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Windows XP Service Pack Install Problems

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atomaka

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Hello. I recently installed the Windows XP service pack. I let the install download and then let it run over night. When I woke up, it had finished. However, after restarting the machine, I found that the boot up process for Windows would take a long time. Not just five minutes or so, but closer to the twenty to thirty minute point. I played around and couldn't find anyway to fix it, so eventually, I just reinstalled Windows XP.

Last night I tried using Windows Update to again upgrade to the service pack, but I have the same problem. I am not stuck with a computer that takes forever to boot. If anyone has any ideas on how I could fix it, I would be grateful!

Thanks a lot!
 
BILL GATES SET YOU UP THE BOMB!!!


run BootVis and see what is actually holding you up. Search support.microsoft.com
 
Where can I check the system event log? I already tried the Microsoft support database for the problem and had no luck. I will also try outi the BootVis tool. Thanks for the suggestions! Keep them coming if you have anymore!
 
Alright, I got boot vis. I have never messed with a tool like this so I have uploaded the results. I also wasn't sure what type of file it was and what mode it needed to be uploaded in so I made both an ASCII and Binary build of it.

ASCII: http://www.whoisandy.com/boot_file_a
Binary: http://www.whoisandy.com/boot_file_b

I am not really sure what it means. I also thought I should point out that the boot slowness ocurs when the XP loading status screen pops up (with the little bars across the bottom) It takes a long time for the the bar to become solid and boots just like normal after that.

Event Loader does show a "acpi" error.

AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to read from an illegal IO port address (0xcfc), which lies in the 0xcf8 - 0xcff protected address range. This could lead to system instability. Please contact your system vendor for technical assistance.
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However, this error was going on before the XP service pack upgrade and before the boot problems started.

Thanks a lot for the help so far!
 
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