Very Computer

> Here is the problem.  My teacher has a computer that takes 58 minutes
> to boot to Windows 2000 Pro.  During this long boot up, the screen
> goes black. As if the OS froze.  Once Win2000 is loaded everything on
> the system is fine.  Booting (dual boot) to Linux and everything is
> normal.

> The PC is a P2 333MGHz, 256Mb RAM, Intel Chipset, Dual Boot, Win2000
> Pro/Linux, Lilo Boot Loader, Nothing running in the background.

> u should check your hard drive and make sure ... does windows prompt for
> chkdsk everytime it boots ?

> > Here is the problem.  My teacher has a computer that takes 58 minutes to
> > boot to Windows 2000 Pro.  During this long boot up, the screen goes
> black.
> > As if the OS froze.  Once Win2000 is loaded everything on the system is
> > fine.  Booting (dual boot) to Linux and everything is normal.

> > The PC is a P2 333MGHz, 256Mb RAM, Intel Chipset, Dual Boot, Win2000
> > Pro/Linux, Lilo Boot Loader, Nothing running in the background.

> > If he hits the F8 key to boot to Safe Mode Win2000 still takes 58
minutes
> to
> > load.  He has tried re-installing Win2000 again and still the same
> problem.
> > He has scanned for viruses with several virus scanners and found
nothing.

> > This started only after he decided to Re-Install Win2000 (he can't
> remember
> > why he did) on his PC.  Before his re-install the two -- Win2000/Linux
> > worked quite well.  Both OS's loaded normally.  Since the re-install
(and
> > another re-install) Win2000 always takes 58 minutes to load.

> > The black screen almost sounds like maybe the Video Card has problems so
> > where going to try a PCI video card opposed to the AGP just to see what
> > happens.  But still Linux has no problems at all and once Win2000 is
> finally
> > loaded it's ok too.

> > I did a search on Google but came up empty.

> > Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks, John

> Time to get rid of that "DinoPuter" . Hardware is so cheap now, why not
get
> a P4 with WinXp preinstalled? Then your problems will disappear.
> JR.

> > u should check your hard drive and make sure ... does windows prompt for
> > chkdsk everytime it boots ?

> > > Here is the problem.  My teacher has a computer that takes 58 minutes
to
> > > boot to Windows 2000 Pro.  During this long boot up, the screen goes
> > black.
> > > As if the OS froze.  Once Win2000 is loaded everything on the system
is
> > > fine.  Booting (dual boot) to Linux and everything is normal.

> > > The PC is a P2 333MGHz, 256Mb RAM, Intel Chipset, Dual Boot, Win2000
> > > Pro/Linux, Lilo Boot Loader, Nothing running in the background.

> > > If he hits the F8 key to boot to Safe Mode Win2000 still takes 58
> minutes
> > to
> > > load.  He has tried re-installing Win2000 again and still the same
> > problem.
> > > He has scanned for viruses with several virus scanners and found
> nothing.

> > > This started only after he decided to Re-Install Win2000 (he can't
> > remember
> > > why he did) on his PC.  Before his re-install the two -- Win2000/Linux
> > > worked quite well.  Both OS's loaded normally.  Since the re-install
> (and
> > > another re-install) Win2000 always takes 58 minutes to load.

> > > The black screen almost sounds like maybe the Video Card has problems
so
> > > where going to try a PCI video card opposed to the AGP just to see
what
> > > happens.  But still Linux has no problems at all and once Win2000 is
> > finally
> > > loaded it's ok too.

> > > I did a search on Google but came up empty.

> > > Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks, John