Steve wrote
> : [OM] Re: (OM) OT XP computer(s)
>
>
> Brian Swale wrote:
>
> > Question; is 3- 1/2 minutes normal for boot-up time for a 2 GHZ XP machine?
>
> Not IME. My two work machines are XP and load up a bunch of stuff
> (looking for my shared network drive, anti-virus, IM client,
> anti-malware, Palm HotSync Manager, audio and video drivers, etc.),
> and the only time it takes longer than a couple of minutes to boot
> is if Norton Anti-Productivity kicks in and seizes the hard drive.
> Did you do a clean install of XP (re-image the machine)?
>
> Steve
No, I left the install alone. Maybe some other time. I think I'll get adequate
satisfaction from killing off un-necessarily running programs.
Brian
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