems.
If it is a clean install, it is a hardware problem.

 

[Guest]

Hi,

This sounds as though your hard drive data transfer rate has been
drastically reduced. I suggest that you check the security of your data
cables. When you next start your machine, enter your BIOS and check that all
settings are correct, especially the date and time and that all settings
relating to overclocking are set to 'Auto'. In the setting for your hard
drive, make sure that it is set to 'Auto' and also any sub-settings. Save the
configuration data, then reboot your machine and let it startup. If it is
still slow, go into Device Manager and check to see whether the transfer rate
is set correctly or whether it has been put into PIO (very slow) mode. If it
has, try resetting the mode to its fastest setting and restart your machine.
If it still boots slowly, then restore to the previous driver to see if that
solves your problem. I notice that you had XP on your machine and have
subsequently replaced it with Vista. If this is an upgrade version, can I
refer you to my post 'Clean Install Windows Vista Using Upgrade Media' in the
newsgroup 'Windows Vista Installation and Setup' (dated 9/21/2007).
Dwarf