I am trying to fix a computer for a local small business and running into a massive problem. It boots so slow that I know there's something really wrong with it. By slow, I mean like about 45 minutes! It takes about 15 minutes from the splash screen to the login for XP Pro and at least another 1/2 hour after that to get to a desktop.
I thought that it was spyware congested and took the drive out, scanned it and found baigle (sp?) and some macro infested word docs, but no spyware/adware (using AVG and Spybot).
Tried again and it's still junk. I have even tried swapping in a new HDD and re-installing Winblows, but get this....it's that slow even during the install process! It takes a few seconds to respond after I press F8 to "agree" during the XP install. It stayed on the "Installing Windows" screen overnight last night, so I know that something is really wrong. BTW, no-it didn't freeze up.
The machine is any eMachines with a 2.2 Celeron and 256 MB of ram. Model # is D2244 if you want more info.
UPDATE: Tnx, SWX. It came with XP installed by the oem, so I would expect it to have no problem w/XP as you said. That's the weird thing. I just installed Win2K with no problem at all. It went just like it should have.
If anybody knows why this would be, please lmk.
UPDATE2: Now that it has Win2K on it, I can get to a desktop, but I noticed it's still slow. Task Manager says that the "System" process is taking 90-100% of the CPU cycles. This is on a machine that has never been on the internet and with a fresh install of Win2k after removing partitions and reformatting, so I highly doubt spyware/virus in this case. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I thought that it was spyware congested and took the drive out, scanned it and found baigle (sp?) and some macro infested word docs, but no spyware/adware (using AVG and Spybot).
Tried again and it's still junk. I have even tried swapping in a new HDD and re-installing Winblows, but get this....it's that slow even during the install process! It takes a few seconds to respond after I press F8 to "agree" during the XP install. It stayed on the "Installing Windows" screen overnight last night, so I know that something is really wrong. BTW, no-it didn't freeze up.
The machine is any eMachines with a 2.2 Celeron and 256 MB of ram. Model # is D2244 if you want more info.
UPDATE: Tnx, SWX. It came with XP installed by the oem, so I would expect it to have no problem w/XP as you said. That's the weird thing. I just installed Win2K with no problem at all. It went just like it should have.
If anybody knows why this would be, please lmk.
UPDATE2: Now that it has Win2K on it, I can get to a desktop, but I noticed it's still slow. Task Manager says that the "System" process is taking 90-100% of the CPU cycles. This is on a machine that has never been on the internet and with a fresh install of Win2k after removing partitions and reformatting, so I highly doubt spyware/virus in this case. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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