XP MSconfig timeout

[flamethrower205]

Hi,
I ran MSconfig, and noticed that under boot.ini there is a timeout option, set to 30 secs. What is this?

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I'm not 100% sure, but I'm thinking it's the timeout delay for which the boot menu is shown before your default OS is loaded.

Rob
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[flamethrower205]

So it doesn't have anything to do w/ teh time it takes for teh system to actually load as it seems- ie it loads but takea a few more minutes before I can access somethign in control panel or the internet. Is it possible thios is some conflicting driver?

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Hm... that seems to be the case for me too.
XP loads up, then takes maybe an additional half minute or so before I can fully use my computer. Within that time, it also does a seek on the floppy for some reason.

Rob
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[flamethrower205]

Mine doesn't do anything- that's problem- finally it starts reading the hdd. What's odd is that any program that doesn't have anythiung to do w/ winxp I can access, such as winamp. But it's odd. Think this'll be fixed in an update?

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[flamethrower205]

I fixed my problem! Apparently WinXP was having driver issues w/ my Allied Telesyn NIC card. Anyways, I dl the newest drivers, and boom, winxp is fast.

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