User Password causing VERY slow boot ??

[Jack]

I have a machine that has XP Home installed. It has only one user and,
thus, only one account listed at Control Panel/User Accounts.

If I go there, pick my account (Computer administrator) and set up a
password everything seems fine until I boot the system. The
process/sequence goes until the point of 'Starting Windows' and then hangs
for 20 to 30 MINUTES. Without the password the boot takes well less than a
minute to get to desktop.

Once the system boots I can go to the account and remove the password,
reboot, and the system boots in normal time.

Any ideas/help on what's causing the delay and, maybe, a fix?

Thanks

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a machine that has XP Home installed. It has only one user
and, thus, only one account listed at Control Panel/User Accounts.

If I go there, pick my account (Computer administrator) and set up a
password everything seems fine until I boot the system. The
process/sequence goes until the point of 'Starting Windows' and
then hangs for 20 to 30 MINUTES. Without the password the boot
takes well less than a minute to get to desktop.

Once the system boots I can go to the account and remove the
password, reboot, and the system boots in normal time.

Any ideas/help on what's causing the delay and, maybe, a fix?

Boot to safe mode and log into it as "administrator". You have two users on
your system - one is "administrator".
Create a new user - give it a password - reboot normally and logon as that
user - does it work?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a machine that has XP Home installed. It has only one user
and, thus, only one account listed at Control Panel/User Accounts.

If I go there, pick my account (Computer administrator) and set up a
password everything seems fine until I boot the system. The
process/sequence goes until the point of 'Starting Windows' and
then hangs for 20 to 30 MINUTES. Without the password the boot
takes well less than a minute to get to desktop.

Once the system boots I can go to the account and remove the
password, reboot, and the system boots in normal time.

Any ideas/help on what's causing the delay and, maybe, a fix?

You may also want to put in your Windows CD and try..
Start button --> RUN

sfc /scannow

OK.