Hi there,
I have a big problem with XP.
I have just installed XP Pro on a brand new hard drive. The trouble is, after bootup and logon, some things cannot be accessed for about 2-3 minutes. For example, If I right click on My Computer and select 'Properties' nothing happens.
Then after a time, the System Properties box pops up and everything works fine again.
Also, the Norton Antivirus icon in the notification area has a cross through it during this time. Then suddenly the cross dissappears.
Some progs do not work for this time either, eg. Winamp.
After this 2-3 mins has elapsed, everything is as normal!
What's going on??
This is driving me nuts, especially as it's not my PC.
Please help!
The specs are:
ECS K7S5A m/b
Athlon XP1800+
512MB DDR-RAM
Geforce 4 MX
SB Live!
This is all brand new stuff except the sound card.
I have a big problem with XP.
I have just installed XP Pro on a brand new hard drive. The trouble is, after bootup and logon, some things cannot be accessed for about 2-3 minutes. For example, If I right click on My Computer and select 'Properties' nothing happens.
Then after a time, the System Properties box pops up and everything works fine again.
Also, the Norton Antivirus icon in the notification area has a cross through it during this time. Then suddenly the cross dissappears.
Some progs do not work for this time either, eg. Winamp.
After this 2-3 mins has elapsed, everything is as normal!
What's going on??
This is driving me nuts, especially as it's not my PC.
Please help!
The specs are:
ECS K7S5A m/b
Athlon XP1800+
512MB DDR-RAM
Geforce 4 MX
SB Live!
This is all brand new stuff except the sound card.