slow booting up xp

[Guest]

I recently re-installed windows xp I done a complete clean install but after
I installed it when it gets to the white bar at the bottom of the screen it
takes about 5 minutes to load then after that it loads in as normal apart
from that there isnt any problem atall with my computer so I cant figure out
why its takeing so long to for the white bar to load has anyone got any idea
why this is happening

amd athlon 2500 xp
512mb ram
152 gb hard disk(149 gb free)
windows xp sp 2

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Look in Event Viewer for Error Reports occurring during the boot process
and post copies here.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools,
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/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&Product=winxp

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. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now start your
message
(email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the
info from the
Event Viewer Error Report complete with links into the message. Make
sure this is
the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.

In Event Viewer there is no facility to print Error Reports. A
workaround is copy and
paste the Error Report into an email, send it to yourself and print off
the copy in your
Inbox or your Sent Items folder.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Malke]

I recently re-installed windows xp I done a complete clean install but
after I installed it when it gets to the white bar at the bottom of
the screen it takes about 5 minutes to load then after that it loads
in as normal apart from that there isnt any problem atall with my
computer so I cant figure out why its takeing so long to for the white
bar to load has anyone got any idea why this is happening

amd athlon 2500 xp
512mb ram
152 gb hard disk(149 gb free)
windows xp sp 2

There isn't any way for us to know either since we really don't have
much information about your system. Did you connect to the Internet
without a firewall and antivirus in place? Do you have Service Pack 2?
Did you install all your drivers? Do you have a lot of programs
starting with Windows? Here are a few links to sites that may help you:

Make sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Slow or Sluggish Computer:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm - Take Out the Trash (section 4)

Clean Boot Troubleshooting -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke

 

[Guest]

Hi

Try checking the startup items and uncheck whichever u donot need

start ->run and tryp MSCONFIG

Click on the start tab

Uncheck the unwanted items and also check if your anti virus is installed
properly

 

[Guest]

There isn't any way for us to know either since we really don't have
much information about your system. Did you connect to the Internet
without a firewall and antivirus in place? Do you have Service Pack 2?
Did you install all your drivers? Do you have a lot of programs
starting with Windows? Here are a few links to sites that may help you:

Make sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Slow or Sluggish Computer:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
http://aumha.org/a/health.htm - Take Out the Trash (section 4)

Clean Boot Troubleshooting -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I disconnected the internet before I done a clean install of xp then I
checked the add new hardware wizaed to make sure the were no drivers needed
everything seemed to be fine then I installed the original programs that
where on my computer when I bought it (ati software for my grapich card
,sound card and nero oem suite )Then I tried restarting it to see if it
loaded normally but it was still takeing the white bar 5 minutes to get to
about halve way to the other end then everything loads in as normal apart
from that my computer is running fine there doesnt seem to be any hardware
problem Im also keeping my computer disconnected from the internet and If
only got the origanal programs that came with the computer installed
my computer specs are at the bottom of my question
thank you in addvance for any help

 

[Malke]

I disconnected the internet before I done a clean install of xp then I
checked the add new hardware wizaed to make sure the were no drivers
needed everything seemed to be fine then I installed the original
programs that where on my computer when I bought it (ati software for
my grapich card ,sound card and nero oem suite )Then I tried
restarting it to see if it loaded normally but it was still takeing
the white bar 5 minutes to get to about halve way to the other end
then everything loads in as normal apart from that my computer is
running fine there doesnt seem to be any hardware problem Im also
keeping my computer disconnected from the internet and If only got the
origanal programs that came with the computer installed my computer
specs are at the bottom of my question thank you in addvance for any
help

Then something you have installed is failing and/or slowing down your
computer. Update all drivers by going to the mftrs.' websites or the
OEM's site if you have that kind of computer (HP, Dell, etc.). Check
for updates on all programs you've installed. Nero has had quite a few
updates to work correctly with SP2 for instance. If you installed InCD,
either uninstall that component or update it.

Other than that, do the clean boot troubleshooting previously suggested.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Then something you have installed is failing and/or slowing down your
computer. Update all drivers by going to the mftrs.' websites or the
OEM's site if you have that kind of computer (HP, Dell, etc.). Check
for updates on all programs you've installed. Nero has had quite a few
updates to work correctly with SP2 for instance. If you installed InCD,
either uninstall that component or update it.

Other than that, do the clean boot troubleshooting previously suggested.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

The same thing happened a few months ago when i done a clean install of xp
on my computer but after a day (I wasn't connected to the internet) my
computer loaded in as normal without any updates . I'll go and check for
updates It does sounds if that might be the problem. I think I was just lucky
the last time