From: John Beckett 

"Hrvoje Mesing"  wrote in
message news::
> anyone had problems in WinXP boot startup process delay ?

You mentioned checking DNS, but very briefly. I'm sure you would know that
most delays when a computer is a member of a domain are due to the computer
trying to register with a master DNS server.

If it is in a domain, check the DNS again. Maybe a firewall is blocking the
traffic. Perhaps use another computer to monitor network activity while the
problem machine boots. When it has booted and logged on, use nslookup to
see if domain queries are answered.

John

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