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Slow boot on Windows 10 - no cursor

:thumbsup2: We can mark this thread as closed successfully. The problem was the BIOS was messed up as OldGrayGary surmised, the boot order switched itself around. They restored the BIOS to default values and all is good. I still don't know why it wouldn't let me into the BIOS, maybe I wasn't...
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- Post #10
- Mar 1, 2016
- Forum: Windows 10
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Slow boot on Windows 10 - no cursor

Sorry for the delay on posting back on this. My sister was tied up with a project of her own so this had to wait till I was able to get back to Mom's. I backed up all of her personal files on a new portable hard drive and then tried to get into the BIOS. No luck. Rebooted the machine several...
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- Post #8
- Feb 22, 2016
- Forum: Windows 10
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Slow boot on Windows 10 - no cursor

I talked to my sister this a.m.; she is picking up an external hard drive to back everything up to as it's been about a month since I did this to my portable. Once done she'll try the BIOS and the diagnostics. The machine is less than 90 days old and she's looking for the receipt too. THANK...
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- Post #6
- Feb 9, 2016
- Forum: Windows 10
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Slow boot on Windows 10 - no cursor

Thank you very much for the reply on this! :grin1: MUCH appreciated! The Dell splash screen is on the whole time that it is "hanging". There does not appear to be any hard drive activity, but I don't see any indicator on the front of the box for this. If there is an indicator, it is...
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- Post #4
- Feb 8, 2016
- Forum: Windows 10
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Slow boot on Windows 10 - no cursor

I think I've attached the zip file here:huh:
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- Post #2
- Feb 7, 2016
- Forum: Windows 10
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Slow boot on Windows 10 - no cursor

Hi Everyone :wave: My mom's Dell desk top has a slow boot issue that started within the last month. Up until then it booted in 30-45 seconds. Now it boots as far as the Dell logo and then freezes for between 1 and 15 minutes before completing its boot. Once booted up it functions normally...
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- Thread
- Feb 7, 2016
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Windows 10
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Purchasing a new computer

Well, the system has finally arrived and I'm just beginning to load software on it. The box it came in was about half the size of my desk, the actual case is 7"x17"x25" and so far it is extremely quiet :grin1:. I think the customer will be well pleased with the final product. Thanks to all...
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- Post #11
- Mar 3, 2015
- Forum: Hardware
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Purchasing a new computer

Hi Digerati! Just to clarify some things. For back up power our customer is providing a high end UPS for the system, that's why I didn't list it, they also have an on site generator to be able to complete production runs in case of an outage. Loss of the PC means loss of data and possibly...
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- Post #9
- Dec 12, 2014
- Forum: Hardware
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Purchasing a new computer

This has been enough of a concern for me that I can't recommend going with the HP set up no matter how much I like the hardware. I did some more digging and Dell has a workstation that would meet all of my requirements (T5500 series) but it has a rack mount case which rules it out :frown6:. I...
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- Post #6
- Dec 2, 2014
- Forum: Hardware
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Purchasing a new computer

Work station! It's amazing what the right word for the search does to improve the results. I chatted with HP support about the possibilities for redundant PSU's (none) and will investigate the Dells after lunch. The problem I've encountered with the servers is that they don't support Windows...
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- Post #4
- Nov 26, 2014
- Forum: Hardware
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Purchasing a new computer

Hi Everyone! :wave: I need to recommend a computer for a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system and am looking for some other perspectives. Normally I would have two PC's for redundancy and reliability but in this case they only want to have one (because of the high costs of...
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- Nov 26, 2014
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Hardware
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[SOLVED] Turn Windows features on/off box is not populated AND Windows update issue

This can be marked as solved and my VERY sincere thanks to you and the good people at Sysnative!
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- Post #39
- Oct 21, 2014
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Turn Windows features on/off box is not populated AND Windows update issue

Just tested and Windows features on/off box is populated and everything is working fine!
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- Post #37
- Oct 21, 2014
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Turn Windows features on/off box is not populated AND Windows update issue

:rofl12: WooooooooooWeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even I can figure out what the last line of the log means! THANK YOU STEPHEN!!! ================================= Checking System Update Readiness. Binary Version 6.1.7601.22471 Package Version 25.0 2014-09-24 09:34 Checking Windows...
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- Post #35
- Oct 21, 2014
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Turn Windows features on/off box is not populated AND Windows update issue

Hi Stephen! Here is the log file. Should I run SURT again? Thanks! john SFCFix version 2.4.1.0 by niemiro. Start time: 2014-10-21 08:32:47.976 Using .txt script file at C:\Users\jkelly\Desktop\SFCFixScript.txt [0] RegistryScript:: Successfully took ownership and permissions for...
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- Post #33
- Oct 21, 2014
- Forum: Windows Update

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