Vista black screen when about to boot into desktop?

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kmufc77

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hi all i have a problem when vista is booting up past the loading bar screen sometimes not always the system kinda hangs when about to boot into desktop?, a mouse pointer appears and the screen is black for about 30-45 seconds then the vista circle icon appears then desktop loads?
is this a known problem or just my system?

Many thanks in advance
 

My Computer

System One

The HP Website has the following support article:

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This document describes what to do if the notebook display shows black screen for a prolonged period of time after the welcome screen displays.

See: HP Notebook PCs -  Black Screen Appears for 2 Minutes after Welcome Screen Displays 
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In short, it says to update the Recovery Manager program. Did it. Didn't work.

I then came across a posting that stated that the same problem had been fixed by removing a special character from the computer name. The Costco Concierge techs who re-installed the OS on my machine last week gave it the name "Owner-PC" and I hadn't bothered to rename it yet. I thought it was a long shot that renaming my machine would fix the 90+ second black screen between the Welcome page and Desktop, but it worked. I gave my machine a name with no spaces or special characters and the "fix" seems to be permanent.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv9200 CTO or dv9500z
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 T7200 2GHz
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
monstamonk said:
I then came across a posting that stated that the same problem had been fixed by removing a special character from the computer name. The Costco Concierge techs who re-installed the OS on my machine last week gave it the name "Owner-PC" and I hadn't bothered to rename it yet. I thought it was a long shot that renaming my machine would fix the 90+ second black screen between the Welcome page and Desktop, but it worked. I gave my machine a name with no spaces or special characters and the "fix" seems to be permanent.
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That seems far-fetched....

Mine has a small delay (used to be longer) following the bar. It is simply loading up the OS. The delay is relatively minor, and it just does not have a loading bar. If it truly annoys you, then check out these tutorials (thanks to Brink!)
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/151819-boot-up-time.html
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/153125-boot-advanced-options-number-processors.html
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70563-boot-up.html
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/131758-speed-up-computer-boot-time.html

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
lordbob75 said:
That seems far-fetched....
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~Lordbob
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My experience seems far-fetched?? Removing the hyphen worked in my case. I have had no delays during the boot sequence since removing the "-" in my computer, whereas before I had a 90+ second delay EVERY single time I booted.

I never considered a hyphen to be a problematic character for a computer name, which is why I never would have renamed my computer as a possible solution to my problem. Perhaps just renaming it changed something that was causing the problem and the hyphen was innocent. I'm sure there are many things that can cause problems during the boot sequence. Perhaps my far-fetched post will save someone someone else the hours of wasted time I spent trying various fixes.

You weren't/aren't having the same problem anyway. Rude, dismissive remarks don't change the fact that it worked.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv9200 CTO or dv9500z
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 T7200 2GHz
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
monstamonk said:
lordbob75 said:
That seems far-fetched....
...
~Lordbob
Click to expand...

?????
My experience seems far-fetched?? Removing the hyphen worked in my case. I have had no delays during the boot sequence since removing the "-" in my computer, whereas before I had a 90+ second delay EVERY single time I booted.

I never considered a hyphen to be a problematic character for a computer name, which is why I never would have renamed my computer as a possible solution to my problem. Perhaps just renaming it changed something that was causing the problem and the hyphen was innocent. I'm sure there are many things that can cause problems during the boot sequence. Perhaps my far-fetched post will save someone someone else the hours of wasted time I spent trying various fixes.

You weren't/aren't having the same problem anyway. Rude, dismissive remarks don't change the fact that it worked.
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I was not doubting your experience. What I said was that (to me) it seemed that changed the computer name was a far-fetched solution to reducing startup lag. I was not calling you a liar, nor did I have any intention of being rude.

Think about the problem with the solution you proposed: You had a minute or longer lag at startup. OK. Your solution was removing the hyphen from your computer name. No offense, but that sounds really weird.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
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