Why is ntbtlog.txt so big?

[Padredog]

I have a gaming PC with win xp sp2 that has had problems at startup
for about a year now. It will hang at the splash screen and the blue
scroll will just roll on, and until recently, I would get the message
"Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
boot device" after it scrolled for about 15-30 minutes. I can alway
get into safe mode. I recently enabled the /bootlog switch so I could
see the ntbtlog.txt file, it is over 6 meg in size. Two other PC's I
use, an emachine running XP SP2, and a Vista PC PC at work. Both of
those ntbtlog files are about 27K in size. Why would my gaming PC
ntbtlog file be so much bigger? I see A LOT of duplicate lines in the
huge ntbtlog file. Would this be a possible source of my PC hanging at
the splash screen?

 

[PvdG42]

I have a gaming PC with win xp sp2 that has had problems at startup
for about a year now. It will hang at the splash screen and the blue
scroll will just roll on, and until recently, I would get the message
"Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
boot device" after it scrolled for about 15-30 minutes. I can alway
get into safe mode. I recently enabled the /bootlog switch so I could
see the ntbtlog.txt file, it is over 6 meg in size. Two other PC's I
use, an emachine running XP SP2, and a Vista PC PC at work. Both of
those ntbtlog files are about 27K in size. Why would my gaming PC
ntbtlog file be so much bigger? I see A LOT of duplicate lines in the
huge ntbtlog file. Would this be a possible source of my PC hanging at
the splash screen?

The file name implies that it's a log file, which probably has entries added
every time your PC boots in its present condition. Since you've had issues
for a year, that's a lot of log entries. Try opening the file in WordPad or
some other editor to see the repeating entries.

The size of the log file is a symptom of your problem. Have you considered a
repair install of XP?

 

[Padredog]

The file name implies that it's a log file, which probably has entries added
every time your PC boots in its present condition. Since you've had issues
for a year, that's a lot of log entries. Try opening the file in WordPad or
some other editor to see the repeating entries.

The size of the log file is a symptom of your problem. Have you considered a
repair install of XP?

Thanks for responding.Bootlog was only enabled recently, about a week
ago. Would it still log a years worth of records? I have considered a
repair install of xp.