Windows takes 1hr to bootup

[debiprasad_sahoo]

One of my friend can not start windows xp. It takes 1 hr, we suppose, to start. It is passed half an hour now it is showing starting windows.

Boot Screen : 12 min

Blank Screen : 10 min

Starting Windows: 8 min... (still showing)

Please help.

 

[ThinkFree]

Strange problem. Please mention about processor, harddisk space(total and free), RAM.

Try running chkdsk, defragmenter and remove unneccessary files and system restore points. Run registry cleaner like CCleaner.

 

[ravi_9793]

Time to reinstall windows XP.

Arre dear..there are so many threads in this forum to make startUp fast..try them.

 

[cool_techie_tvm]

Well i know a guy who faces the similar problem. I have done everything needful like reinstalling windows, installing ubuntu, changing the cables. Still it takes precisely an hour or a mininimum of 30 mins to boot to the desktop. His config is as follows :

P4 @2.8 on Intel 865 MB
256 MB DDR RAM
80GB HDD @ 7500rpm

What else is to be done? I have advised him to upgrade to 1GB RAM, he will doing the same in the next month. Trust me i have worked with many PCs (that being my job) but this is truly a masterpiece !!

 

[gary4gar]

Well i know a guy who faces the similar problem. I have done everything needful like reinstalling windows, installing ubuntu, changing the cables. Still it takes precisely an hour or a mininimum of 30 mins to boot to the desktop. His config is as follows :

P4 @2.8 on Intel 865 MB
256 MB DDR RAM
80GB HDD @ 7500rpm

What else is to be done? I have advised him to upgrade to 1GB RAM, he will doing the same in the next month. Trust me i have worked with many PCs (that being my job) but this is truly a masterpiece !!

its really strange, please tell in details what did you try, also a temp soulution is

DO NOT TURN IT OFF

 

[debiprasad_sahoo]

Thanks Friends.

After 1 hr when we restarted it, everything is ok. Before posting this thread (not this reply), we have restarted it 3 times. After 4th time reboot with a interval of 1 hr worked

 

[gaurav_indian]

lagta hai HDD gayi teri.

 

[ravi_9793]

lagta hai HDD gayi teri.

mujhe bhi kuch aisa hi lag raha hain...

Chk for bad sectors.