XP Pro and/or XP64 problems

Hi, I've recently started getting a really weird problem. When either Windows XP x86 boots or XP x64 boots the loading screen comes up and then it takes up to 2 minutes for windows to actually load.
I wouldn't mind except its a brand new PC with nothing installed and you cant see anything for the time that it doesn't load, originally it happened on XP x64 so i thought maybe it was GFX driver problems.

I installed XP x86 as well and the same thing happens. I don't know why because it happens on either OS even when only one is installed and the other isn't.
My PC was running fine, it's less than 3 months old and really starting to bug me. Any help would be appreciated.

The PC is an AMD 64 X2 4400+, 4GB RAM, 1 Seagate 400GB, 1 150GB Raptor, 2x XFX 7600GT XXX edition graphics cards. Currently running just XP x86 and nothing else. Thanks in advance,

:edit: The PC runs fine once XP is actually loaded. :edit:

Drent

P.S. does anyone know where I can download Service Pack 2B for XP 64 cos I can't find it anywhere on the MS site :confused:

Other pc... so you have a home network? It may be taking it's time to pull an IP?

Windows updates does not list a sp2 of any description for x64 - only sp1

Quote:

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Note

• SP2 is not being released for Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. If you want to run a 64-bit version of Windows XP, contact Microsoft about obtaining Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003

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Guide for Installing and Deploying Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2

Uuuhhh I haven't actually installed the network on it yet (fresh install just this morning) and I only asked about the SP2 because on Dabs they're selling copies of XP x64 SP2B and I thought it might fix some of the problems I've been having.

see above edit.

Was the nic in the machine when you installed? If so, it will try and use it.

ok cool thanks for the SP2 thing, uuuuh what do you mean by nic? :confused: :)

Network Interface Card....

Um I have 2 Ethernet ports on my motherboard if that counts :)

yup - so it's trying to find a connection to get an IP. Have you checked the device managers? If they have installed, you better plug them in...

as in plug the network cable in? Because if so, it's already in one of the ports and if you mean plug the NICs in then I don't have any choice cos they come on the Motherboard but I'll try putting the cable in the other port and see if that helps

Why have you got two nics? Just use the onboard one... unless it's your cable modem connection? Or are they both onboard... In which case disable one of the onboard ones. You may also find that in network connections, a network bridge has been installed. You may need to uninstall that

ok, yeah they're both onboard ones, I'll try disabling one.

Better?

no :(

You are dual booting xp and xp64 right?

What ip is shown for each?

start, run, cmd type in
ipconfig /all

for both oses

at the moment im just booting XP x86 it doesnt have 64 on there atm. Currently there is no ip address

which is the problem. You need to set up the network properly. Or you can get around it by entering a static IP or disabling the other onboard nic for now.

Do you know if theres a way of changing which order Windows loads its start up drivers, so that the GFX ones before most other stuff, just so that I can see whats actaully going on during the time that I can't see it?

You can watch the various files load when booting to safe mode (if you are quick). If you use msconfig you can tick the bootlog box and then look at the log file afterwards. you can get device manager to show detailed info as well

how to control driver load order this is for nt/2k I am unsure whether it applies to xp.

ok cool thanks :)

So, hi, I'm still having problems with my system booting quite slowly but due to projects that I've gotta get done I'm not having much luck fixing them. I decided to boot windows into diagnostic mode earlier and I was just wondering does over 3.5 minutes sound right as a load up time from the Windows logo loading screen to the login screen when running in diagnostic mode? I personally think it's scarily slow considering how little it loads in diagnostic mode. Any help would be appreciated...
Once again:

AMD 64 X2 4400+
4GB RAM
400GB Seagate
150GB WD Raptor
Asus A8nSLi 32
2x256mb XFX 7600 XXX edition GFX
and an Emu 1820m sound card
dual booting XP x64 and x86.

Safe mode takes a while to load, but 3.5 mins sounds a little excessive, how long from when you see the windows screen to the login in normal mode?

1 minute 20ish give or take 5 seconds. And I've noticed in actual safe mode (as opposed to diagnostic mode) when it shows you whats loading i think its the ACPItbl file that takes the longest to load. Could this be my main problem and if so how can I fix it because reinstalling Windows just doesn't seem to work.

this is your motherboard?

if so, what bios version are you using? new bios might help

The ACPI is to do with power management, this could indicate a bios problem or a driver problem - you loaded the latest chipset drivers? How about the silicon image driver?

I hadn't installed the latest acpi driver or silicon image driver, I've now done so and no effect, still slow. I already had the latest bios and chipset drivers. Could reinstalling the same bios upgrade help?

I would doubt it. You need to tie down exactly what is causing the slowness....

Uninstall/remove/disable one device at a time (eg, disable all usb, then all ethernet, the all bluetooth or whatever), you may find it's a pci card or onboard facility causing it to slow down.

I was afraid you'd say that :)...:(