Re: New build takes ages to boot into XP Home

dk wrote:

Hi,

I have built many pcs over the last number of years and always find my way around problems but this time I am stumped.

Built a Pentium 4 3.2ghz system for my sister which takes almost 2 minutes after the POST and before the XP progress bar appears. During this time there is no disk activity, just a black screen with the cursor flashing in the corner. It is extremly frustrating as I promised her a fast system and it now takes almost 4 minutes to boot.

This happens with a clean install and minimum hardware, PS2 Keyboard/Mouse, Hard drive, DVD, Graphics card. Can anyone shed any light on this?

I always use XP Pro but this is the first time I have used XP Home, could this be the cause?

Any sugestions much appreciated.

Des.

System :
Asus P4P800-MX Socket-478 I865G
Pentium 4 3.2Ghz(Prescott) 800mhz FSB
512mb DDR RAM
Western Digital WD2000BB 200GB 7200RPM ATA/100
NEC ND3540A 16x DVD RW
Windows XP Home


Are you using an onboard LAN and if so have the drivers been installed? I could be wrong but I think the long load time is due to the network.

 Bob
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