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From: Shenan Stanley on 21 Mar 2010 22:06
clr wrote:
> Windows XP pro, SP2 here. Concerning the animated progress
> Indicator that shows up on the screen while Windows is booting. Talking
> about the small one near the center of the screen, not the
> one that runs all the way across the bottom of the screen.
>
> Sometimes it runs through smoothly several times and then completes
> the boot......other times it stutters and stops during the boot
> procedure...........what's up with that?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Given the extensive information you have provided thusfar...
>
> Bad driver.
> Bad hardware.
> Bad startup software.
> Slow machine.
>
> Why Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 instead of Windows
> XP Professional with Service Pack 3 by now? Or is this WIndows XP
> Professional x64 with Service Pack 2?
>
> Start button --> RUN
> (no "RUN"? Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
> --> type in:
> winver
> --> Click OK.
>
> The picture at the top of the window that opens will give you the
> general (Operating System name and edition) while the line starting
> with the word "version" will give you the rest of the story. Post
> _both_ in response to this message verbatim. No paraphrasing - instead -
> ensure
> character-for-character copying. That's the edition (in the top
> picture) and the exact version number in detail (the 'version'
> line.)
> What version of Internet Explorer are you currently using? Easy to
> find out. Open Internet Explorer and while that is in-focus, press
> and hold the "ALT" key on your keyboard. With the "ALT" key still
> pressed,
> press (just once, no holding) the "H" key. Now, with the "ALT" key
> still pressed, press (just once, no holding) the "A" key. That
> will bring up the "About Internet Explorer" window. It will give
> you the exact version you are using - repeat what you see there in
> response to this message.
> How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or
> 64-bit version of the Windows operating system
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218
>
> What AntiVirus application are you using? (Name and exact version,
> please.) - Was any flavor of "Norton" products ever installed?
> - Was any flavor of "McAfee" products ever installed?
>
> Do you have a third party firewall - or are you using the built-in
> Windows firewall?
>
> Do you ever run any antimalware applications? If so - which ones
> and when did you scan with them last (full scan, not quick)?
>
> Verify your backups are current.
>
> Verify your software (Windows XP and other installed software) are
> patched fully (they are not if you have 32-bit Windows XP.)
>
> CHKDSK
>
> Defragment
>
> Verify - from your hardware manufacturer(s) web page(s) you have
> the latest version of each of your hardware device drivers. I
> would concentrate on motherboard chipset, network device(s), video
> devices and audio devices first. You could also check if there is
> a motherboard BIOS update you could install - sometimes that can
> help with reading from the hard disk drive. There may even be hard
> disk drive firmware available that might assist.
> You might cleanup some space if you are really low - but most
> people are not these days.

clr wrote:
> Wow, what an answer to what I thought was a simple question. Methinks this
> is one of those instances where the "cure" might be
> worse than the "disease"......guess I'll just keep on wondering
> about the bootup Progress Indicator's hiccups, or maybe ask
> somewhere else. Thanks anyway.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Nothing there is that complicated.
>
> First off - your question was not complete - not enough
> information. Walk into a mechanic shop, no car, no information on
> your car (make/model/etc) and ask for how to fix something specific
> (but again - without giving full information on the car...) I
> would bet you would get asked to clarify things, answer a few
> questions, provide some additional detail. ;-)
> I asked you to actually provide details and then explained in
> detail on how to get said information. You provided next to
> nothing and expected a solution - I asked (reasonably so) for more
> information and made suggestions. Things (all of them) you should
> be doing anyway.
> If you provide the exact OS (version, architecture, etc) you have,
> the reason *you* have not gone to SP3 yet, verify your backups are
> current, CHKDSK, DEFRAG and update your drivers to the latest
> version (all normal maintenance routines - your car needs oil
> changes and new tires, your house needs cleaning, your garbage
> needs taking out - nothing different with your computer needing
> maintenance than any of that. ;-) ) you will probably have a better
> understanding of the system and be better off for the experience
> with a better system...
> Or you can pay someone to do what I just suggested. ;-)

clr wrote:
> Shenan Stanley said:
> "Or you can pay someone to do what I just suggested. ;-)"
>
> OR, I can just say "THANKS ANYWAY", again, and seek my simple answer
> elsewhere.......which is the alternative I choose. ;-)
>
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
> P.S. Along with all your politically-correct updates, testing, etc,
> you might also consider adjusting your own system clock so your
> answers don't appear in the postings before the OP's
> questions.....:-)

It is now 9:05PM where I am at. You posted at 9:53PM. Your system time is
off. Not mine. ;-)

As for politically correct - nothing politically correct, just actually
correct. I call them like I see them and you have become an @$$ (posted
that way to make it through filters - not to be politically correct) at the
end - an incorrect @$$ no less.

Please, give a link to where you posted so we can see what you posted, what
you got for answers, etc... Or, just pretend you know better and move on -
makes no difference to me or most people here. Just determines if you have
the SAQ to backup what you say or no gumption at all. ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


From: Shenan Stanley on 21 Mar 2010 22:17
clr wrote:
<snipped>
> you might also consider adjusting your own system clock so your
> answers don't appear in the postings before the OP's
> questions.....:-)

http://www.timetemperature.com/tzfl/tampa.shtml

Since the newsgroups most of the time take the time from your computer and
adjust it for everyone else... Did you 'spring forward' twice on accident?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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