Re: slow startup

[Mike]

I am having a similar problem. Was this problem
resolved? If so, how? Thanks.


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>>-----Original Message-----
>>jg wrote:
>>> Most of the time is before desktop appears. Here's
>>> sequence.
>>> Turn on: Dell logo appears
>>> 1:45 screen goes blank
>>> 4:30 Windows 98 screen appears
>>> 5:07 screen goes blank
>>> 5:17 cancel network login
>>> 5:34 desktop appears
>>> 6:15 McAffee logo appears
>>> 6:40 able to open applications
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>>Bring up the boot menu exactly as if you were going
into
>Safe Mode. However,
>>instead of Safe Mode, choose Step-by-Step startup. This
>will show you each
>>step of the startup process as it runs. Press the Enter
>key to select the
>>default value of each line, but note what the line is
>that's executing.
>>Watch for any item that takes several minutes to
execute.
>Tell us which item
>>it was.
>>
>>--
>>Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows http://aumha.org/
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>>
>>
>>Most of the wait time is before the boot menu can be
>accessed. F8 key won't bring up menu for several
minutes
>after computer is turned on.
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