'mooky' wrote:
| also wondering if it's possible to have a slow boot after a recent
| defrag??? been looking into this...
_____
Defragging should result in SOME tasks being accomplished more quickly, NOT
ALL tasks. Of course it is possible for a boot to be slow after a recent
defragging - there may be completely unrelated problems. Then again, what
do you mean by boot?
A good computer repar shop is indicated. You are flailing, and likely
pushing your system deeper into the mud.
Phil Weldon
| >
| >
| >
| > > 'mooky' wrote:
| >
| > > | ok another question...check sys properties and under sound, video,
| > > | game controllers says legacy audio device and also says legacy video
| > > | capture devices..do I need them? I have an older ATI all in wonder
PCI
| > > | card and a soundblaster Live 5.1 platinum audio card....there's no
| > > | option to uninstall the legacy drivers...maybe xp is trying to load
| > > | them and having the problem..
| > > _____
| >
| > > A good computer repair shop is indicated.
| >
| > > Phil Weldon
| >
| >
| > >| > > | > On Jul 14, 11:31 pm, "Shenan Stanley" <
[email protected]>
wrote:
| > > | >
| > > | >
| > > | >
| > > | > > mooky wrote:
| > > | >
| > > | > > <snipped for brevity>
| > > | > > <there is a link to the entire thread IN the response below>
| > > | >
| > > | > > mooky wrote:
| > > | > > > sorry to post again so fast, but checked event viewer and got
this
| > > | > > > AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to read from an illegal IO port
| > > | > > > address (0xcfc), which lies in the 0xcf8 - 0xcff protected
address
| > > | > > > range. This could lead to system instability. Please contact
your
| > > | > > > system vendor for technical assistance.
| > > | > > Phil Weldon wrote:
| > > | > > > Well, did you follow the directions?
| > > | > > > It is important to take an organized approach to solving
computer
| > > | > > > related problems. Measure twice, cut once.
| > > | > > mooky wrote:
| > > | > > > what directions would that be? I read a lot of sites that had
that
| > > | > > > problem...microsoft says update the BIOS..I have an older pc
and no
| > > | > > > updates for my BIOS...looked into BIOS updates months ago...I
still
| > > | > > > never found out if anyone found an actual solution that worked
| > > | > > > really...this is causing my pc to freeze and I have to push
the
| > > | > > > power button to reboot...I am sure this is also causing my
start
| > > | > > > lag as well...
| > > | > > Phil Weldon wrote:
| > > | > > > This line in your post: | > | Please contact your system
vendor for
| > > | > > > technical assistance.
| > > | >
| > > | > > > And have you read my reply to your just previous thread?
| > > | >
| > > | > > Mooky,
| > > | >
| > > | > > To help you out - this is the 'previous post' that Phil is
referring
| > >
to:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics/brow...
| > > | >
| > > | > > This particular post can be seen in full
| > >
here:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics/brow...
| > > | >
| > > | > > This other post from you leads me to believe you have some
serious
| > > HARDWARE
| > > | > > issues you need to resolve - most likely due to
defective/mismatched
| > > memory.
| > > | > > Some possiblilty of power issues and/or a bad
| > >
motherboard.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics/brow...
| > > | >
| > > | > > And last - I see you had some serious cable modem issues before
you
| > > got it
| > > | > > replaced - so there is a possibility it was your network
card/network
| > > card
| > > | > > driver this whole time - have you updated your motherboard
chipset and
| > > | > > network card drivers from the manufacturer's download support
web
| > >
sites?
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics/brow...
| > > | >
| > > | > > --
| > > | > > Shenan Stanley
| > > | > > MS-MVP
| > > | > > --
| > > | > > How To Ask Questions The Smart
| > > Wayhttp://
www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
| > > | >
| > > | > as I said earlier...I have an older motherboard with the via
chipset
| > > | > and already had all the updates I can get..I know it wasn't my
network
| > > | > card drivers...already tried that before I got the modem
upgrade...I'm
| > > | > getting the full speed I paid for since the modem upgrade...the
AMLI:
| > > | > ACPI BIOS is attempting to read from an illegal IO port
| > > | >
| > > | > > > address (0xcfc), which lies in the 0xcf8 - 0xcff protected
address
| > > | > > > range. This could lead to system instability. Please contact
your
| > > | > > > system vendor for technical assistance error is what I believe
to be
| > > the main culprit and causing the random freezes and start lag after
doing
| > > some reading about it on many sites. I wish there was a fix for that
instead
| > > of updating the BIOS since I am unable to do so.
| > > |
| > > | ok another question...check sys properties and under sound, video,
| > > | game controllers says legacy audio device and also says legacy video
| > > | capture devices..do I need them? I have an older ATI all in wonder
PCI
| > > | card and a soundblaster Live 5.1 platinum audio card....there's no
| > > | option to uninstall the legacy drivers...maybe xp is trying to load
| > > | them and having the problem..
| > > |
| >
| > yeah..I read your other thread...my main thing is the acpi:bios
| > error....as I said earlier, i8s what I believe to be the problem. I
| > have used spybot, ad aware, AVG antivirus...removed whatever spyware I
| > found, but startup is so damn slow...everything else is fine such as
| > shutdown time is fast as always...I just started having this problem
| > with the super slow boot....boots up normal at first, but when the
| > desktop comes up and teh icons load...takes a few mins before I can do
| > anything...I can click on programs, but they don't load right away...I
| > just have to wait longer for some reason and then I get a pop sound
| > like the pop ballons in xp, but I don't have them enabled...
|
| also wondering if it's possible to have a slow boot after a recent
| defrag??? been looking into this...
|
