slow bootup

[aragorn]

I had the same problem after reinstalling winXP without
formatting first.
Reinstalled again...but this time..formatted the drive
and XP runs like hell.
I think if you just reinstall over the original, it's
more like a 'repair' then a new installation.
Never heard that XP can run up to 4 OS versions, but you
can install other versions on different partitions.

I run win98 and win2003server next to winXP.

>-----Original Message-----
>My new PC with XP is very slow to boot up. I needed to
re-
>install XP (for more reasons that time permits) but
since
>then the boot up can take minutes to load. I did not
>format the drive just a re-install. I was told that XP
>can run upto 4 Operating Systems so I am thinking that
>this is the primary cause. Does anyone know if this is
>true and if so, how can I rectify the problem.
>
>please help.
>
>Peter L.
>.
>