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Windows xp slow boot problem....
I have windows xp service pak 2 on my pc at home. The problem I am having is when it gets to the windows xp screen it is really really slow during the boot process to the desktop. I went to a computer guy that I know and he says I probably have a bad boot.ini file somewhere and I need to...- 666wolverine
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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I was wondering if this is a hard drive issue?
I don't know the type of HDD but it's whatever Dell uses for their machines. I think I read somewhere that they use Seagate. I did run scandisk and it didn't come up with anything abnormal. I don't know if there is another way of running it or not. I just used the scandisk utility from system...- 666wolverine
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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I was wondering if this is a hard drive issue?
It's an 80 gig HDD. It has about 52.9 free gigs on it. I just ran scandisk, defragged it, ran adaware, spysweep. I have about 1 gb of ram on it. It just started making a roaring type of a noise as well. It roars for just a bit then it goes away. Anxiety is here to stay no matter how much...- 666wolverine
- Post #3
- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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I was wondering if this is a hard drive issue?
I think my HD is in the beginning stages of death. The symptoms that I am having is that when my wife is playing her Sims 2 game the HD will start spooling up and down for a little while. This happens for no reason at all. I had it open last night while it was running and I was looking at the...- 666wolverine
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
