My computer takes ages to boot up

[avakil007]

hello, i have these 2 old computers with windows xp on em. they both are connected to one server and drives are mapped on both machines. problem is it takes ages to boot up, but when i take out the network cable, it loads fast. could anyone help me with this please.

thanks in advance.

 

[Elizabeth23]

http://www.techtalkz.com/windows-xp/27810-preparing-network-connection-takes-ever.html

you can read this thread and see if the solution will help you, and you might also follow the instructions to get a verbose reading to find out what windows is hanging up on.