taking too long to boot

dm33186

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Stats: 2.40B intel p4 on a intel 845gbv mobo

after board posts screen flashes cursor blinks in upper left for about a miutre then finally loads windows
any ideas i dont remember doing this before i tried installing another set of cathodes tonight and it still does it if they arent plugged in so its not the powersupply, im thinking i might have bumped something on the board but i really dont know at this point. I'm thinking of just formatting and reloading XP Pro. Any thoughts?

TIA
 

LiLithTecH

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If you want to see what driver WinXP is hanging on,
add the Switch /SOS to you Boot.ini file.

It will display each driver as it is loaded, allowing you to
see which is the culprit.

 

dm33186

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i found the problem
bios was set to boot to floppy and i dont have a floppy drive connected currently :)