vanwicklin
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Hi all I am all of a sudden having my system booting very slowly. I have check for virus and found none. I have gone through config and turned of everything in the start memeu. This is driving me nuts. Help please
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I watch this thread with interest, I just had the same problem. I tried for a couple of days and wnent through all config files etc all the services stuff, system restore did'nt work either. I ended up doing a re-install, I had used Adaware and think I deleted a wrong file in the list it threw up. Good luck if you get it sorted can you ppost the fix?
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Are there any errors flagged at boot time in your Event Viewer?
Some things to try.
Enable Boot Logging via Safe Mode.
Starts while logging all the drivers and services that were loaded (or not loaded) by the system to a file. This file is called ntbtlog.txt and it is located in the %windir% directory. Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt add to the boot log a list of all the drivers and services that are loaded. The boot log is useful in determining the exact cause of system startup problems.
315222 - A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP
Screen display of loading drivers.
/SOS
The /sos switch causes the loader to print the name of loaded modules. When Windows NT comes up instead of displaying dots while the devices load, Windows NT will show the actual names of the drivers as they load.
The /SOS switch can be added; to display driver names while they are being loaded during the Windows boot. By default, the OS Loader screen only echos progress dots.
Bootvis can be used to diagnose your Boot loading sequence besides just optimizing it. Have a look at the options in Bootvis and use the one that produces a graph of how and when drivers and programs are loading.
Download the free BootVis.exe Tool from Microsoft and improve your bootup times.
How is it running once booted?
Some things to try.
Enable Boot Logging via Safe Mode.
Starts while logging all the drivers and services that were loaded (or not loaded) by the system to a file. This file is called ntbtlog.txt and it is located in the %windir% directory. Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt add to the boot log a list of all the drivers and services that are loaded. The boot log is useful in determining the exact cause of system startup problems.
315222 - A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP
Screen display of loading drivers.
/SOS
The /sos switch causes the loader to print the name of loaded modules. When Windows NT comes up instead of displaying dots while the devices load, Windows NT will show the actual names of the drivers as they load.
The /SOS switch can be added; to display driver names while they are being loaded during the Windows boot. By default, the OS Loader screen only echos progress dots.
Bootvis can be used to diagnose your Boot loading sequence besides just optimizing it. Have a look at the options in Bootvis and use the one that produces a graph of how and when drivers and programs are loading.
Download the free BootVis.exe Tool from Microsoft and improve your bootup times.
How is it running once booted?
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