Vista - Slow Boot Vista Ultimate

**ootsa** · 12-30-2008

Hi Everyone

This is my first post and it's about a problem I'm having with a slow booting Vista Ultimate machine with plenty of gusto.

I've tried all the common fixes posted around the net. I get a two minute boot in safe mode and in reg mode with nothing in the startup. I feel that after looking at the bootlog file that it has something to do with drivers that don't load during the boot. According to the log I have dozens and dozens of drivers that apparently don't load. Here is a sample of the log. I don't enclose the whole log because it is very large. I will if necessary:

Code:

 
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\snapman.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\mup.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\ecache.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\fvevol.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\disk.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\CLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\crcdisk.sys
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver @hal.inf,%acpiapic.devicedesc%;ACPI x86-based PC
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ip-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ipv6-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IPv6)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pppoe-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pptp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Did not load driver @netsstpa.inf,%mp-sstp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver @oem32.inf,%driver_desc_x86%;TOSHIBA tos_sps32 Driver
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ip-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ipv6-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IPv6)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pppoe-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pptp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Did not load driver @netsstpa.inf,%mp-sstp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver @oem32.inf,%driver_desc_x86%;TOSHIBA tos_sps32 Driver
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ip-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ipv6-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IPv6)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pppoe-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pptp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Did not load driver @netsstpa.inf,%mp-sstp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver @oem32.inf,%driver_desc_x86%;TOSHIBA tos_sps32 Driver
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ip-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ipv6-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IPv6)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pppoe-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pptp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Did not load driver @netsstpa.inf,%mp-sstp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver @oem32.inf,%driver_desc_x86%;TOSHIBA tos_sps32 Driver
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ip-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ipv6-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IPv6)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pppoe-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pptp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Did not load driver @netsstpa.inf,%mp-sstp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver @oem32.inf,%driver_desc_x86%;TOSHIBA tos_sps32 Driver
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ip-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-ipv6-dispname%;WAN Miniport (IPv6)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pppoe-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-pptp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Did not load driver @netsstpa.inf,%mp-sstp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Did not load driver @oem32.inf,%driver_desc_x86%;TOSHIBA tos_sps32 Driver
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver @cpu.inf,%intelppm.devicedesc%;Intel Processor
Did not load driver Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-l2tp-dispname%;WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Did not load driver @netrasa.inf,%mp-bh-dispname%;WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)

I'm stuck so any help or ideas of course will naturally be appreciated

Happy New Year

Ootsa

**dinesh** · 12-30-2008

you must try a Startup Repair.

**ootsa** · 12-30-2008

Thanks, but tried that.

**mattinahat** · 12-30-2008

Clean install seems like a good solution

**ootsa** · 12-30-2008

Nah. I don't give up that easy. Besides it runs well after the boot.

Just one of those nagging things that you want to beat.

**pooch** · 12-31-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by ootsa

Nah. I don't give up that easy. Besides it runs well after the boot.

Just one of those nagging things that you want to beat.

Hi ootsa,

Go to Device Manager and see if everything is installed

Ok looks like the attached picture

I think that you might have to install/reinstall some of the drivers

Pooch

**Dwarf** · 12-31-2008

Hi ootsa,

I'm going to agree with mattinahat here, and suggest that a reinstallation of the OS would be your best option. The reason for this is that the following item is failing to load: Did not load driver @hal.inf,%acpiapic.devicedesc%;ACPI x86-based PC. This is one of the key drivers on your system (HAL stands for Hardware Abstraction Layer) - see here for more details: Hardware abstraction layer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**ootsa** · 12-31-2008

Thanks for the replies . I had the modem disabled so enabled it with no difference in boot.

As to the hal driver. In order to get both processors showing up in the msconfig/boot/advanced I had to tick the "detect hal" reboot untick it, reboot and then tick it again in order for the 2nd processor to show up. This was a widely listed problem with the steps I showed as the solution. It did work as far as getting the 2nd processor to show but I don't know if it screwed up the driver.

SCSIraidGURU · 12-31-2008

Disable the ISATAP adapter in your device manager. If you don't need IPv6, disable it on your network adapters.

I would recommend upgrading all the drivers for your hardware. Go to each manufacturer website and get the latest drivers.

**ootsa** · 12-31-2008

Thanks again folks

I did have IP v6 installed and disabled it. I dont see ISATAP listed in device manager.

Boot still the same. I'll start working on driver updating as per your suggestions.

I should mention that my slow boot problem originated after I worked with MS to get Windows Defender working. We did get it working after using the command sfc /scannow which found and suposedly fixed corrupt files.

After that , I had Defender working and as a bonus a slow boot.

12-30-2008	#2 (permalink)
dinesh Windows 7 RTM 64-bit 1,264 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate you must try a Startup Repair.
My System Specs

12-30-2008	#3 (permalink)
ootsa Vista ultimate 32 bit 14 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Thanks, but tried that.
My System Specs

12-30-2008	#4 (permalink)
mattinahat Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 258 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Clean install seems like a good solution
My System Specs

12-30-2008	#5 (permalink)
ootsa Vista ultimate 32 bit 14 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Nah. I don't give up that easy. Besides it runs well after the boot. Just one of those nagging things that you want to beat.
My System Specs

12-31-2008	#7 (permalink)
Dwarf Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64 2,161 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Hi ootsa, I'm going to agree with mattinahat here, and suggest that a reinstallation of the OS would be your best option. The reason for this is that the following item is failing to load: Did not load driver @hal.inf,%acpiapic.devicedesc%;ACPI x86-based PC. This is one of the key drivers on your system (HAL stands for Hardware Abstraction Layer) - see here for more details: Hardware abstraction layer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My System Specs

12-31-2008	#8 (permalink)
ootsa Vista ultimate 32 bit 14 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Thanks for the replies . I had the modem disabled so enabled it with no difference in boot. As to the hal driver. In order to get both processors showing up in the msconfig/boot/advanced I had to tick the "detect hal" reboot untick it, reboot and then tick it again in order for the 2nd processor to show up. This was a widely listed problem with the steps I showed as the solution. It did work as far as getting the 2nd processor to show but I don't know if it screwed up the driver.
My System Specs

12-31-2008	#9 (permalink)
SCSIraidGURU Vista x64 Ultimate 1,823 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Disable the ISATAP adapter in your device manager. If you don't need IPv6, disable it on your network adapters. I would recommend upgrading all the drivers for your hardware. Go to each manufacturer website and get the latest drivers.
My System Specs

12-31-2008	#10 (permalink)
ootsa Vista ultimate 32 bit 14 posts	Re: Slow Boot Vista Ultimate Thanks again folks I did have IP v6 installed and disabled it. I dont see ISATAP listed in device manager. Boot still the same. I'll start working on driver updating as per your suggestions. I should mention that my slow boot problem originated after I worked with MS to get Windows Defender working. We did get it working after using the command sfc /scannow which found and suposedly fixed corrupt files. After that , I had Defender working and as a bonus a slow boot.
My System Specs

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