boot problems

[Jack]

I'm running XPhome on a Dell with a dual boot. When the
computer boots up I have to pick which drive to use but
the problem is that the default drive hangs for a long
time the the desk top wallpaper loads and then stops. None
of the icons or task bar loads. I've tried a safe boot
which until the last time worked, even then I couldn't
figure out what was wrong. I even tried to rollback the
system to a known good date, but that didn't work either.
HELLLLP!

[Gerry Cornell]

Jack

What is the history of the machine?=20

For delays before the icons appear on the Desktop use the Bootvis.exe =
tool -the download on the link page which follows:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/default.asp

Otherwise I would look in Event Viewer at the logged errors.

1. To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click =
Administrative Tools, double-click Event Viewer and select System for =
system errors or Application for application errors. Look for Error in =
the Type column and double click on Error to reveal a Description of the =
error. This can be copied by using Clipboard Viewer (see later).
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2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you =
should double click for further information and you can copy using copy =
and paste.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

3. For some errors you will find "+ Related Knowledge Base Article", =
which if double clicked takes you to the Knowledge Base Article =
containing a suggested solution.

There always seems to be a step 2 but not always a step 3.=20

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports (Step 1). Run Event Viewer and =
double click on the error you want to copy. In the window which appears =
is a button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close =
Event Viewer. Now start your message ( email )and do a paste into the =
body of the message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer =
Error Report complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the =
first paste after exiting from Event Viewer. It can be helpful to place =
a shortcut to Event Viewer on your Desktop.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Jack" > wrote in message =
...
> I'm running XPhome on a Dell with a dual boot. When the=20
> computer boots up I have to pick which drive to use but=20
> the problem is that the default drive hangs for a long=20
> time the the desk top wallpaper loads and then stops. None=20
> of the icons or task bar loads. I've tried a safe boot=20
> which until the last time worked, even then I couldn't=20
> figure out what was wrong. I even tried to rollback the=20
> system to a known good date, but that didn't work either.
> HELLLLP!