Windows boot screen?

Question

My pc is quik apart from the boot up sometimes it can take over ten rolls of the blue bar, is there any way of speeding this up?

Answer 1

buy a mac thats the first step

Answer 2

System restarts after Windows Logo

If the System Restarts in Loop after the Compaq Logo, the issue might be with the Corrupted OS files. Performing the following steps to resolve that:

Step 1:

Try performing a Last Known Good Configuration.

To start your computer by using the last known good configuration:

1. Start your computer.

2. When you see Compaq logo, tap F8 key.

3. When the Windows Advanced Options menu is displayed, use the arrow keys to select "Last Known Good Configuration" (your most recent settings that worked), and then press ENTER.

Step 2:

Try System Restore in Windows XP.

Restart the Presario in Safe Mode. Please follow these steps to go to Safe Mode:

1. Restart the computer and as soon as you see the Compaq logo. press the F8 key. This will take you to a Menu.

2. Select Safe Mode and press Enter.

This will take you to the Safe Mode.

1. Log on to Windows as Administrator.

2. Click Start and then click All Programs.

3. Click Accessories.

4. Click System Tools and then click System Restore. System Restore will start.

5. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time and then click Next.

6. On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system checkpoint in the "On this list, click a restore point" list and then click Next. A System Restore message may appear listing the configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.

7. On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore will restore the previous Windows XP configuration and restart the computer.

8. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration Complete page will appear.

9. Click OK.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/getstarted/ballew_03may19.mspx

If the System Restore fails to work or if the system fails to boot in Safe Mode, try the System Restore in Command Prompt. Here are the steps:

1. Turn on the computer, and press the 'f8' key to get to the XP boot menu.
2. Choose "Safe mode with command prompt".
3. At the command prompt, type the following EXACTLY as written here:

C:\Windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

4. Press 'enter'.
5. The system restore console will appear.
6. Select the date when there was no issues on the system.

The above will be effected and the system would need to be restarted. Upon restart, the issue should be resolved.

Step 3:

If Step 1 & 2 fails to work, try Windows XP Repair. And if that too fails to work, perform Full System Restore.
(Note: Repair Installation Steps and Full System Restore steps are available in Agent Bench Corner-ABC).

Good Luck and Happ Processing!!

Answer 3

2 things.
Adjust your virtual memory.
Click on start, click on my computer. Click properties, now click the "advanced" tab, next to performance is settings, click this button.
Click advanced, next to virtual memory click "change". If you have enough room on your hard drive, check the "custom" setting, and set the minimum to 2000 and the max to 2500, now click "set",click ok to close the window, then apply on the next window and click ok, thats a total of 2 1/2 gigs of virtual memory......

Step 2, stop any unnecessary programs from running at startup, like messenger, or whatever you dont want to start.
Click the start button, click on run, and type msconfig. Click on the "startup" button, and uncheck anything you dont want to run. Just dont uncheck anything that says C:\windows, your looking for programs you installed, C:\programs.......

Alternatively try this online benchmarking program, its free to sign up, and if you dont want to, you can still run the program..its free! It will tell you the overall performance of your pc......and what you can benefit from, and what might be wrong...

http://pcpitstop.com/

Hope this helps you out.....you may want to invest in more ram also....