Slow Boot Up

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Nana

My computer takes too long to boot up. This morning it took over 55minutes.
I have Windows XP Home Edition SP 2. Please can anyone help.

Thank you.
 
G

Gerry

Nana

Have you tried this approach?
How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

Also look for Error Reports in the System log in Event Viewer.
Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and 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/kb/308427/en-us

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
information.
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. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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G

Gerry

Don

Disk CleanUp only removes files with in the User Profile.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Don said:
Arecibo said:
This is a good starting point.
"Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/northrup_restoreperf.mspx
I've seen that article and do use the cleanup program, however for
reasons I don't understand, there are files selected for removal but
they are not removed.

Any thoughts?

DAW
 

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