StartUp Problem?!!

URWORSTENEMY · Jan 22, 2003, 12:37 AM

Hi guys,

Any help much appreciated

PROBLEM: On StartUp as the WinXP HomeEdition logo appears on screen and the progress bar begins moving
the bar will, on some occasions, freeze for approximately 60-90seconds!!
It then carries on loading and continues to the welcome screen.
Anyone any ideas why it does this?
It doesnt do it every time although the amount of times it does are getting more frequent

I have recently installed a new 80GB HDD, could this installation be the possible problem?

Zardon · Jan 22, 2003, 12:40 AM

have you ran a disk defragmenter (also on the MTF)? bad HD sector maybe.

USB hub faulty, stalling on boot up?

do you get lockouts within windows? any other things giving problems?

does it do this in safemode?

Ryoko · Jan 22, 2003, 01:04 AM

there is a similar problem with win9x/me and network cards, but it pauses every bootup. as far as your problem, i'm clueless.

DriveEuro · Jan 22, 2003, 03:35 AM

CLock your processor slower. Sounds unstable to me.

dai · Jan 22, 2003, 07:44 AM

i get the delay when the other computer is offline and it searches for it,when it is online no delay

Zardon · Jan 22, 2003, 09:52 AM

I doubt its anything to do with his CPU as he is running stock speeds. Boot up in safe mode and see if you still get the stall. if you dont its a driver problem. if you still are getting it, disconnect anything like scanners, printers etc, anything unneccesary. if you cant resolve it I would try a low level disk format on your startup drive.

have you checked your cabling etc.?

URWORSTENEMY · Jan 22, 2003, 09:49 PM

Soz guys.. everything stated in the above posts check out
im not 'oc'ed, all cables are inorder, i defrag about once ever two weeks, windows operates perfectly normal

One other thing i have noticed though is...
...just as with shutdown you hear the HDD power down and then off, well on startup i can hear the same sound sometimes as if the HDD begins to spin then stops

It then just boots as stated above

DriveEuro · Jan 22, 2003, 09:53 PM

Maybe a flakey drive.....Try it in another computer as slave? I dunno. Sounds like the drive if it is infact making weird noises.

Ryoko · Jan 22, 2003, 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by URWORSTENEMY
Soz guys.. everything stated in the above posts check out
im not 'oc'ed, all cables are inorder, i defrag about once ever two weeks, windows operates perfectly normal

One other thing i have noticed though is...
...just as with shutdown you hear the HDD power down and then off, well on startup i can hear the same sound sometimes as if the HDD begins to spin then stops
It then just boots as stated above

my drive was doing exactly the same thing this morning. i put another one in and copied everything over, and i now have no probs.

basically: replace the drive, you don't have long.

URWORSTENEMY · Jan 23, 2003, 08:41 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooO!!!!

I think you could possibly be right Ryoko i guessed it could be that

Think ill backup my drive now and just sit back and wait

Ill keep you guys posted

Zardon · Jan 23, 2003, 08:45 PM

oh dear

but its kinda strange that its only happening at exactly the same time on startup and not during normal windows use. normally if a drive was failing you would get lost data etc.

I would definately do a low level disc format and run it through diskeeper see if its a bad sector.

URWORSTENEMY · Jan 23, 2003, 10:27 PM

Im willing to try anything

hate parting with my well earned dosh!!

Marks · Jan 24, 2003, 02:50 PM

Try assigning an IP-Adress and not assign it dynamically.
Perhaps its searching for any part of an network.

On win98 it takes half a minute longer with dynamical IPs.

Jan 22, 2003, 12:37 AM	#1
URWORSTENEMY nme Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Behind You!! Posts: 389 Rep Power: 0	StartUp Problem?!! Hi guys, Any help much appreciated PROBLEM: On StartUp as the WinXP HomeEdition logo appears on screen and the progress bar begins moving the bar will, on some occasions, freeze for approximately 60-90seconds!! It then carries on loading and continues to the welcome screen. Anyone any ideas why it does this? It doesnt do it every time although the amount of times it does are getting more frequent I have recently installed a new 80GB HDD, could this installation be the possible problem?

Jan 22, 2003, 03:35 AM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	CLock your processor slower. Sounds unstable to me. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 22, 2003, 09:49 PM	Thread Starter #7
URWORSTENEMY nme Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Behind You!! Posts: 389 Rep Power: 0	StartUp Soz guys.. everything stated in the above posts check out im not 'oc'ed, all cables are inorder, i defrag about once ever two weeks, windows operates perfectly normal One other thing i have noticed though is... ...just as with shutdown you hear the HDD power down and then off, well on startup i can hear the same sound sometimes as if the HDD begins to spin then stops It then just boots as stated above

Jan 22, 2003, 09:53 PM	#8
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Maybe a flakey drive.....Try it in another computer as slave? I dunno. Sounds like the drive if it is infact making weird noises. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 23, 2003, 08:41 PM	Thread Starter #10
URWORSTENEMY nme Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Behind You!! Posts: 389 Rep Power: 0	StartUp NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooO!!!! I think you could possibly be right Ryoko i guessed it could be that Think ill backup my drive now and just sit back and wait Ill keep you guys posted

Jan 22, 2003, 12:40 AM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	have you ran a disk defragmenter (also on the MTF)? bad HD sector maybe. USB hub faulty, stalling on boot up? do you get lockouts within windows? any other things giving problems? does it do this in safemode?

Jan 22, 2003, 01:04 AM	#3
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	there is a similar problem with win9x/me and network cards, but it pauses every bootup. as far as your problem, i'm clueless.

Jan 22, 2003, 07:44 AM	#5
dai DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	i get the delay when the other computer is offline and it searches for it,when it is online no delay

Jan 22, 2003, 09:52 AM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I doubt its anything to do with his CPU as he is running stock speeds. Boot up in safe mode and see if you still get the stall. if you dont its a driver problem. if you still are getting it, disconnect anything like scanners, printers etc, anything unneccesary. if you cant resolve it I would try a low level disk format on your startup drive. have you checked your cabling etc.?

Jan 23, 2003, 08:45 PM	#11
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	oh dear but its kinda strange that its only happening at exactly the same time on startup and not during normal windows use. normally if a drive was failing you would get lost data etc. I would definately do a low level disc format and run it through diskeeper see if its a bad sector.

Jan 23, 2003, 10:27 PM	Thread Starter #12
URWORSTENEMY nme Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Behind You!! Posts: 389 Rep Power: 0	Im willing to try anything hate parting with my well earned dosh!!

Jan 24, 2003, 02:50 PM	#13
Marks DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Try assigning an IP-Adress and not assign it dynamically. Perhaps its searching for any part of an network. On win98 it takes half a minute longer with dynamical IPs.