Hello,

I am currently using a laptop with Windows Media Center installed on it. It
is being used in a domain environment and for personal use. It is taking
about 3 minutes to boot up to the "Login" screen, which is a lot longer than
it used to take.

Steps that have been taken to verify proper boot:
Verified that the DNS was set properly
Made sure that the LAN connection was the first in the boot priority
Verified Domain settings
Checked Harddrive capacity
Verified RAM was working properly, tested successfully

Everything appears to be correct, and it has sped up a little bit since I
checked the boot order for the LAN connection, originally was set to
wireless. Previously, this laptop only took about a minute to boot to the
login screen, but for some reason it has slowed down. Once the login screen
pops up, the computer operates fine with no problems/errors.

Please advise of stepes that can be taken to resolve this issue. I
appreciate it. Please copy your response to janderson@mbconsultinggroup.com.

Thanks,

John

Try runing msconfig in msconfig press the start tab, and see what apps are
loading at startup, remove the any apps you do not need at start up.

"John Anderson" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am currently using a laptop with Windows Media Center installed on it. It
> is being used in a domain environment and for personal use. It is taking
> about 3 minutes to boot up to the "Login" screen, which is a lot longer than
> it used to take.
>
> Steps that have been taken to verify proper boot:
> Verified that the DNS was set properly
> Made sure that the LAN connection was the first in the boot priority
> Verified Domain settings
> Checked Harddrive capacity
> Verified RAM was working properly, tested successfully
>
> Everything appears to be correct, and it has sped up a little bit since I
> checked the boot order for the LAN connection, originally was set to
> wireless. Previously, this laptop only took about a minute to boot to the
> login screen, but for some reason it has slowed down. Once the login screen
> pops up, the computer operates fine with no problems/errors.
>
> Please advise of stepes that can be taken to resolve this issue. I
> appreciate it. Please copy your response to janderson@mbconsultinggroup.com.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>

MCE doesn't officially support connecting in a domain environment.

Regardless, it sounds like Windows ROT.

Reformat and reinstall fixes it every time. It also takes less time then
troubleshooting windows problems, typically.

You can try to right click on my computer and select manage. Then go to the
event viewer and check system logs. Sometimes startup services time out and
that is what typically delays the logon screen. If you see timeouts or other
errors you can try to troubleshoot them. When I experience these types of
problems I try to troubleshoot them give up and in time the just go away,
guess it's just part of the XPerience. It would be nice if you could somehow
'see' what windows is hung on. If anyone knows of a utility like that Please
let me know. I did change some registry entry that was supposed to give me
verbose startup inf ormation. However it doesn't display anything until
after log on, so that's no help.
Unfortuantaly if you are pressed for time, reformat and reinstall.

I keep a ghost image of my computer after a fresh install with core
applications and just reimage my computer from time to time.

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