Thanks Gerry -
Gerry wrote:
> Mike
>
> Not all Andrew's suggestions are on the ball. Periodically an MS MVP
> jumps on him.
>
> If you created a Boot Menu delay the default is 30 seconds and this can
> be reduced to 5 seconds. However, I suspect you have not created one.

Not as far as I know.

>
> You can often see the cause by a careful examination of the System log
> in Event Viewer. Another approach is to use the techniques described
> here:
> How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

Nothing alarming in the Event Log, just informational entries.
I used the Guided Help, and got into a clean boot state, but alas no joy there.

>
> Drivers can cause start up delays so if you have not updated a third
> party driver that could be the explanation. Another area is having
> programmes load at start up, when they may be better used on an "on
> demand" basis. Autoruns is a useful tool to look at what loads on Start
> Up. Others use Msconfig but I much prefer Autoruns.

The monitor may be the only driver issue, as it's using a generic Windows setup. I
can't find any other drivers for it.
Thanks for the tip about Autoruns. It listed some 'not found' .sys files, which I
un-ticked, to no apparent good or bad effect.

>
> A safer way than msconfig to disable / remove unwanted start up items is
> to use Autoruns.
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys.../Autoruns.mspx
>
> With Autoruns you can uncheck an item, which disables it from starting,
> or you can can right click an item and then delete it. If you uncheck
> you can recheck to re-enable the item. It is a much safer approach than
> editing the Registry. Another useful feature of the programme is that
> you can right click an item and select Search Online to get information
> about the item selected.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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> MikeR wrote:
>> Daave wrote:
>>> "MikeR" <nf4lNoSpam@pobox.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eDy2hs1vIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Any more suggestions?
>>> I would suggest including a context. Without one, your post doesn't
>>> really make much sense.
>> Well Daave -
>> Sorry it's not clear, but it's in the thread. I don't like to quote
>> everything in previous posts, if it's a short thread. Can you not see
>> the thread?
>> I have an issue. A fix was suggested, which did not work, and I'm
>> asking for further guidance.
>>
>> So here's the whole story:
>> ================================================== ==================================
>> OP:
>> I had to do a fresh install of XP Pro. I've added SP 2 & 3.
>>
>> There is a 27 sec delay between the bios info screens, and the XP
>> splash screen. My other boxes are about 5 seconds.
>>
>> Googling got me a hint to check the boot order, and it's HD, CD then
>> floppy. Most of the stuff I found applied to a delay after Windows
>> starts.
>> ================================================== =================================
>> Suggested fix: Fresh install of xp,as in booting to xp cd,deleting the
>> partition,creating one,
>> then xp formats the hd.If not,then thiers youre problem(s)..If you
>> followed the above,& performed a "clean xp installation",then boot
>> to xp cd,recovery, in recovery type:Fixboot Agree,type:CHKDSK C: /p
>> After,type:EXIT Let xp restart.
>> ================================================== =================================
>> My 1st response:
>> Thanks, Andrew-
>> Booting to XP CD, yes. I didn't delete the partition, but I did
>> format(qiuck). So maybe the problem is???
>>
>> No joy with fixboot and chkdsk, altho chkdsk did report a problem. I
>> ran it again with the /r option.
>> ================================================== ==================================
>> I had no further suggestions , so I asked for more.
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>