Splash Screen Hangs

[rich]

Hello,

My splash screen at boot-up consistently hangs for 9 minutes. It then goes
through BIOS, and then the screen goes dark, and then if I leave it alone
for about 20 minutes, it goes to the desktop and the computer ap[ears to rum
smoothly. I tried safe mode and all the other options with F8 but could not
activate any of them. I'm using XP Pro.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

My splash screen at boot-up consistently hangs for 9 minutes.

Undo the system changes (eg. installation) that you've performed prior to
the first encounter of this problem. If there were no such changes, scan
your system for malware ASAP.

 

[rich]

I will try system restore. I scanned and there is no spy- or malware on my
computer. Thank you.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I will try system restore.

You may certainly try the System Restore tool. Concerning the possible
malware infestation, however, that tool is useless.

I scanned and there is no spy- or malware on my computer.

I really don't know where this sophism comes from. Note that malware
scanners give you the clue when there is a positive result. If there
are no hits, this doesn't mean anything!

Thank you.

'Welcome.

 

[Jeff]

the flash screen loads at boot, it is not a part of windows.
This is a hardware issue.
The first place I would look is the RAM, it is one of the first things to
load at boot and a bad stick would severely slow down the process as the
system did its RAM test.
You can check your ram with a program called memtest86
http://www.memtest86.com/

Jeff