re: xp reboot problems after format
Friday, August 31, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by C K
(5920 messages posted)
If you are installing with an MS original CD without SP incorporated into it, it
is best to slipstream SP2 into the original install files and make a new install
CD that has SP2 in it already, then use Windows update to bring the system up to
date and add your drivers . Far less problems doing it that way than adding the
SP after the fact in my experience.
If you have access to a working machine with a CD burner and burning software you
can easily do it with Autostreamer. How to here and files:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml
On Friday, August 31, 2007 at 10:34 am, bobamatt wrote:
>Hi
>I have formatted my c drive and reinstalled all drivers, all fine. Installed windows
>updates online. Then installed SP2 from a cd, installs fine. On reboot the system
>takes 7 mins + to start up. I see the inital bios details, etc first (as normal),
>then instead of going to the windows emblem and blue progress bar, the screen goes
>black and after a minute or so, a white progress bar appears at the bottom and sits
>there for about 6mins, gets half way along and then continues normally to desktop.
>Everything seems to work ok except a seriously lengthy start up.
>I have formatted again and again and reinstalled everything is fine until I install
>SP2, same thing every time.
>Please help
>Thanks
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