I have two Toshiba laptops with a pause during the boot process. One is running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and the other is running XP Professional 32-bit. Both computers load most startup items along with Windows, but the antivirus software and some startup items do not load. Windows appears to have fully booted at this point and there is no CPU or hard drive activity at all. After about two minutes, the antivirus software and the remaining startup items load. The computer running XP has done this from the factory, and the other computer did not have this problem until Windows was reinstalled while it was being repaired by Toshiba's own repair center. I am running the same programs and antivirus software that I was using before this computer was repaired, and I can not reinstall Windows on this computer due to Microsoft's stupid activation limit on Windows and Office. What causes this?
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Re: Strange pause while booting
I had something similar to this awhile back. But it turned out it was waiting for the network to link up. Updated the driver, problem went away.
I also had another computer that had something similar to what you had but I can't remember what the cause of it was. -
Re: Strange pause while booting
The event log (system log probably) will almost always tell you what's going on.
We did an upgrade of our corporate patch management software last week, and all of the desktops started taking an extra 45 seconds to boot. Notebooks were fine.
Event log showed one of the services hanging on startup. Changed them to autostart (delayed) and problem solved.36 Monitors, 3 TVs, 4 Laptops, 1 motherboard, 1 Printer, 1 iMac, 2 hard drive docks and one IP Phone repaired so far....Comment
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Re: Strange pause while booting
There's no stupid activation limit to worry about with the OEM copy that came with the laptop, AFAIK.
It should be activated already after reinstalling, even with HDD wiped!
Major laptop OEMs are known to have special product keys and hardware ids to pre-activate Windows and it's done without going online.
That's only true with retail "OEM" copies.Last edited by RJARRRPCGP; 06-29-2012, 08:36 PM.ASRock B550 PG Velocita
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Re: Strange pause while booting
The copy of Office that came with this computer could only be activated twice. I had to call Microsoft to activate Office after Toshiba reinstalled Windows.
These events are logged every time Windows loads:
Log Name: Application
Source: Toshiba App Place
Date: 6/29/2012 8:53:30 AM
Event ID: 0
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Lee-PC
Description:
The description for Event ID 0 from source Toshiba App Place cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Number must be either non-negative and less than or equal to Int32.MaxValue or -1.
Parameter name: dueTime
Stack Trace:
at System.Threading.Timer..ctor(TimerCallback callback, Object state, Int32 dueTime, Int32 period)
at System.Timers.Timer.set_Enabled(Boolean value)
at SnappCloud.ActivationReminder.AraClient.PostInit()
at SnappCloud.ActivationReminder.Program.Main(String[] args)
the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message tableThere are also some strange services starting with Windows:Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-WMI
Date: 6/29/2012 8:54:55 AM
Event ID: 10
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Lee-PC
Description:
Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/CIMV2" because of error 0x80041003. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.
Service1
SignInAssistant
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Re: Strange pause while booting
This error message or similar, is a Windows 7 bug and it's a Windows 7 service pack 1 regression.Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-WMI
Date: 6/29/2012 8:54:55 AM
Event ID: 10
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Lee-PC
Description:
Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/CIMV2" because of error 0x80041003. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.ASRock B550 PG Velocita
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Re: Strange pause while booting
I fixed that error.
In services.msc, there are many services that have a startup type of "Automatic (Delayed Start)." These are the same startup items that load after the boot pause. I can change all of them except Norton Internet Security to Automatic. Why are these delayed, and why am I unable to change the startup type for Norton? I might have the same problem with any antivirus software.Comment
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Re: Strange pause while booting
it's startup bugs and apps i see this with 2k to win-8 and
i see this on my win-vm's all the time just remove some apps from the startup list and good to go.
at-least in vm's!Things I've fixed: anything from semis to crappy Chinese $2 radios, and now an IoT Dildo....
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Re: Strange pause while booting
I can change the startup type on every service except Norton Internet Security. The Startup Type menu bar is grayed out, and the startup type can not even be changed from the command prompt in Safe Mode.Comment
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Alienware AW3423DWF OLED
"Β‘Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -MΓ mismo
"There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat
"Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat
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Re: Strange pause while booting
I decided to look at the older computer today. I don't see any way of delaying the start of certain startup items. This computer thinks that it has a constant 10Mbps network connection, even though it has no network adapter. It used to have Norton Systemworks 2003 installed on it. The delay still exists after I uninstalled Norton.
The newer computer is going nuts again, just like it did when the RAM failed a few months ago.Comment
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