Slow booting

C

Catnap

I have Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron Notebook 1100 (1 year
old). Sometimes it takes a very very long time to start
the computer. Other times it starts OK. Have had this
problem about 2 weeks now. Disabled various startup
programs and icons, then put them back - made no
difference in the boot up time.
Help?
 
G

Gerry Cornell

Any error reports in the system section of Event Viewer?


Make an exact note of the precise text of any error message. Minor discrepancies can
make it harder to search for information about the error message.

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

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should double click
for further information and you can copy using copy and paste.
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. 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.

Links giving some information about specific Error Reports are:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/support/ee.asp

http://www.eventid.net/search.asp

These links, however, do not contain information about each and every Error Report.

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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G

Guest

If it starts okay sometimes - how often is that? Lets say
out of 10 reboots how many are fast?
 
G

Guest

It starts OK maybe 2 out of 10 times.
-----Original Message-----
If it starts okay sometimes - how often is that? Lets say
out of 10 reboots how many are fast?
.
 
G

Guest

Hi Gerry - I found event manager and found error
messages - one that occurred repeatedly was about
parallel port driver failed. Event ID 7000. When I did a
search for that event it gave some info about Real Player
problems?? I will try to email you with more info since I
don't know if you will read this topic.
Thanks,
Catnap
-----Original Message-----
Any error reports in the system section of Event Viewer?


Make an exact note of the precise text of any error
message. Minor discrepancies can
make it harder to search for information about the error message.

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

Part of the Description of the error will include a
link, which you should double click
for further information and you can copy using copy and paste.
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. 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.

Links giving some information about specific Error Reports are:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/support/ee.asp

http://www.eventid.net/search.asp

These links, however, do not contain information about each and every Error Report.

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.

--

~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Catnap" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
 
G

Gerry Cornell

You need to copy and paste a copy of the error report. The information in your message to the newsgroup and private email omits important clues.

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.


~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

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