System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

krish · 09-05-2006, 05:36 PM

Hi,

My friend is facing a really weired problem. It takes him more than 2 hours to boot windows xp (sp1). A blank screen is displayed after the windows GUI is loaded during boot and then the login screen is displayed after a lot of time.

Config. is:
ASUS A7N8X VM/400
AMD Athlon XP 2GHz
512 MB RAM
40GB HDD.

When booted in Linux, it was showing some problem related to USB. But the problem persists even after disabling USB from BIOS.

Any idea????

Krish

Chirag · 09-05-2006, 06:37 PM

Mine was not 2hrs it was 4-5 mins. It took 4-5 mins to boot. I reinstalled xp and it worked. And why sp1 now when sp2 is here?

Rollercoaster · 11-05-2006, 10:07 PM

who the hell waits around 2 hrs for an os to boot....

dOm1naTOr · 11-05-2006, 10:57 PM

why sp2? sp3 is here !
Try system mechanic pro v6 and remove all junk and optimise windows using it:

Here is another trick to speed up your stertup: Clearing virtual mem during shutdown: but it makes stutdowns a little slower:
Here it goes:

Go to: Control panel/Admin tools/Local security policy.
Navigate to Local Polocies and select security options.
Select 'Shutdown:Clear Virtual Memory Page File' and change its value to eneble.

close everything any try a restart.

Another trick is boot defragmentation:
Start/run/type "regedit" press enter
Navigate to "HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/Dfrg/BootOptimise Function.
Double click on "eneble" key and select "y".
Try a restart.

This is sure to bring your system to boot faster than ever before>>>>

Dink2cool · 12-05-2006, 01:37 AM

i had faced the same problem a few months back .. got my comp checked by the vendor .. he said that it was due to a boot sector virus .. then he did (what he calls it : low level formatting ... i dunno what that means ) and everything my pc became normal again .. if u know what low level formatting is then you should try it .. maybe that would help

hermit · 12-05-2006, 02:48 AM

use hirens boot disc to clean boot sector virus , if it resides there !

anandk · 14-05-2006, 09:37 AM

2 hrs !!!
i can only suggest u reformat !!!

ps : dont consider the 'sp3'. its an unoficial pack and could cause damage...

09-05-2006, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
krish Broken In Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jaipur >> Mumbai >> Thane Posts: 170	System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi, My friend is facing a really weired problem. It takes him more than 2 hours to boot windows xp (sp1). A blank screen is displayed after the windows GUI is loaded during boot and then the login screen is displayed after a lot of time. Config. is: ASUS A7N8X VM/400 AMD Athlon XP 2GHz 512 MB RAM 40GB HDD. When booted in Linux, it was showing some problem related to USB. But the problem persists even after disabling USB from BIOS. Any idea???? Krish __________________ Compaq Presario Notebook, AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+ (1.8 GHz), ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress (PCIe) 200M 128MB Graphics, 768 MB DDR 333 MHz RAM, 40 GB HDD, DVD+CDRW Combo, 15".....

09-05-2006, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chirag bang bang! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vadodara Posts: 1,158	Re: System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine was not 2hrs it was 4-5 mins. It took 4-5 mins to boot. I reinstalled xp and it worked. And why sp1 now when sp2 is here?

11-05-2006, 10:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rollercoaster -The BlacKCoaT Operative- Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dehradun, India Posts: 1,205	Re: System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who the hell waits around 2 hrs for an os to boot.... __________________ -------------------------------------------- Holding my last breath, safe inside myself..... -------------------------------------------- I dont use my computer. I misuse it- रोलरकोस्टर

11-05-2006, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
dOm1naTOr Wise Old Owl Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: shhhh!!!!! on a sniper point Posts: 4,151	Re: System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why sp2? sp3 is here ! Try system mechanic pro v6 and remove all junk and optimise windows using it: Here is another trick to speed up your stertup: Clearing virtual mem during shutdown: but it makes stutdowns a little slower: Here it goes: Go to: Control panel/Admin tools/Local security policy. Navigate to Local Polocies and select security options. Select 'Shutdown:Clear Virtual Memory Page File' and change its value to eneble. close everything any try a restart. Another trick is boot defragmentation: Start/run/type "regedit" press enter Navigate to "HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/Dfrg/BootOptimise Function. Double click on "eneble" key and select "y". Try a restart. This is sure to bring your system to boot faster than ever before>>>> __________________ G1: PII X4 B50 4.0 \| TRUE 120*2 \| TA790GXB A2+ \| 4GB DDR2 GSkill 1200 \| Audigy 2 \| HD4870 \| HEC 550 \| MX 518. G2: AII 240 \| M2N 68AM+ \| 3GB\| 8800GT \| Zebby Plat 500 G3: XPS M1530 \| FZ 16.

12-05-2006, 01:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dink2cool Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dehra Dun Posts: 80	Re: System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had faced the same problem a few months back .. got my comp checked by the vendor .. he said that it was due to a boot sector virus .. then he did (what he calls it : low level formatting ... i dunno what that means ) and everything my pc became normal again .. if u know what low level formatting is then you should try it .. maybe that would help __________________ Kamehameha !!!! My blog : dinkarpundir.blogspot.com The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot; the guy who invented the other three, he was the genius.

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12-05-2006, 02:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
hermit Broken In Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 151	Re: System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! use hirens boot disc to clean boot sector virus , if it resides there !

14-05-2006, 09:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
anandk Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 3,783	Re: System boots in 2 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 hrs !!! i can only suggest u reformat !!! ps : dont consider the 'sp3'. its an unoficial pack and could cause damage... __________________ > www.TheWindowsClub.com < = www.WinVistaClub.com = Microsoft® MVP

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