Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!rayssd!sud509!heiser From: heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Why Windows takes so long to boot up Keywords: mouse, booting Message-ID: <14@tdw205.ed.ray.com> Date: 6 Aug 90 22:59:12 GMT References: <125@cosumn.UUCP> Sender: heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin @ Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA) Organization: Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA Lines: 16 In article <125@cosumn.UUCP> brian@cosumn.UUCP (Brian Volkoff) writes: >Has anyone discovered why when you boot Windows up in 386 mode, on some >machines there is a long period while it sits in textmode before it boots I noticed the lengthy delay too. It takes longer to start up on my 386/25 than it did on my 286/10! -- Bill Heiser Work: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com {decuac,necntc,uunet}!rayssd!tdw201!heiser Home: Bill.Heiser@f240.n322.z1.fidonet.org (Fidonet 1:322/240) The Think_Tank BBS (508)655-3848 1200/2400/9600-HST Other: 75106.2332@compuserve.com Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix)