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452871 2006-05-07 05:17:00 I've had a new computer for three days.
It was OK when I got it.

Today every second or third time I reboot windows gets stuck on the "Loading windows" page.
I've just sat here for 10 minutes watching the dots go backwards and forwards across the screen.
When it loads properly it takes 32 seconds to boot.

Any suggestions as to what I could have done. More importantly. What can I do to fix it?
JJJJJ (528)
452872 2006-05-07 05:47:00 You installed something it didn't like?
Boot in safe mode - is it happy? Check drivers...
Or do a system restore to when it was happy.
Hopefully you have already installed the usual antivirus and antispywares...
pctek (84)
452873 2006-05-07 06:06:00 New computer? Check all cables and plugs. Reseat all connections.
System File Checker is a good place to start if it's not a hardware problem.
Click Start/Run
type sfc /scannow for Windows XP.
or just sfc for Win 98.
Click OK
Have your Windows disc ready, needed if missing or mangled files need fixing or replacing.
Worth doing once a month anyway.
Vallis (8886)
452874 2006-05-07 06:17:00 Hi there I have just worked on a computer with the exact same problem. I found that the problem in my case was a conflict between and old version of Office 97 and Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 installed. The only way that I was able to fix MY problem was a re-install of the operating system.

** I am not saying that you should do this, as yours may be unrelated but I am just saying that I have experienced the same situation. Really Really Really annoying. **
CaptinMoor (8392)
452875 2006-05-07 09:03:00 Hi there I have just worked on a computer with the exact same problem . I found that the problem in my case was a conflict between and old version of Office 97 and Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 installed . The only way that I was able to fix MY problem was a re-install of the operating system .

** I am not saying that you should do this, as yours may be unrelated but I am just saying that I have experienced the same situation . Really Really Really annoying . **

Interesting . It was just after I installed Office xp that it started .
JJJJJ (528)
452876 2006-05-07 09:56:00 Interesting. It was just after I installed Office xp that it started.
Take it out of the startup.
pctek (84)
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