Reboot takes 15 minutes

Hi,

You've tried everything I was going to suggest !
You could try doing a logged boot and examine log for
weird errors.

Is a cold boot (i.e. seitch power off) also so slow ?
Does your event viewer have any clues to the problem ?
What about Device Manager - everything ok there ?

I would be tempted to do a re-install. Not what you want
to hear but this could take a LONG time to sort out.

Regards,

Tim



>-----Original Message-----
>I have just built a new PC - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC3200 RAM,
ASUS P4S800 mobo,
>etc etc
>
>If the PC has been turned off for a few hours the PC
starts up very quickly
>and I am using Windows apps within 2 minutes - maybe
quicker.
>
>However, if I reboot, it takes 15 minutes to start up
again. This time is
>usually spent displaying the XP logo. During this 15
minutes, the HDD light
>on my case is constantly on. This also happens in Safe
Mode. Because of
>this hanging effect, some services timeout and fail to
startup.
>
>Please help, I've tried everything including:
>msconfig and disabling all services and startup programs
etc
>bootvis.exe - which won't work - something about no disk
device.
>checking DMA on hard disks
>unplugging various hardware before start up
>full virus scans with the latest definitions
>installed latest drivers
>defragged disks
>
>My current thought is it's a heat problem but is that
really a possibility?
>
>Are there any bios settings that could cause this delay
on a 2nd boot up?
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