XP Professional taking forever to reboot

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A couple weeks ago I increased my RAM from 1 Gig to 2 Gigs. Since then, my pc
started taking longer and longer to reboot. In the beginning it used to take
30 seconds (with less RAM). Then it started taking 3-4 minutes, so I thought
may be I should increase RAM. But that didn't help. Now its unbearable. It
takes 8-9 minutes for the XP to launch. Any body here to shed some light on
this problem? Will highly appreciate any help.
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MRT

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

To repair all system files, go to Start/Run, and type (or paste in): SFC /SCANNOW (see: Description of Windows XP and Windows Server
2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe): http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747 )

Boot to the XP setup CD, and press 'r' for recovery console, run the command : CHKDSK /R

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"mrt1" <mrt1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:17B9C683-A469-4FFA-88CF-1DD8C6080C15@microsoft.com...
>A couple weeks ago I increased my RAM from 1 Gig to 2 Gigs. Since then, my pc
> started taking longer and longer to reboot. In the beginning it used to take
> 30 seconds (with less RAM). Then it started taking 3-4 minutes, so I thought
> may be I should increase RAM. But that didn't help. Now its unbearable. It
> takes 8-9 minutes for the XP to launch. Any body here to shed some light on
> this problem? Will highly appreciate any help.
> --
> MRT