10 minutes to start

I have w98 and w2k on a laptop. Suddenly I can only boot
to safe mode. Normal startup takes about 10 minutes and
then the system is almost unusable with the system process
(NOT system idle process) at 100%. This problem applies to
both operating systems. I have tried disabling nearly all
devices. I have re-installed w98. Still no joy.

Any ideas please?

DErek

You start by saying you can only boot to safe mode and in the next sentence,
you say a normal boot takes 10 minutes. Which is it? Assuming you can boot
both ways, does the safe mode boot take a long time also? If not, something
loading in normal mode (but not safe mode) is probably the culprit. Use
this technique for troubleshooting:

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926


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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Derek" wrote in message
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I have w98 and w2k on a laptop. Suddenly I can only boot
to safe mode. Normal startup takes about 10 minutes and
then the system is almost unusable with the system process
(NOT system idle process) at 100%. This problem applies to
both operating systems. I have tried disabling nearly all
devices. I have re-installed w98. Still no joy.

Any ideas please?

DErek

I did say that in normal mode it takes 10 minutes and is
practically unusable. Safe mode boots quite quickly. So I
had concluded that it was something in normal mode causing
the problem. CPU usage etc. is OK in safe mode.

Thanks

Derek
-----Original Message-----
You start by saying you can only boot to safe mode and in
the next sentence,
you say a normal boot takes 10 minutes. Which is it?
Assuming you can boot
both ways, does the safe mode boot take a long time
also? If not, something
loading in normal mode (but not safe mode) is probably
the culprit. Use
this technique for troubleshooting:

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192926


--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Derek" wrote in
message
...
I have w98 and w2k on a laptop. Suddenly I can only boot
to safe mode. Normal startup takes about 10 minutes and
then the system is almost unusable with the system
process
(NOT system idle process) at 100%. This problem applies
to
both operating systems. I have tried disabling nearly
all
devices. I have re-installed w98. Still no joy.

Any ideas please?

DErek


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"Derek" wrote:

I have w98 and w2k on a laptop. Suddenly I can only boot
to safe mode. Normal startup takes about 10 minutes and
then the system is almost unusable with the system process
(NOT system idle process) at 100%. This problem applies to
both operating systems. I have tried disabling nearly all
devices. I have re-installed w98. Still no joy.

Any ideas please?

DErek

Do a logged startup in normal mode.

Then use BootLog Analyzer (free) from
http://www.vision4.dial.pipex.com/ to analyze the log file and see
what caused the delays.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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