I don't know if this is a clue, but if I restart the computer right after the slow boot...it boots at a normal time (45-60 secs). But if I don't restart it for a while, such as an hour, the slow boot will occur. Also, I have BootlogXP and in the system section(showing all the drivers starting in sequence and their start times) I can see a large time gap between two of the drivers (that load in sequence). The driver start time goes from 8 sec to 250+ seconds. The problem is this time gap appears between different drivers, it's not consistent. So it's hard to pin it down to one particular driver. But it confirms that something is going on.
You might need to reload XP to get rid of whatever is slowing it down. I dealt with a few slow XP machines and the only way I could speed them up again was reload.
Win XP boots quite fast on slow Pentium 4/D or core 2 duo based pc when it is freshly installed Brad probably meant reinstall. no normal that your xp boots slow in 9010 which has a much faster cpu than core 2 or Pentium. you may try CC cleaner and uninstall applications which may have slowed down your XP, but these cleaning steps takes equal or longer time than a fresh clean install of XP. If you back up old data first. If you have installed a lot of applications on XP pc, that is probably why you have slow boot now as some programs want to load their profiles at start up. also XP has no recent security update so your pc may have hidden malware etc. compounding slow boot.
Reinstall. Safest bet might to reinstall on new SSD or HDD in case it is HDD related.
Another idea is to run diagnostics. Upon powering on, press F12* which has the boot menu and diagnostics. One can either run quick or full diagnostics. If quick doesn't turn up anything, then full is the better bet. Full can take a few hours, so you might want to let it run overnight. *No need to wait for Dell logo or keyboard light before pressing F12.
jbclem
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I don't know if this is a clue, but if I restart the computer right after the slow boot...it boots at a normal time (45-60 secs). But if I don't restart it for a while, such as an hour, the slow boot will occur. Also, I have BootlogXP and in the system section(showing all the drivers starting in sequence and their start times) I can see a large time gap between two of the drivers (that load in sequence). The driver start time goes from 8 sec to 250+ seconds. The problem is this time gap appears between different drivers, it's not consistent. So it's hard to pin it down to one particular driver. But it confirms that something is going on.
redxps630
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November 23rd, 2021 11:00
try using a ssd as boot drive if not already done to speed up OS win XP boot time.
If the POST is slow (screen takes a long time on Dell logo), then disconnect all usb devices (external and internal) to see if POST can be faster.
bradthetechnut
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November 23rd, 2021 19:00
You might need to reload XP to get rid of whatever is slowing it down. I dealt with a few slow XP machines and the only way I could speed them up again was reload.
jbclem
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November 23rd, 2021 20:00
I'm not sure what you mean by "reload"...do you mean to reinstall WinXP, or is there another easier process?
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Win XP boots quite fast on slow Pentium 4/D or core 2 duo based pc when it is freshly installed Brad probably meant reinstall. no normal that your xp boots slow in 9010 which has a much faster cpu than core 2 or Pentium. you may try CC cleaner and uninstall applications which may have slowed down your XP, but these cleaning steps takes equal or longer time than a fresh clean install of XP. If you back up old data first. If you have installed a lot of applications on XP pc, that is probably why you have slow boot now as some programs want to load their profiles at start up. also XP has no recent security update so your pc may have hidden malware etc. compounding slow boot.
bradthetechnut
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November 23rd, 2021 21:00
I can't help but add to what redxps630 said. WinXP boots fast on a Celeron with 2GB RAM. 9010 should really be whipping it.
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November 23rd, 2021 21:00
Reinstall. Safest bet might to reinstall on new SSD or HDD in case it is HDD related.
Another idea is to run diagnostics. Upon powering on, press F12* which has the boot menu and diagnostics. One can either run quick or full diagnostics. If quick doesn't turn up anything, then full is the better bet. Full can take a few hours, so you might want to let it run overnight. *No need to wait for Dell logo or keyboard light before pressing F12.