Solve : Domain PC is taking too long to boot up?

1.	Solve : Domain PC is taking too long to boot up?
Answer» Hi I have got an active directory ENVIRONMENT win2003 server with 10 client PCs windows XP Profe Client PCs are connected through two small switches to a SnapGear Sg300 router then the router s is connected to ADSL modem. One PC (out of 10 only this one ,,,,the rest nine no problem) is taking about 7 minutes to boot ,,,,,please see the snap shot below for its behavior : http://i47.tinypic.com/2nlbupz.jpg This is what have been written in the screen above Code: [Select]Broadcom UND1 PXE-2.1 v8.2.5 Copyright ( c ) 2000-2005 Broadcom Corporation Copyright ( c ) 1992-2000 Intel Corporation All right reserved. CLIENT MAC ADDE : 00 13 72 21 83 52 GUID : 44454C4C 4200 104C 8031 C2C04F4C3153 DHCP…- Recently I formatted this PC and installed fresh copy if windows XP with all updates still same problem is going on. What troubleshoot should I carry out to find out where is the problem ? Thanks Check in the BIOS if this system is booting from it's hard drive first, instead of a network boot. Also, when it has been BOOTED, does it have a conection to the network without any problems? Quote Check in the BIOS if this system is booting from it's hard drive first, instead of a network boot. I will check that and see Quote when it has been booted, does it have a conection to the network without any problems? I did not ge the bold text in the quote above ThanksSorry. If the system boots up onto the desktop in Windows (if it does), does it have any network issues, or does it work fine? You should check the cables and see if there is any ISSUE with it's network connection. Quote If the system boots up onto the desktop in Windows (if it does), does it have any network issues, or does it work fine? What happened before formatting it had that issue (it was not getting an ip address) ,,,,,then I thought it was some issue with the OS or some other programs,,,,,,,,,then when I formatted the PC it is working fine , but it takes while to boot. You should simply CHANGE the BOOT sequence in the BIOS since it's trying to boot from the LAN. After you've change the BOOT sequence, it should be working fine again.

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I have got an active directory ENVIRONMENT win2003 server with 10 client PCs windows XP Profe

Client PCs are connected through two small switches to a SnapGear Sg300 router then the router s is connected to ADSL modem.

One PC (out of 10 only this one ,,,,the rest nine no problem) is taking about 7 minutes to boot ,,,,,please see the snap shot below for its behavior :

http://i47.tinypic.com/2nlbupz.jpg

This is what have been written in the screen above
Code: [Select]Broadcom UND1 PXE-2.1 v8.2.5
Copyright ( c ) 2000-2005 Broadcom Corporation
Copyright ( c ) 1992-2000 Intel Corporation
All right reserved.
CLIENT MAC ADDE : 00 13 72 21 83 52 GUID : 44454C4C 4200 104C 8031 C2C04F4C3153
DHCP…-

Recently I formatted this PC and installed fresh copy if windows XP with all updates still same problem is going on.

What troubleshoot should I carry out to find out where is the problem ?

Thanks
Check in the BIOS if this system is booting from it's hard drive first, instead of a network boot. Also, when it has been BOOTED, does it have a conection to the network without any problems? Quote

Check in the BIOS if this system is booting from it's hard drive first, instead of a network boot.

I will check that and see

Quote

when it has been booted, does it have a conection to the network without any problems?

I did not ge the bold text in the quote above

ThanksSorry.

If the system boots up onto the desktop in Windows (if it does), does it have any network issues, or does it work fine? You should check the cables and see if there is any ISSUE with it's network connection. Quote

If the system boots up onto the desktop in Windows (if it does), does it have any network issues, or does it work fine?

What happened before formatting it had that issue (it was not getting an ip address) ,,,,,then I thought it was some issue with the OS or some other programs,,,,,,,,,then when I formatted the PC it is working fine , but it takes while to boot.

You should simply CHANGE the BOOT sequence in the BIOS since it's trying to boot from the LAN. After you've change the BOOT sequence, it should be working fine again.

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