xp bootup

[Al]

At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds before
it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this message?

[TangoX]

Al wrote:
> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds before
> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this message?

please detail requests... what message?

[Al]

>-----Original Message-----
>Al wrote:
>> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds before
>> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this
message?
>
>please detail requests... what message?
>
>The message is:

Press ESC to change boot order
Press F2 to enter setup
Press F12 to boot from LAN

It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes bootup.
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Al.

That's not a WinXP message. It sounds like a message from your computer's
BIOS. WinXP can not even BEGIN to load until you get past this message.

Are you running some third-party boot manager, such as Boot Magic or
BootItNG? Are you in a LAN? What make and model computer you running?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Al" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Al wrote:
> >> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds before
> >> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this
> message?
> >
> >please detail requests... what message?
> >
> >The message is:
>
> Press ESC to change boot order
> Press F2 to enter setup
> Press F12 to boot from LAN
>
> It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes bootup.

[Al]

Hi R. C.,

I am running a Compaq 2570US with XP Pro which I bought
about 2 weeks ago. I am running all the original
software. I am not in a LAN. I tried changing the boot
loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
change.

Al

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Al.
>
>That's not a WinXP message. It sounds like a message
from your computer's
>BIOS. WinXP can not even BEGIN to load until you get
past this message.
>
>Are you running some third-party boot manager, such as
Boot Magic or
>BootItNG? Are you in a LAN? What make and model
computer you running?
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Al" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Al wrote:
>> >> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds
before
>> >> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this
>> message?
>> >
>> >please detail requests... what message?
>> >
>> >The message is:
>>
>> Press ESC to change boot order
>> Press F2 to enter setup
>> Press F12 to boot from LAN
>>
>> It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes bootup.
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Al.

Thanks for the additional info. I've never used a Compaq, so I hope someone
will jump in with some details here.

> I tried changing the boot
> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
> change.

Not surprising. As I said, your boot process has not got to this point yet.
It's hanging up before it ever starts loading Windows. This message is
coming from your computer's BIOS, not from Windows.

I'm only guessing here since, as I said, I know nothing of Compaq. But I
think you should press Esc and see what your present boot order is. Your
computer may have instructions to boot from floppy or CD, and it's trying to
find a bootable disk in that drive. It finally gives up on that and moves
on to the second device in the boot order, which would be your hard drive.
It finds a bootable partition there and can begin the boot process. If you
change the boot order to HD first, your delay should disappear.

I hope some Compaq user out there will confirm or correct this. ;^}

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Al" > wrote in message
...
> Hi R. C.,
>
> I am running a Compaq 2570US with XP Pro which I bought
> about 2 weeks ago. I am running all the original
> software. I am not in a LAN. I tried changing the boot
> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
> change.
>
> Al
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Al.
> >
> >That's not a WinXP message. It sounds like a message
> from your computer's
> >BIOS. WinXP can not even BEGIN to load until you get
> past this message.
> >
> >Are you running some third-party boot manager, such as
> Boot Magic or
> >BootItNG? Are you in a LAN? What make and model
> computer you running?
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"Al" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Al wrote:
> >> >> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds
> before
> >> >> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this
> >> message?
> >> >
> >> >please detail requests... what message?
> >> >
> >> >The message is:
> >>
> >> Press ESC to change boot order
> >> Press F2 to enter setup
> >> Press F12 to boot from LAN
> >>
> >> It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes bootup.

[Al]

HI, RC

I changed the boot order to HD first but there was no
change. I changed it back to the default order which is
the floppy, CD then the HD. At the message when I press
ESC to go to the change boot order menu (or F2 to go to
the setup menu) the message still has to time out before
it goes to those menus. I also set the BIOS to its
default values and nothing helped. Thanks for your
suggestions.

Al


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Al.
>
>Thanks for the additional info. I've never used a
Compaq, so I hope someone
>will jump in with some details here.
>
>> I tried changing the boot
>> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
>> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
>> change.
>
>Not surprising. As I said, your boot process has not
got to this point yet.
>It's hanging up before it ever starts loading Windows.
This message is
>coming from your computer's BIOS, not from Windows.
>
>I'm only guessing here since, as I said, I know nothing
of Compaq. But I
>think you should press Esc and see what your present
boot order is. Your
>computer may have instructions to boot from floppy or
CD, and it's trying to
>find a bootable disk in that drive. It finally gives up
on that and moves
>on to the second device in the boot order, which would
be your hard drive.
>It finds a bootable partition there and can begin the
boot process. If you
>change the boot order to HD first, your delay should
disappear.
>
>I hope some Compaq user out there will confirm or
correct this. ;^}
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Al" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi R. C.,
>>
>> I am running a Compaq 2570US with XP Pro which I bought
>> about 2 weeks ago. I am running all the original
>> software. I am not in a LAN. I tried changing the boot
>> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
>> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
>> change.
>>
>> Al
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Al.
>> >
>> >That's not a WinXP message. It sounds like a message
>> from your computer's
>> >BIOS. WinXP can not even BEGIN to load until you get
>> past this message.
>> >
>> >Are you running some third-party boot manager, such as
>> Boot Magic or
>> >BootItNG? Are you in a LAN? What make and model
>> computer you running?
>> >
>> >RC
>> >
>> >"Al" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Al wrote:
>> >> >> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds
>> before
>> >> >> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this
>> >> message?
>> >> >
>> >> >please detail requests... what message?
>> >> >
>> >> >The message is:
>> >>
>> >> Press ESC to change boot order
>> >> Press F2 to enter setup
>> >> Press F12 to boot from LAN
>> >>
>> >> It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes bootup.
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Al.

I keep hoping somebody who knows Compaq will jump in here. You really need
someone who knows how to get into the Compaq BIOS and make the proper
settings. Do you know anybody in town who has a Compaq? Have you read the
manual? Have you looked at the Tech Support pages on the HP/Compaq website?

All I can do is repeat that this is NOT a Windows problem. It happens
before Windows even begins to load. This is a Compaq problem.

When you find the answer, please post it here for the benefit of others. In
a newsgroup, we all learn from each other. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Al" > wrote in message
...
> HI, RC
>
> I changed the boot order to HD first but there was no
> change. I changed it back to the default order which is
> the floppy, CD then the HD. At the message when I press
> ESC to go to the change boot order menu (or F2 to go to
> the setup menu) the message still has to time out before
> it goes to those menus. I also set the BIOS to its
> default values and nothing helped. Thanks for your
> suggestions.
>
> Al
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Al.
> >
> >Thanks for the additional info. I've never used a
> Compaq, so I hope someone
> >will jump in with some details here.
> >
> >> I tried changing the boot
> >> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
> >> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
> >> change.
> >
> >Not surprising. As I said, your boot process has not
> got to this point yet.
> >It's hanging up before it ever starts loading Windows.
> This message is
> >coming from your computer's BIOS, not from Windows.
> >
> >I'm only guessing here since, as I said, I know nothing
> of Compaq. But I
> >think you should press Esc and see what your present
> boot order is. Your
> >computer may have instructions to boot from floppy or
> CD, and it's trying to
> >find a bootable disk in that drive. It finally gives up
> on that and moves
> >on to the second device in the boot order, which would
> be your hard drive.
> >It finds a bootable partition there and can begin the
> boot process. If you
> >change the boot order to HD first, your delay should
> disappear.
> >
> >I hope some Compaq user out there will confirm or
> correct this. ;^}
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"Al" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi R. C.,
> >>
> >> I am running a Compaq 2570US with XP Pro which I bought
> >> about 2 weeks ago. I am running all the original
> >> software. I am not in a LAN. I tried changing the boot
> >> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a selection)
> >> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
> >> change.
> >>
> >> Al
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi, Al.
> >> >
> >> >That's not a WinXP message. It sounds like a message
> >> from your computer's
> >> >BIOS. WinXP can not even BEGIN to load until you get
> >> past this message.
> >> >
> >> >Are you running some third-party boot manager, such as
> >> Boot Magic or
> >> >BootItNG? Are you in a LAN? What make and model
> >> computer you running?
> >> >
> >> >RC
> >> >
> >> >"Al" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >>
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >Al wrote:
> >> >> >> At startup I get a message that lasts 45 seconds
> >> before
> >> >> >> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of this
> >> >> message?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >please detail requests... what message?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >The message is:
> >> >>
> >> >> Press ESC to change boot order
> >> >> Press F2 to enter setup
> >> >> Press F12 to boot from LAN
> >> >>
> >> >> It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes bootup.

[Al]

Hi RC,

Compaq tech support says disconnecting the CMOS battery
for 15 minutes might fix the problem but they do not
recommend opening the case. They gave me phone numbers of
Compaq technicions to talk to so I will follow up on that.


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Al.
>
>I keep hoping somebody who knows Compaq will jump in
here. You really need
>someone who knows how to get into the Compaq BIOS and
make the proper
>settings. Do you know anybody in town who has a
Compaq? Have you read the
>manual? Have you looked at the Tech Support pages on
the HP/Compaq website?
>
>All I can do is repeat that this is NOT a Windows
problem. It happens
>before Windows even begins to load. This is a Compaq
problem.
>
>When you find the answer, please post it here for the
benefit of others. In
>a newsgroup, we all learn from each other. ;<)
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Al" > wrote in message
...
>> HI, RC
>>
>> I changed the boot order to HD first but there was no
>> change. I changed it back to the default order which is
>> the floppy, CD then the HD. At the message when I press
>> ESC to go to the change boot order menu (or F2 to go to
>> the setup menu) the message still has to time out
before
>> it goes to those menus. I also set the BIOS to its
>> default values and nothing helped. Thanks for your
>> suggestions.
>>
>> Al
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Al.
>> >
>> >Thanks for the additional info. I've never used a
>> Compaq, so I hope someone
>> >will jump in with some details here.
>> >
>> >> I tried changing the boot
>> >> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a
selection)
>> >> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
>> >> change.
>> >
>> >Not surprising. As I said, your boot process has not
>> got to this point yet.
>> >It's hanging up before it ever starts loading Windows.
>> This message is
>> >coming from your computer's BIOS, not from Windows.
>> >
>> >I'm only guessing here since, as I said, I know
nothing
>> of Compaq. But I
>> >think you should press Esc and see what your present
>> boot order is. Your
>> >computer may have instructions to boot from floppy or
>> CD, and it's trying to
>> >find a bootable disk in that drive. It finally gives
up
>> on that and moves
>> >on to the second device in the boot order, which would
>> be your hard drive.
>> >It finds a bootable partition there and can begin the
>> boot process. If you
>> >change the boot order to HD first, your delay should
>> disappear.
>> >
>> >I hope some Compaq user out there will confirm or
>> correct this. ;^}
>> >
>> >RC
>> >
>> >"Al" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> Hi R. C.,
>> >>
>> >> I am running a Compaq 2570US with XP Pro which I
bought
>> >> about 2 weeks ago. I am running all the original
>> >> software. I am not in a LAN. I tried changing the
boot
>> >> loader timeout (time Windows will wait for a
selection)
>> >> but it has not booted to windows yet, so there is no
>> >> change.
>> >>
>> >> Al
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Hi, Al.
>> >> >
>> >> >That's not a WinXP message. It sounds like a
message
>> >> from your computer's
>> >> >BIOS. WinXP can not even BEGIN to load until you
get
>> >> past this message.
>> >> >
>> >> >Are you running some third-party boot manager,
such as
>> >> Boot Magic or
>> >> >BootItNG? Are you in a LAN? What make and model
>> >> computer you running?
>> >> >
>> >> >RC
>> >> >
>> >> >"Al" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >> >Al wrote:
>> >> >> >> At startup I get a message that lasts 45
seconds
>> >> before
>> >> >> >> it finishes booting up. How can I get rid of
this
>> >> >> message?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >please detail requests... what message?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >The message is:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Press ESC to change boot order
>> >> >> Press F2 to enter setup
>> >> >> Press F12 to boot from LAN
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It lasts about 45 seconds before it finishes
bootup.
>
>
>.
>