Slow green screen when loading Windows

[bpratt]

When my Windows 98se loads, the green screen sometimes lasts about 5 Sec before the desktop is displayed, but other times it takes about 55 Sec. I can not establish a pattern - sometimes it is fast & sometimes it is slow.

Sometimes the shutdown green screen does the same but the delay is not as bad (about 20 Sec). They don't seem related - one time the start up will be slow but the shut down normal, sometimes both are fast or both are slow etc.

Could my G-450 be causing this? If so, what I can do about it? It's not hurting anything but it is driving me nuts.

Thanks, Bill


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Duron 700@943 & PAL6035
MSI K7T Turbo, 256MB Kingmax PC150
IBM 75GXP, 7,200 RPM, 20Gig HD
Fong-Kai FK603 case & 275W PC Cooling PS
Matrox G-450 & Iiyama Pro 17
Mitsumi 48X CD & 250 internal Zip
Linksys 10/100 Ethernet
Win 98 SE

[Tempest]

The delay could be caused by your network card trying to obtain an IP for the computer from a non-existing (?) DHCP server. Check your network setting, and if you don't need it (that is, you have specified your computer a static IP) uncheck any "obtain IP automatically" or such options.

98SE has been known to have lots of issues with shutdown delays, and it is not necessarily related to the boot-time thingy.

[This message has been edited by Tempest (edited 02 April 2001).]

[bpratt]

I suspected the network card and physically removed it but still had the problem. Someone suggested I assign an IP address but I don't know enough about networking to know what number to assign or where to get one.

The only place I can find to deselect automatic IP assignment requires a IP number if automatic is deselected.

I have two computers networked to a cable modem - is there any such thing as a IP number in this setup?

[DentyCracker]

Give it 192.168.0.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
that is in the private address range (willnever conflict with a Internet address)