WinXP issues

[stan]

my system's specs is as follows:

AMD Athlon XP 1600
256 DDR RAM
Elsa GEFORCE2 GTS
GIGABYTE KT266A chipset motherboard

how come when i installed my WIN XP PRO the startup is very very long around 5 or 8 mins even when i just installed my windows?

[sage45]

Do you have a network card installed??? Are you on a network??? If you answers are yes and no respectively, then your problems lies there... Most likely what is happening is XP setup your network components and is now searching for that network... It takes so long to boot up because it waits until the timeout period before continuing... Uninstall your networking components or make sure they are configured properly if you need them...

-sage-

[stan]

so does my system compatible with win xp pro? will my programs run slowly? Wat is the diff between win xp pro and home? Any suggestion which one i should use?

[sage45]

1. Yes your system is compatible...

2. Depends... Program load isn't a factor unless you make it one but if your like me (have 20 progs open at the same time) expect a drag in performance...

3. Pro and Home are pretty much the same with the exception that Pro has networking components built-in... Home you have to install them...

4. Either one, they are both pretty much the same... :)

-sage-

[stan]

can i change the default network components searching time?

[stan]

when i installed my winxp pro freshly the start up time really fast but when i installed my ISP broadband modem driver, it is slow again. u got my problem rite?

[stan]

attached is the screenshot i can disable the LOCAL AREA CONNECTION but not the ATM CONNECTION bcos when i disable the ATM CONNECTION i cannot dial in. pls advice

[sage45]

Originally posted by stan
can i change the default network components searching time?

I believe you can, but it's buried in the registry... I'd have to do some research to find the exact key...

Originally posted by stan
when i installed my winxp pro freshly the start up time really fast but when i installed my ISP broadband modem driver, it is slow again. u got my problem rite?

How did you configure your network??? What other protocols are you using??? The only one you should need is TCP/IP...

Originally posted by stan
attached is the screenshot i can disable the LOCAL AREA CONNECTION but not the ATM CONNECTION bcos when i disable the ATM CONNECTION i cannot dial in. pls advice?

The problem lies within your network setup, not the device setup... Review your settings... Make sure you are using DHCP (unless your ISP provides you with a static IP) and that you are only using the TCP/IP protocol... Other than that, your pc should be member of a workgroup and not a domain...

HTH,

-sage-

[stan]

my network card is on my motherboard. i using gigabyte motherboard with sound card and netword card.